LESSON VIII

FIRST DECLENSION (_Continued_)

[Special Vocabulary]

NOUNS
«Italia, -ae», f., _Italy_
Sicilia, -ae, f., _Sicily_
«tuba, -ae», f., _trumpet_ (tube)
«via, -ae», f., _way, road, street_ (viaduct)

ADJECTIVES
«alta», _high, deep_ (altitude)
«clāra», _clear, bright; famous_
«lāta», _wide_ (latitude)
«longa», _long_ (longitude)
«nova», _new_ (novelty)

«64.» We have for some time now been using adjectives and nouns together
and you have noticed an agreement between them in _case_ and in _number_
(§54). They agree also in _gender_. In the phrase «silva magna», we
have a feminine adjective in «-a» agreeing with a feminine noun in «-a».

«65.» RULE. «Agreement of Adjectives.» _Adjectives agree with their
nouns in gender, number, and case._

«66.» Feminine adjectives in «-a» are declined like feminine nouns in