PART II. INFLECTIONS.
LESSON 7.
THE PARTS
II.
OF SPEECH.
The Parts of Speech in Latin are the same as in English; viz., Nonns, Adjectives, Pronouns, Verbs, Ad verbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections; but the Latin has no article. 8.
INFLECTION.
Of these eight parts of speech, the first four are capable of Inflection, that is, of undergoing change of form to express modifications of meaning. In the case of Nouns, Adjectives, and Pronouns, this process is called Declension; in the case of Verbs) Conjugation. 9.
NOUNS.
1. A Noun 'is the name of a person, place, thing, or quality; as Caesar, Oaesar; Roma, Rome; penna, feather; virtus, courage. 2. Nouns have Gender, Number, and Case. 10.
GENDER.
1. There are in Latin, as in English, three Genders: the Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter. 5
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