Noun. The 2nd declension

While studying this topic, you will:

• get information about the nouns of the 2^nd declension;
• get acquainted with the grammatical form of the nouns of the 2^nd declension;
• learn how to write prescriptions and write out the terms with the nouns of the 2^nd declension.

The lesson is divided into several sections:

• grammatical categories of the 2^nd declension nouns;
• rules of declining the nouns of the 2^nd declension;
• surnames in the titles of preparations;
• exceptions from the gender rule. The names of the trees and bushes in Latin.

Remember the endings of the 2^nd declension nouns in all cases

The examples of the declension of such nouns

1. Bacillus, i m — bacillus — палочка.
2. Oleum, i n — oil — масло.

NB! All the names of medicinal preparations are the nouns of the 2^nd 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

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 2^nd declension: