Studying this topic you should:
- get information about the nouns of the 4th and 5th declensions;
- get acquainted with the grammatical form of the nouns of the 4th and 5th declensions;
- learn how to write prescriptions and write out the terms with the nouns of the 4th and 5th declensions.
The lesson is divided into several sections:
- grammatical categories of the 4th declension nouns;
- grammatical categories of the 5th declension nouns.
Example: Spiritus, us m — alcohol; Cornu, us n — horn.
Remember the endings of the 4th declension nouns in all cases
Casus | Singularis | Pluralis |
masc. | neutr. | masc. | neutr. |
Nom. | -us | -u | -us | -ua |
Gen. | -us | -us | -uum | -uum |
Dat. | -ui | -u | -ĭbus | -ĭbus |
Acc. | -um | -u | -us | -ua |
Abl. | -u | -u | -ĭbus | -ĭbus |
Examples of declension of such nouns
Casus | Singularis | Pluralis |
masc. | neutr. | masc. | neutr. |
Nom. | spiritus | cornu | spiritus | cornua |
Gen. | spiritus | cornus | spirituum | cornuum |
Dat. | spiritui | cornu | spiritĭbus | cornĭbus |
Acc. | spiritum | cornu | spiritus | cornua |
Abl. | spiritu | cornu | spiritĭbus | cornĭbus |
NB! The noun "fructus" in Genitive form and in the prescriptions is always used in plural number. Example:
Decoctum fructuum Rosae
Recipe: Fructuum Rosae 20.0
The noun "Spiritus" in recipes is always used in singular number.
Example: Recipe: Spiritus aethylici rectificati 20.0.
Basic lexis
- spiritus, us m — alcohol — спирт.
- usus, us m — usage — употребление, применение.
- cornu, us n — horn — рог, рожок.
- fructus, us m — fruit — плод.
- Quercus, us f (искл.) — oak — дуб.
- Spiritus(us) aethylicus(i) rectificatus(i) — purified ethyl alcohol — спирт этиловый очищенный.
- Spiritus (us) Acidi borici — alcohol boric acid — спирт борной кислоты.
- Spiritus (us) formicicus (i) — formic alcohol — спирт муравьиный.
- Spiritus (us) camphoratus — the camphor alcohol — спирт камфорный.
- Spiritus (us) salicylicus (i) — salicyl alcohol — салициловый спирт.
NB! fructus concisi — cut fruits — плоды резанные;
fructus exsicati — dried fruits — плоды высушенные;
fructus pulverati — powder fruits — плоды в порошке;
- Pro usu externo (Ad usum externum) — foe external use — Для наружного применения (externus, a, um).
- Pro usu interno (Ad usum internum) — for internal use — Для внутреннего применения(internus, a, um).
- Pro usu sublinguali (Ad usum sublingualem) — for sublingual, sublingual application — Для подъязычного, сублингвального применения (sublingualis, e).
- Pro usu locali (Ad usum localem) — for local use — Для местного применения (localis, e).
- Pro usu parenterali (Ad usum parenteralem) — for parenteral use — Для парентерального применения (parenteralis, e).