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Declension paradigm in Indo-European
The second declension is a category of nouns in Latin and Greek with similar case formation. In particular, these nouns are thematic, with an original
Second_declension
Part of Latin grammar
declension". Adjectives are of two kinds: those like bonus, bona, bonum 'good' use first-declension endings for the feminine, and second-declension for
Latin_declension
Extinct Italic language of central Italy
masculine second declensions, there is also a slightly distinct morphology for neuter second declension forms. The only known differences between the second declension
Umbrian_language
Inflection of words according to number, gender, and/or case
In linguistics, declension (verb: to decline) is the changing of the form of a word, generally to express its syntactic function in the sentence by way
Declension
Language
declension form in Latin, appears in the word ifra from a Middle Faliscan inscription. Early Faliscan inscriptions utilize the form -os as the second
Faliscan_language
Inflection in the Russian language
In Russian grammar, the system of declension is elaborate and complex. Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, demonstratives, most numerals and other particles are
Russian_declension
Extinct language of southern Italy
reference has a conflicting group attribute "" (see the help page). The second declension in Oscan has a few features that distinguish it from its Latin counterpart
Oscan_language
Declension paradigm in Indo-European
the first- and second-declension endings, those of the third declension lack a theme vowel (a or o/u in the first and second declensions) and so are called
Third_declension
Latin language in the period before 70 BC
Classical Latin textbooks the declensions are named from the letter ending the stem or First, Second, etc. to Fifth. A declension may be illustrated by a paradigm
Old_Latin
Grammatical case for noun addressed
exception of first-declension masculine nouns (ending in -ας or -ης), second-declension non-neuter nouns (ending in -ος) and third-declension non-neuter nouns
Vocative_case
Declension paradigm in Indo-European
The first declension is a category of declension that consists of mostly feminine nouns in Ancient Greek and Latin with the defining feature of a long
First_declension
Aspect of the Irish language
In Irish grammar, declension happens to nouns, the definite article, and the adjectives. Irish mostly has five noun declensions, each with four cases
Irish_declension
Indo-European language of the Italic branch
first- and second-declension and third-declension. They are so-called because their forms are similar or identical to first- and second-declension and third-declension
Latin
Sound change affecting Greek vowel length
with the first-declension pseudo-thematic vowel ā. Nouns in a small subclass of the second declension (known as the "Attic declension") lengthen the o
Quantitative_metathesis
accusative case appears between the nominative and genitive cases. Nominal declension involves six main cases – nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental
Russian_grammar
Declensions in the Gothic language
long-stemmed -ja declension ending. This declension has counterparts as the second declension (us/um) of Latin, and the omicron declension (os/on) of Greek
Gothic_declension
Declensions in the Lithuanian language
Lithuanian has a declension system that is similar to declension systems in ancient Indo-European languages, such as Sanskrit, Latin or Ancient Greek
Lithuanian_declension
The declension of nouns in Latin that are borrowed from Greek varies significantly between different types of nouns, though certain patterns are common
Declension of Greek nouns in Latin
Declension_of_Greek_nouns_in_Latin
Language
the same word pattern is called a declension. There are five grammatical cases in Old High German. A complete declension consists of five grammatical cases
Old_High_German_declension
The Attic declension is a group of second-declension nouns and adjectives in the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, all of whose endings have long vowels
Attic_declension
Ukrainian has seven grammatical cases and two numbers for its nominal declension and two aspects, three tenses, three moods, and two voices for its verbal
Ukrainian_grammar
Aspect of Latin grammar
declination (first, second, etc.) and the root's ending. In general the diminutive of nouns of the first or second declension which end in obstruents
Latin_diminutive
Form of the Greek language found in Homer
goddess"), and the genitive plural of first-declension nouns and the genitive singular of masculine first-declension nouns. For example θεᾱ́ων ("of goddesses")
Homeric_Greek
genitive singular ending comes from the second declension. Homeric Greek uses -ᾱο or -εω. The second or omicron declension is thematic, with an -ο or -ε at the
Ancient_Greek_nouns
Gallo-Romance dialect continuum
derived from the Latin second declension. Class IIa generally stems from second-declension nouns ending in -er and from third-declension masculine nouns; in
Old_French
Ancient Greek dialect group
genitive singular follows the second declension: stratiotēs, stratiotou, stratiotēi, etc. In the omicron or second declension, mainly masculines (but with
Attic_Greek
English language pluralization rules
most second declension masculine nouns ending in -us form their plural in -i. However, some Latin nouns ending in -us are not second declension (cf. Latin
Plural form of words ending in -us
Plural_form_of_words_ending_in_-us
Names of numbers in Latin
to follow him' Ordinal numerals all decline like normal first- and second-declension adjectives. When declining two-word ordinals (thirteenth onwards)
Latin_numerals
Grammar of the Latin language
adjectives are declined according to the first and second declension, but comparative adjectives are third declension. When used in sentences, a comparative adjective
Latin_grammar
How English plurals are formed; typically -(e)s
Final -us becomes -i (second declension, [aɪ]) or -era or -ora (third declension), or just adds -es (especially for fourth declension words, where the Latin
English_plurals
Part of speech in the Slovene language
a-stem declension Feminine r-stem declension Feminine v-stem declension Feminine n-stem declension Second feminine declension (feminine i-stem declension);
Slovene_declension
Ancient city near modern Naples, Italy
approximately 2.5 million visitors annually. Pompeii in Latin is a second declension masculine nominative plural noun (Pompeiī, -ōrum). According to Theodor
Pompeii
Latin phrase made famous by Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
too, child" or "You, too, young man" to Brutus. The name Brutus, a second declension masculine noun, appears in the phrase in the vocative case, and so
Et_tu,_Brute?
Set of Ancient Greek dialects
Homeric agémen Proto-Greek -ans and -ons → -ais and -ois (first- and second declension accusative plural) ~ Attic/Ionic -ās and -ōs (-ους). Dative plural
Aeolic_Greek
Mock-Latin aphorism
Handmaid's Tale), carborundum is prolonged to carborundorum, as if a second declension neuter genitive plural of a noun ending in -um. This is purely jocular
Illegitimi_non_carborundum
Non-standard Latin spoken in ancient Rome
names of trees were usually feminine, but many were declined in the second declension paradigm, which was dominated by masculine or neuter nouns. Latin
Vulgar_Latin
Name list
suffix is associated with a full range of endings of the first and second declension in the Greek and Latin languages. The names may thus appear in ancient
Dionysius
Soft-bodied eight-limbed order of molluscs
assumes that octopus is a Latin second-declension -us noun or adjective when, in either Greek or Latin, it is a third-declension noun. Historically, the first
Octopus
Prenatal organism between the embryonic state and birth
English; occasionally the plural feti is used in English by analogy with second-declension Latin nouns. The predominant British, Irish, and Commonwealth spelling
Fetus
Group of Ancient Greek dialects
Doric -ō ~ Attic -ou (second-declension genitive singular) -ōs ~ -ous (second-declension accusative plural) -ēn ~ -ein (present, second aorist infinitive
Doric_Greek
Grammar of the Italian language
merged with the masculine. A subgroup of these deriving from Latin's second declension are considered feminine in the plural. Subclauses and infinitives
Italian_grammar
colonial rule in Portuguese Goa and Damaon, and generally follow the second declension. These Portuguese surnames are also observed among the Mangalorean
Goan Catholic names and surnames
Goan_Catholic_names_and_surnames
Grammar of the Swedish language
first declension end in a consonant, such as: en våg ("a wave"), vågor ("waves"); en ros ("a rose"), rosor ("roses"). Nouns of the second declension are
Swedish_grammar
English language during the Middle Ages
n-stem nouns in Old English, but joined the weak declension in Middle English. Nouns of the strong declension are inherited from the other Old English noun
Middle_English
Blue color
(indikon pharmakon, "Indian dye"), which, adopted to Latin as indicum (a second declension noun) or indico (oblique case) and via Portuguese, gave rise to the
Indigo
Macaronic poem written in 1914 by Alfred Denis Godley
"Motor" is treated as a noun of the third declension, while "bus" is treated as a noun of the second declension. The case and number of the Latin forms
The_Motor_Bus
Genus of plants in family Asteraceae
because the ending -on resembles the ending of Ancient Greek neuter second declension nouns, as Augustin Pyramus de Candolle did in his 1836 account of
Erigeron
Learning technique that helps in remembering
revelry, like puer these retain the 'e'" (most Latin nouns of the second declension ending in -er drop the -e in all of the oblique cases except the vocative
Mnemonic
Declensions in the Latvian language
language, nouns, adjectives, pronouns and numerals are inflected in six declensions. There are seven cases: nominative (nominatīvs) genitive (ģenitīvs) dative
Latvian_declension
Grammatical case indicating a location
For first and second declension, it was identical to the genitive singular form. In archaic times, the locative singular of third declension nouns was still
Locative_case
Romance language of northern Aragon, Spain
of new words into the language. Words that were part of the Latin second declension—as well as words that joined it later on—are usually masculine: filiu(m)
Aragonese_language
Chukotkan language of Kamchatka, Russia
needed] It is only attested in the declension of nouns of the first declension, usually inanimate. Grammatical first and second person suffixes on nouns are
Alyutor_language
Latin grammatical verb inflections
by taking the present stem, adding "-nd-", and the usual first and second declension endings. Thus laudare forms laudandus. The usual meaning is "needing
Latin_conjugation
Categorization of nouns and modifiers by function
singular forms of the Latin term for "cook", which belongs to Latin's second declension class. coquus (nominative) "[the] cook" [as a subject] (e.g. coquus
Grammatical_case
Eastern Baltic language spoken in Lithuania
pronouns were replaced by masculine. The second declension of adjectives has almost merged with the first declension, with only singular nominative case endings
Samogitian_language
Latin textbook
Conjunctions, Interjections Second Declension Masculine Nouns and Adjectives; Apposition; Word Order Second Declension Neuters; Adjectives; Present of Sum;
Wheelock's_Latin
Process of word formation, by alteration to express grammatical categories
whereas the inflection of nouns, adjectives, adverbs, etc. can be called declension. An inflection expresses grammatical categories with affixation (such
Inflection
Epigraphic letter of the Latin alphabet
word-final position for Latin words (or Latinized Celtic names) in the second declension genitive singular. The character was proposed for encoding in the
Sideways_I
Victorian Christmas carol
Wencesla-us is the Mediaeval Latin form of the name, declined in the Second Declension. Jeremy Summerly, Let Voices Resound: Songs from Piae Cantiones, Naxos
Good_King_Wenceslas
Aspect of Sanskrit grammar
that preserves all the declensional types found in Proto-Indo-European, including a few residual heteroclitic r/n-stems. Declension of a noun in Sanskrit
Sanskrit_nominals
Extinct East Germanic language
presented below. vowel declensions: roots ending in -a, -ja, -wa (masculine and neuter): equivalent to the Latin and Greek second declension in ‑us / ‑īcode:
Gothic_language
Grammar of the Modern Greek language
Greek second declension, except for the final -n of the accusative singular. However, in other parts of speech that follow the same declension and where
Modern_Greek_grammar
Extinct Indo-European language of Iberia
Only two declension types are securely attested; they are the first declension (ā-stems) and second declension (o-stems). The third declension (consonant-
Lusitanian_language
Grammar of the Ancient Greek language
-τέᾱ, -τέον (-téos, -téā, -téon), declining like a normal first/second declension adjective. Its stem is normally of the same form as the aorist passive
Ancient_Greek_grammar
Aspect of Czech grammar
Czech declension is a complex system of grammatically determined modifications of nouns, adjectives, pronouns and numerals in Czech, one of the Slavic
Czech_declension
Duke of Bohemia from 921 to 935
289. ISBN 978-80-86864-86-0. Wencesla-us is the Mediaeval Latin Second Declension form of the name. Odložilík, Otakar (1929). "Good King Wenceslas:
Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia
Naturalistic constructed language
feminine; the second declension are mostly masculine and neuter words ending with a consonant. It is a mixture of the second and fourth declension in Latin;
Venedic_language
Hypothetical grouping of the Italic and Celtic language families
Italo-Celtic forms are: the thematic genitive singular in ī (e.g. Latin second declension dominus, gen.sg. dominī). Both in Italic (Popliosio Valesiosio, Lapis
Italo-Celtic_languages
Head of the Catholic Church from 913 to 914
In the second declension. Although sometimes less common in Medieval Latin, names ending in -o in Latin tend to be written in third declension (e.g. Landonis
Pope_Lando
Linguistic system of noun classification
have feminine plural agreement. (This is related to the forms of the second declension Latin neuter nouns from which they derive: ovum and bracchium, with
Grammatical_gender
Medieval stage of the Greek language
syllables in the different cases, was adjusted to the regular first and second declension by forming a new nominative form out of the oblique case forms: Ancient
Medieval_Greek
Latin Christian ethno-religious community in India
follow the second declension. Among women, the names follow the first declension, while among young girls, the names follow the second declension. Portuguese
Mangalorean_Catholics
Grammatical rules of the Lithuanian language
second declension (feminine) -a (-ia) -ė The third declension (mostly feminine, few masculine): -is; genitive singular is -ies The fourth declension (masculine):
Lithuanian_grammar
Non-standard language usage
the faulty assumption that octopus is a second declension word of Latin origin when in fact it is third declension and comes from Greek.[better source needed]
Hypercorrection
Extinct Romance language of North Africa
insertion, repeated betacism in writing b for v and substituting second declension endings to undeclinable Semitic biblical names. Written Latin continued
African_Romance
Abbreviations used by ancient and medieval scribes
generally at the end of the word, being the nominative case affix of the second declension, sometimes is or simply s. The apostrophe used today originated from
Scribal_abbreviation
pronounced with the short vowel /ŭ/ in Classical Latin, most typically in second declension terms marked by the endings -us or -um. Thus, names such as Cornelius
Dialects_of_Latin
Ancient Italic language
to the Latin first declension; o-stems, equivalent to the Latin second declension; u-stems, equivalent to the Latin fourth declension and only attested
South_Picene_language
Ancestor of Latin and other Italic languages
the second declension of Latin, basically divided into masculine and neuter nouns. It descends from the Proto-Indo-European thematic declension. Most
Proto-Italic_language
Catholic names for males follow the second declension. However, if the name ends in e, it follows the first declension, such as Zoze (Joseph). If the name
Mangalorean_Catholic_name
Culture of the Catholics of Mangalore district
follow the second declension. Among women, the names follow the first declension, while among young girls, the names follow the second declension. The Mangalorean
Culture of Mangalorean Catholics
Culture_of_Mangalorean_Catholics
Chukotko-Kamchatkan language of northeast Russia
three declensions influenced by animacy: the first declension, which contains non-humans, has plural marking only in the absolutive case; the second one
Chukchi_language
Feature of Spanish
these pronouns did not depend on a final consonant. For example, most second declension Latin neuter singulars in the nominative case ended in -um, the non-neuter
Grammatical_gender_in_Spanish
Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC)
see? you get it?") the retention of short -ŏ in noun endings in the second declension for later -ŭ the retention in many words of qu- instead of later c-
Plautus
However, it is worth mentioning that it turns second-declension nouns (ghayr munṣarif) into first declension nouns by allowing the kasra vowel. Moreover
Arabic_definite_article
Concept in Indo-European linguistics
in the first (or alpha) declension and second (or omicron) declension, and athematic nouns in the third declension. Declension of the athematic noun πούς
Indo-European_thematic_vowel
Grammatical and/or semantic category of nouns
syntactically, such as in endings of modifiers for masc nouns of the second declension. While animacy is viewed as primarily semantic when approached diachronically
Animacy
Literary work by Jordanes on the origin and history of the Gothic people
migrate between declensions, verbs between conjugations. Some common changes are fourth to second (lacu to laco), second declension adjective to third
Getica
Population of Picenum, on the northern Adriatic coastal plain of ancient Italy
provenience and meaning yet unknown. The extended Pīc-ēn- is used to form a second-declension adjective, appearing in such phrases as Pīcēnus ager, "Picene country
Picentes
Orthography of the Ukrainian language
feminine III declension in the genitive singular § 25. -и have: b) Feminine nouns of the third declension ending with -ть after the second consonant: 'від
Ukrainian_orthography_of_1928
Aspect of the language
present-preterite) and two categories of nouns (strong, weak). Conjugation and declension are carried out by a mix of inflection and two nonconcatenative morphological
Old_Norse_morphology
Grammar of the Romanian language
As for the fourth declension, the nouns were analysed in regards to their plural endings as the declension collapsed into the second, being reassigned
Romanian_grammar
Reconstructed ancestor of the Albanian languages
the second declension (infinite -ēre) were adapted into stems ending with -oj- and PA *-enj-. Most Latin verbs belonging to the third declension(unstressed
Proto-Albanian_language
Declination patterns for nouns in the Finnish language
all water has been consumed. It is not perfectivity. The partitive is the second most common case in Finnish. It has also other uses: After numerals, except
Finnish_noun_cases
Phonological process of sound change
or o. Contraction also occurs in nouns, including the contracted second declension. S-stem nouns undergo contraction with vowel endings. Some compound
Synaeresis
Municipality in La Rioja, Spain
or rather it was the accusative plural of the anthroponym of the second declension of Abaris, perhaps taking into account the identification between
Ábalos,_La_Rioja
characterised by a fairly regular system of inflection (conjugation and declension) as well as word formation. Certain regular or common alternations apply
Polish_morphology
Grammatical features of Old English
the weak declension, even in situations that would otherwise call for the strong declension. The most important exception is ōðer ("other/second"), which
Old_English_grammar
Romance language
The Roman presence in the Iberian Peninsula began in 218 BC during the Second Punic War, initially as part of military operations against Carthage. Roman
Portuguese_language
sponsa, fiancée; and sponsus, both the second-declension noun meaning a husband-to-be and the fourth declension abstract meaning suretyship. The ceremonial
Glossary of ancient Roman religion
Glossary_of_ancient_Roman_religion
SECOND DECLENSION
SECOND DECLENSION
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name composed of the elements ēast ‘grace’, ‘beauty’ + mund ‘protection’. This name was also used by the Norman, among whom it represents a continental Germanic cognate of the Old English name.
Girl/Female
Indian
Dual, Second
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, English, French, German
Wealthy Protector; Protected by Grace; Gracious Protector
Male
English
Variant spelling of Middle English Estmond, ESMOND means "gracious protector."Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Dual, Second
Girl/Female
Muslim
Second Khalifah
Boy/Male
African American American
Of man.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Lively.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Richward, a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements rīc ‘power(ful)’ + ward ‘guard’.French : from Old French record, recort ‘recollection’, ‘account’, ‘testimony’, and by extension ‘witness’, hence perhaps a nickname for someone who had given evidence in a court of law, or a metonymic occupational name for a clerk who recorded court proceedings.New England variant of French Ricard, reflecting an Americanized spelling of the Canadian pronunciation.
Boy/Male
Scottish American
Second son.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Second.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Second
Female
English
From the name of the state of Arizona in the United States of America, a place considered sacred by the Native Americans. It was named after Sedona Miller Schnebly (1877-1950), the wife of the city's first postmaster. Meaning unknown.
Boy/Male
Indian
Second
Female
English
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Seònaid, SEONA means "God is gracious."
Boy/Male
Scottish
Second son.
Boy/Male
Scottish American Irish Russian
Second son.
Boy/Male
English
Protected by God. Grace and protection. From the Old English name Estmund. Commonly used as a...
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Protective Grace
Girl/Female
Indian
Second
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imp. & p. p.
of Second
prep.
Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength.
n.
A right of inheritance belonging to a second son; a property or possession so inherited.
a.
Of the rank or degree below the best highest; inferior; second-rate; as, a second-class house; a second-class passage.
a.
Having the power of second-sight.
adv.
Secondly; in the second place.
n.
A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second judicial trial, as of an accused person.
a.
Being of the same kind as another that has preceded; another, like a protype; as, a second Cato; a second Troy; a second deluge.
a.
Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line.
n.
That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense; the second intention; a hidden signification.
a.
The sixtieth part of a minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the second regular subdivision of the degree; as, sound moves about 1,140 English feet in a second; five minutes and ten seconds north of this place.
v. t.
An official contemporaneous memorandum stating the proceedings of a court of justice; a judicial record.
adv.
In the second place.
v. t.
A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew kings; a record of the variations of temperature during a certain time; a family record.
a.
Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.
n.
A unit for the measurement of small intervals of time, such that 1012 (ten trillion) of these units make one second.
n.
The second part in a concerted piece.
n.
The second part in a concerted piece; -- often popularly applied to the alto.
a.
To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to forward; to encourage.
n.
One who seconds or supports what another attempts, affirms, moves, or proposes; as, the seconder of an enterprise or of a motion.