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Nouns Gender Practice

Latin gender is grammatical rather than logical(as in English), however there are some exceptions.
Nouns that denote males are masculine and so are names of mountains, winds and rivers
Nouns that denote females are feminine and so are names of cities, island, plants and trees, and most abstract qualities

AB
fagus, -i, fbeech tree
periculum, -i, ndanger
Ganges, -is, mThe Ganges River
spiritus, -us, mspirit
Nilus, -i, mThe Nile River
senatus, -us, mthe senate
Zephyrus, -i, mWest Wind
oculus, -i, meye
quercus, -us, foak tree
mulier, -is, fwoman
Aegyptus, -i, fEgypt
veritas, veritatis, f,truth
Apenninus, -i, mThe Appenine Mts.
arbor, -oris, ftree
Aprilis, -is, mApril
bracchium, -i, narm
Aquillo, Aquillonis, mNorth Wind
filix, filicis, ffern
luna, -ae, fmoon
December, -is, mDecember
acies, -ei, mbattle line
ficus, -i, ffig tree
rex, regis, mking
baculum, -i,nstick
caltha, -ae, fmarigold
signum, -i, nsignal
Neapolis, -is, fNaples
ventus, -i, mwind
persicus, -i, fpeach tree
portus, -us, mharbor
mappa, -ae, fnapkin
October, -bris, mMonth of October
pluvius, -i, mrain
Ostia, -ae, fOstia
nauta, -ae, msailor
Tiberis, -is, mThe Riber River
caritas, -tatis, flove
Carthago, -inis, fCarthage
res, rei, fthing
hedera, -ae, fivy
periculum, -i, ndanger
Rhodus, -i, fRhodes
mater, -tris, fmother
laurus, -i, flaurel tree
cor, cordis, nheart
flumen, fluminis, nriver
frigidarim, i, ncold room
ius, iuris, nlaw
lararium, -i, nshrine
oppidm, -i, ntown
os, oris, nmouth
velum, -i, nsail


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New Canaan, CT

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