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“Metrical registration”

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Die 13tia Julij nata est infans ex Georgio Voliker cive Hordense et Maria Catharina conjugibus, baptizata eadem, cui impostum nomen Maria Margaretha, patrina fuit Maria Margaretha uxor Valentini Greel civis hujatis uxor. Ita testor Andreas Haas.

Die 13tia Julij nata est infans ex Georgio Voliker cive Hordense et Maria Catharina conjugibus, baptizata eadem, cui impostum nomen Maria Margaretha, patrina fuit Maria Margaretha uxor Valentini Greel civis hujatis uxor. Ita testor Andreas Haas.

On the 13th of July, an infant girl was born to George Voliker, a citizen of Hord, and his wife Maria Catharina; [the child] was baptized on the same day, and given the name Maria Margaretha. The godmother was Maria Margaretha, wife of Valentine Greel, a citizen of this place. So I testify, Andreas Haas.

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Die 22da Julij nata est infans ex Andrea Herman, et Eva Margaretha conjugibus, baptizata die sequenti, cui impostum nomen Maria Barbara, levans fuit Maria Barbara Jacobi Schwind civis hujatis uxor. Ita testor Andreas Haas.

Die 22da Julij nata est infans ex Andrea Herman, et Eva Margaretha conjugibus, baptizata die sequenti, cui impostum nomen Maria Barbara, levans fuit Maria Barbara Jacobi Schwind civis hujatis uxor. Ita testor Andreas Haas.

On the 22nd of July, an infant girl was born from the married spouses Andreas Herman and Eva Margaretha; [the child] was baptized on the following day, to whom was given the name Maria Barbara. The godmother was Maria Barbara, wife of Jacobus Schwind, a citizen of this place. So I testify, Andreas Haas.

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Review:

In English, position most often indicates the relationship of words to each other

In Latin, this relationship is shown by the termination of a word, which changes to reflect grammatical function

√ This change is known as inflection

√ Nouns, pronouns, adjectives and verbs inflect in Latin

√ The inflection of nouns, pronouns, adjectives is known as declension√ The inflection of verbs is known as conjugation

Verbs (review):

Latin verbs are conjugated according to predictable patterns determined by the tense stem vowel. Each pattern is called a conjugation and is labeled 1st , 2nd , 3rd , or 4th

1st conjugation verbs have an -a- as the stem vowel

2nd conjugation verbs have an -ē- as the stem vowel

3rd conjugation verbs have an -ĕ- as the stem vowel

4th conjugation verbs have an -i- as the stem vowel

From your reading:

Transitive verbs: require a direct object to complete their meaning

Intransitive verbs: do not require a direct object to complete their meaning

In a Latin verb, lexigraphical meaning comes from the root, and grammatical meaning from the termination or ending.

arabimus

plow will we

AROARAREARA-

-o -mus-s -tis-t -nt

1st conjugation verbs: the present tense, active mood

1st conjugation verbs are inflected according to the following paradigm (present, active, indicative, 1st-3rd persons, sing. and pl.)

am-o I loveama-s you loveama-t he, she, it loves

ama-mus we loveama-tis you (all) loveama-nt they love

From your reading:

Nota bene: become familiar with the personal endings for the present system

Verbs: new information -- principle parts:

Most Latin verbs have four principle parts, from which are constructed all possible verbal forms

The 1st principle part is 1st person sing., present active indicative and is the form you find in a dictionary

The 2nd principle part is the present infinitive, and gives you stem on which are built the tenses of the present system (present, imperfect and future)

The 3rd principle part is the 1st person sing, perfect active indicative and give you the stem on which are built the tenses of the perfect system

The 4th principle part is the perfect passive participle and is the form with which you construct the periphrastic system

Verbs: new information – tense systems

Present system Perfect system Periphrastic system

present tense

imperfect tense

future tense

perfect tense-active

Past perfect tense-active

future perfect tense-active

perfect tense-passive

past perfect tense-passive

future perfect tense-passive

aro arare aravi aratus, -a, um

dictionary present system perfect system periphrastic system

Nouns (review)

Latin nouns are declined according to predictable patterns determined by the stem vowel, as revealed in the genitive singular. Each pattern is called a declension and is labeled 1st , 2nd , 3rd , 4th or 5th

1st declension nouns have an -a- as the stem vowel

2nd declension nouns have an -o- as the stem vowel

3rd declension nouns have an -i- as the stem vowel

4th declension nouns have an -u- as the stem vowel

5th declension nouns have an -e- as the stem vowel

1st declension nouns:

1st declension nouns are inflected according to the following paradigm

puella puellae (e)puellae (e) puellarumpuellae (e) puellispuellam puellaspuellā puellis

Nom.Gen.Dat.Acc.Abl.

singular plural

From your reading:

Six Rules for Case Endings (DS 5-6)

1. Nom. for the subject

agricola arat

2. Voc. for direct address

O Regina!

3. Acc. for the direct object

agricola arat terram

4. Gen. =belonging to whom?

parsona occupat terram agricole

5. Dat. for the indirect object

terram agricole dat

6. Abl.a) with various prepositions to state place, in terram

b) with various prepositions to state place from whenceab terra

c) without prepositions to indicate means by whichregina agricole carta terram dat

From your reading:

From your reading:

The verb “to give”

do, dare, dedi, datus

Present stem = da- (from second principle part)

do damusdas datisdat dant

From your reading:

Conjunctions

et andet … et both … andaut oraut … aut either .. ornec neithernec … nec neither … norsed but

From your reading:

Examples

Regina parochie terram dat

Dominus terram ecclesie occupat

Rex parsone cartam dat

Rex carta terram confirmat

Parsona vaccam et terram filie agricole dat