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Quiz about Latin 3rd Declension Find the Genitive

Latin 3rd Declension - Find the Genitive Quiz

I give you a Latin word from the 3rd declension. Then you have to select the correct genitive form. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Nouville72. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nouville72

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
372,274

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
228

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Question 1 of 10

1. What's the genitive of the Latin word "rex" (king)? Hint

redis

rexis

regis

recis

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Question 2 of 10

2. What's the genitive of the Latin word "anas" (duck)? Hint

anadis

anis

anatis

anasis

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Question 3 of 10

3. What's the genitive of the Latin word "custos" (guard)? Hint

custodis

custis

custosis

custotis

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Question 4 of 10

4. What's the genitive of the Latin word "palus" (marsh)? Hint

palutis

palusis

paludis

palsis

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Question 5 of 10

5. What's the genitive of the Latin word "crus" (leg)? Hint

crucis

cruris

crusis

crutis

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Question 6 of 10

6. What's the genitive of the Latin word "bos" (ox)? Hint

bovis

bositis

bosis

bosidis

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Question 7 of 10

7. What's the genitive of the Latin word "frux" (thrifty)? Hint

frucis

fruxis

frugis

fruis

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Question 8 of 10

8. What's the genitive of the Latin word "cor" (heart)? Hint

coris

cordis

corcis

coridis

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Question 9 of 10

9. What's the genitive of the Latin word "nox" (night)? Hint

nocidis

nocis

noctis

noxis

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Question 10 of 10

10. What's the genitive of the Latin word "supellex" (furniture)? Hint

supellexis

supellecis

supellectilis

supellegis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What's the genitive of the Latin word "rex" (king)?

Answer: regis

Think of the English adjective "regal" and the French one "regalien".

2. What's the genitive of the Latin word "anas" (duck)?

Answer: anatis

The origin of the word "anas" (anatis) is obscure so it gave no word in English or French.

3. What's the genitive of the Latin word "custos" (guard)?

Answer: custodis

Think of the English word "custodian" which came from the Latin genitive.

4. What's the genitive of the Latin word "palus" (marsh)?

Answer: paludis

The genitive paludis gave the English word "paludism" and the French one "paludisme". Paludism or malaria is a serious infectious, sometimes fatal, disease caused by mosquitoes found in and around marshes and swamps.

5. What's the genitive of the Latin word "crus" (leg)?

Answer: cruris

The origin of the word crus is unknown.

6. What's the genitive of the Latin word "bos" (ox)?

Answer: bovis

The Latin word "bos" is very irregular. In French, bovid� (from the Latin genitive bovis) means ox, and the English "bovine" comes from the same root.

7. What's the genitive of the Latin word "frux" (thrifty)?

Answer: frugis

Frux could be an adjective meaning thrifty, it was the root of the word frugalis which gave the English and French adjectives frugal.

8. What's the genitive of the Latin word "cor" (heart)?

Answer: cordis

The genitive "cordis" gave the English and the French adjective cordial.

9. What's the genitive of the Latin word "nox" (night)?

Answer: noctis

Think of the English adjective "nocturnal" and the French one "nocturne".

10. What's the genitive of the Latin word "supellex" (furniture)?

Answer: supellectilis

An unusual form of genitive for that one, very different from rex-regis for instance.

Source: Author Nouville72

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