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Class 4 Grammar, Latin writing Document no. 1 “Metrical registration” Practice Document Die 13tia Julij nata est infans ex Georgio Voliker cive Hordense et Maria Catharina conjugibus, baptizata eadem, cui impostum nomen Maria Margaretha, patrina fuit Maria Margaretha uxor Valentini Greel civis hujatis uxor. Ita testor Andreas Haas. Practise Document transcription Die 13tia Julij nata est infans ex Georgio Voliker cive Hordense et Maria Catharina conjugibus, baptizata eadem, cui impostum nomen Maria Margaretha, patrina fuit Maria Margaretha uxor Valentini Greel civis hujatis uxor. Ita testor Andreas Haas. Practice Document translation On the 13th of July, an infant girl was born to George Voliker, a citizen of Hord, and his wife Maria Catharina; [the child] was baptized on the same day, and given the name Maria Margaretha. The godmother was Maria Margaretha, wife of Valentine Greel, a citizen of this place. So I testify, Andreas Haas. Document no. 1 Die 22da Julij nata est infans ex Andrea Herman, et Eva Margaretha conjugibus, baptizata die sequenti, cui impostum nomen Maria Barbara, levans fuit Maria Barbara Jacobi Schwind civis hujatis uxor. Ita testor Andreas Haas. Document no. 1 transcription Die 22da Julij nata est infans ex Andrea Herman, et Eva Margaretha conjugibus, baptizata die sequenti, cui impostum nomen Maria Barbara, levans fuit Maria Barbara Jacobi Schwind civis hujatis uxor. Ita testor Andreas Haas. Document no. 1 translation On the 22nd of July, an infant girl was born from the married spouses Andreas Herman and Eva Margaretha; [the child] was baptized on the following day, to whom was given the name Maria Barbara. The godmother was Maria Barbara, wife of Jacobus Schwind, a citizen of this place. So I testify, Andreas Haas. Review: In English, position most often indicates the relationship of words to each other In Latin, this relationship is shown by the termination of a word, which changes to reflect grammatical function √ This change is known as inflection √ Nouns, pronouns, adjectives and verbs inflect in Latin √ The inflection of nouns, pronouns, adjectives is known as declension √ The inflection of verbs is known as conjugation Verbs (review): Latin verbs are conjugated according to predictable patterns determined by the tense stem vowel. Each pattern is called a conjugation and is labeled 1st , 2nd , 3rd , or 4th 1st conjugation verbs have an -a- as the stem vowel 2nd conjugation verbs have an -ē- as the stem vowel 3rd conjugation verbs have an -ĕ- as the stem vowel 4th conjugation verbs have an -i- as the stem vowel From your reading: Transitive verbs: require a direct object to complete their meaning Intransitive verbs: do not require a direct object to complete their meaning In a Latin verb, lexigraphical meaning comes from the root, and grammatical meaning from the termination or ending. ARO ARARE ARA- arabimus plow will we -o -s -t -mus -tis -nt From your reading: 1st conjugation verbs: the present tense, active mood 1st conjugation verbs are inflected according to the following paradigm (present, active, indicative, 1st-3rd persons, sing. and pl.) am-o ama-s ama-t I love you love he, she, it loves ama-mus ama-tis ama-nt we love you (all) love they love Nota bene: become familiar with the personal endings for the present system Verbs: new information -- principle parts: Most Latin verbs have four principle parts, from which are constructed all possible verbal forms The 1st principle part is 1st person sing., present active indicative and is the form you find in a dictionary The 2nd principle part is the present infinitive, and gives you stem on which are built the tenses of the present system (present, imperfect and future) The 3rd principle part is the 1st person sing, perfect active indicative and give you the stem on which are built the tenses of the perfect system The 4th principle part is the perfect passive participle and is the form with which you construct the periphrastic system Verbs: new information – tense systems Present system Perfect system Periphrastic system present tense perfect tense perfect tense -active -passive imperfect tense Past perfect tense past perfect tense -active -passive future tense future perfect tense future perfect tense -active -passive aro arare aravi aratus, -a, um dictionary present system perfect system periphrastic system Nouns (review) Latin nouns are declined according to predictable patterns determined by the stem vowel, as revealed in the genitive singular. Each pattern is called a declension and is labeled 1st , 2nd , 3rd , 4th or 5th 1st declension nouns have an -a- as the stem vowel 2nd declension nouns have an -o- as the stem vowel 3rd declension nouns have an -i- as the stem vowel 4th declension nouns have an -u- as the stem vowel 5th declension nouns have an -e- as the stem vowel From your reading: 1st declension nouns: 1st declension nouns are inflected according to the following paradigm Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Abl. singular plural puella puellae (e) puellae (e) puellam puellā puellae (e) puellarum puellis puellas puellis From your reading: Six Rules for Case Endings (DS 5-6) 1. Nom. for the subject agricola arat 2. Voc. for direct address O Regina! 3. Acc. for the direct object agricola arat terram 4. Gen. =belonging to whom? parsona occupat terram agricole 5. Dat. for the indirect object terram agricole dat 6. Abl. a) with various prepositions to state place, in terram b) with various prepositions to state place from whence ab terra c) without prepositions to indicate means by which regina agricole carta terram dat From your reading: The verb “to give” do, dare, dedi, datus Present stem = da- (from second principle part) do das dat damus datis dant From your reading: Conjunctions et et … et aut aut … aut nec nec … nec sed and both … and or either .. or neither neither … nor but From your reading: Examples Regina parochie terram dat Dominus terram ecclesie occupat Rex parsone cartam dat Rex carta terram confirmat Parsona vaccam et terram filie agricole dat