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79 Second Declension: -i genitive singular and nominative plural servi ministrant vinum the slaves serve wine servi vinum hoc est this is the slaveâs wine -o dative or ablative singular servo vinum do I give wine to the slave a servo vinum accipio I accept wine from the slave. All declensions: dative and ablative plural the same pueris fabulam narramus We tell the story to the boys a pueris pecuniam accipimus We receive money from the boys consulibus victoriam nuntiamus We announce the victory to the consuls a consulibus nuntium accipimus We receive a message from the consuls 8.1.4 Remember also that you sometimes have to know what declension a word belongs to before you can tell what case you have in front of you. -i in the Second Declension means genitive singular or nominative plural (servi) -i in the Third Declension means dative singular (consuli). servi veniunt The slaves are coming servi pallium habeo I have the slaveâs cloak but consuli epistulam do I give the letter to the consul. -is with short i is genitive singular of the Third Declension; -is with long i is dative or ablative plural of the First and Second Declensions. servis epistulam do I give the letter to the slaves a servis epistulam accipio I take/receive the letter from the slaves but consulis epistulam accipio I receive the consulâs letter. -a is nominative singular or (with long a) ablative singular of First Declension; -a in the Second and Third Declensions is neuter plural nominative or accusative: regina vinum bibit the queen drinks wine but caupo vina optima vendit the innkeeper sells excellent wines.
