proper noun

(noun)

A word denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, idea, or other individual entity.

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Examples of proper noun in the following topics:

  • Second Declension

    • The Plural of these nouns is regular, and always uniform.
    • Proper names in -ius regularly form the Genitive Singular in -ī (instead of -iī), and the Vocative Singular in -ī (for -ie); as Vergílī, of Virgil, or O Virgil (instead of Vergiliī, Vergilie).
    • The following nouns in -us are Feminine by exception:—
    • They are mainly proper names, and are declined as follows:—
    • The Plural of Greek nouns, when it occurs, is usually regular.
  • Defective Nouns

    • Nouns used in the Singular only.2.
    • Nouns used in the Plural only.3.
    • Nouns used only in certain cases.4.
    • Indeclinable Nouns.
    • a) Proper names,—to denote different members of a family, or specimens of a type; as, Cicerōnēs, the Ciceros;Catōnēs, men like Cato.b) Names of materials,—to denote objects made of the material, or different kinds of the substance; as, aera,bronzes (i.e. bronze figures); ligna, woods.c) Abstract nouns,—to denote instances of the quality; as, ignōrantiae, cases of ignorance.
  • Third Declension

    • Not all nouns in -is are ĭ-Stems.
    • Proper names in -e form the Ablative Singular in -e; as, Sōracte, Mt.
    • Nouns in -ō, -or, -ōs, -er, -ĕs are Masculine.
    • Orpheus, and other proper names ending in -eus, form the Vocative Singular in -eu (Orpheu, etc.).
    • Feminine proper names in -ō have -ūs in the Genitive, but -ō in the other oblique cases; as,—
  • Nouns derived from Nouns

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  • Nouns derived from Verbs

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  • Adjectives derived from Nouns

  • Examples of Nouns

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