A Level Latin OCR
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60 topics in 6 modules
☑️ Latin Accidence (Components 1 and 2) 16 topics
- Nouns of all standard types, together with bos, domus, Iuppiter and vis
- Adjectives of all standard types, from all three declensions, including dives, pauper and vetus
- Adverbs
- Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
- Pronouns and pronominal adjectives and related forms
- Verbs: all conjugations in all moods
- Verbs: voices and tenses
- Verbs: together with deponent
- Verbs: semideponent
- Verbs: defective
- Verbs: irregular
- Verbs: impersonal verbs including the impersonal passive of intransitive verbs
- Compound verbs of regular formation using all the common prefixes, including associated consonant and vowel
- changes, and where the prefix retains its normal meaning
- Cardinal numbers 1–1000 and ordinal numbers 1st – 10th
- Uses of prepositions
☑️ Latin Syntax (Components 1 and 2) 12 topics
- Standard patterns of case usage
- Negation
- Direct statement, question (including deliberative) and command
- Prohibitions, exhortations and wishes
- Uses of the infinitive (as subject, as complement, prolative, historic)
- Uses of the participle (including ablative absolute)
- Uses of the subjunctive (e.g. potential, generic)
- Comparison (including the ablative of comparison)
- Uses of the gerund and gerundive (including the gerundive of obligation)
- Constructions using quominus and quin
- Use of dum and dummodo to mean ‘provided that’
- Subordinate clauses
☑️ Prose Literature 2 topics
- Prose Text from Group 1
- Prose Text from Group 2
☑️ Verse Literature 2 topics
- Verse Text from Group 3
- Verse Text from Group 4
☑️ Latin Accidence (Component 1 and 2) 16 topics
- Nouns of all standard types, together with bos, domus, Iuppiter and vis
- Adjectives of all standard types, from all three declensions, including dives, pauper and vetus
- Adverbs
- Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
- Pronouns and pronominal adjectives and related forms
- Verbs: all conjugations in all moods
- Verbs: voices and tenses
- Verbs: together with deponent
- Verbs: semideponent
- Verbs: defective
- Verbs: irregular
- Verbs: impersonal verbs including the impersonal passive of intransitive verbs
- Compound verbs of regular formation using all the common prefixes, including associated consonant and vowel
- changes, and where the prefix retains its normal meaning
- Cardinal numbers 1–1000 and ordinal numbers 1st – 10th
- Uses of prepositions
☑️ Latin Syntax (Component 1 and 2) 12 topics
- Standard patterns of case usage
- Negation
- Direct statement, question (including deliberative) and command
- Prohibitions, exhortations and wishes
- Uses of the infinitive (as subject, as complement, prolative, historic)
- Uses of the participle (including ablative absolute)
- Uses of the subjunctive (e.g. potential, generic)
- Comparison (including the ablative of comparison)
- Uses of the gerund and gerundive (including the gerundive of obligation)
- Constructions using quominus and quin
- Use of dum and dummodo to mean ‘provided that’
- Subordinate clauses
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Latin Accidence (Components 1 and 2)
Nouns of all standard types, together with bos, domus, Iuppiter and vis
Nouns of Standard Types
- Latin nouns are categorised into five declensions, identified by the endings they take in different cases.
- Every noun belongs to a gender - masculine, feminine or neuter, usually determined by the termination of the dictionary form. Exceptions need to be remembered as individual cases.
- Each noun has different noun cases, including nominative (the subject of the sentence), accusative (the direct object), genitive (showing possession), dative (indirect object), ablative (many uses, but often indicates means or manner), and the vocative (used in direct address).
- Nouns take a singular or plural form depending on their context in the sentence.
Bos, Domus, Iuppiter, and Vis
- Bos: An irregular third-declension noun with neuter qualities. In the nominative singular, it’s 'bos', in the accusative singular, it’s 'bovem', and in the plural, it’s 'boves'. The gender can be either masculine or feminine depending on context.
- Domus: This noun is mainly of the second declension but uses some fourth-declension endings, especially in the plural. It takes locative case 'domi' meaning 'at home'.
- Iuppiter: Patriarch of Roman gods, this word is an irregular contraction of the old nominative form, 'Iovis Pater'. It uses 'Iov-' root for genitive, dative and accusative case, but 'Iupp-' for nominative and vocative case, making it one of the unpredictable nouns in basic declension patterns.
- Vis: A semi-deponent third-declension noun for 'strength' or 'force'. The nominative/accusative/vocative singular do not end in -s or -m, simply 'vis'. The plural forms are regular third declension (e.g., 'vires', 'virium').
Remember to engage in regular practice to ensure you remember the varied declensions and specifics of each noun type.
Question: What case endings does the noun 'domus' use in its plural form and what is its unique locative form?
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