Please explain, in complete sentences, how you find the stem of a Latin noun.

Explain how you can tell to which declension a noun belongs.

Please and thank you.

Ok, bear with me this might be a bit complicated.

Explanation:

In order to find he stem of a Latin noun, you need to know the full dictionary entry.

Ex.

amo - full entry amo, amare, amavi, amatus

Then go to the infinitive, or the second part, an take off the re.

Ex.

amare - ama

Then use this handy dandy little chart my Latin teacher gave me to figure out what declension it is.

1 - a   2 - e, eo   3 - e just o  4 -i, io

Use the chart to see what endings match and whichever match thats hich declension it is.

ama - 1st declention

answer: to accurately look up a word in the dictionary, look at the letters until it comes close to the word, then on that page you will find it and learn the word. a dictionary will have words similar such as its synonyms and its roots, but also how to pronounce the word and it's roots. a dictionary is when making sure you're using the right word in a writing piece or just when you need clarification what the word is/means.

explanation: i hope this is as it is also self explanatory. have a wonderful day and i hope this you! < 3