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While studying this topic, you will:
- get information about the nouns of the 2nd declension;
- get acquainted with the grammatical form of the nouns of the 2nd declension;
- learn how to write prescriptions and write out the terms with the nouns of the 2nd declension.
The lesson is divided into several sections:
- grammatical categories of the 2nd declension nouns;
- rules of declining the nouns of the 2nd declension;
- surnames in the titles of preparations;
- exceptions from the gender rule. The names of the trees and bushes in Latin.
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Remember the endings of the 2nd declension nouns in all cases
| Casus | Singularis | Pluralis |
| masc. | neutr. | masc. | neutr. |
| Nom. | -us,- er | - um | -i | -a |
| Gen. | -i | -i | -orum | -orum |
| Dat. | -o | -o | -is | -is |
| Acc. | -um | -um | -os | -a |
| Abl. | -o | -o | -is | -is |
The examples of the declension of such nouns
- Bacillus, i m — bacillus — палочка.
- Oleum, i n — oil — масло.
| Casus | Masculinum | Neutrum |
| SINGULARIS |
| Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Abl. | bacill-us bacill-i bacill-o bacill-um bacill-o | ole-um ole-i ole-o ole-um ole-o |
| PLURALIS |
| Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Abl. | bacill-i bacill-ōrum bacill-is bacill-os bacill-is | ole-a ole-ōrum ole-is ole-a ole-is |
NB! All the names of medicinal preparations are the nouns of the 2nd declension of a neutral gender and they are uncoordinated attributes (they are put into Gen. Sing: for example, Tabulettae Analgini).
Surnames in the preparations (drugs) titles
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There are some preparations in which the name of the formulation is followed by the surname of its discoverer.
For example: pasta Lassari — Lassar paste — паста Лассара.
Some surnames are not declined
For example: mixtura Zdrenco — Zdrenco mixture — микстура Здренко; balsamum Schostacovsky — vinilin balm — бальзам Шостаковского.
NB! All the names of trees and the majority of bushes in the Latin language are nouns of the feminine gender.
Learn the following names of trees and bushes belonging to the 2nd declension:
| Аlnus, i, f Amygdalus, i, f Crataegus, i, f Eucalyptus, i, f Juniperus, i, f Pinus, i, f Rhamnus, i, f Sambucus, i, f | alder almonds hawthorn eucalyptus juniper pine buckthorn elderberry | ольха миндаль боярышник эвкалипт можжевельник сосна крушина бузина |