Metella Caecilius mercator - Metella is a woman's name in the 1st declension, Caecilius is a man's name in the 2nd declension, and mercator is a 3rd declension noun meaning merchant or trader. The document provides examples of Latin nouns and their declensions.

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2. Metella Caecilius mercator
Metellam Caecilium mercatorem

4. 1st 2nd 3rd
Declension Declension Declension
ancilla servus mercator
ancillam servum mercatorem

5. EXAMPLES
mercator
leo
The nominative ending of the 3rd
declension may take various forms, senex
but the accusative nearly always canis
ends in –em.
Grumio

6. What Latin nouns do you know already?
Place them into 1st, 2nd or 3rd declensions
according to the nominative ending.