first declension
English
Noun
first declension (plural first declensions)
- In Latin, a pattern of inflection of a group of nouns that are declined (inflected) in the same way, and which have an -a- in their stems.
- Most first declension nouns are feminine, but a few like agricola and nauta are masculine.
Related terms
- second declension
- third declension
- fourth declension
- fifth declension