Latin Grammar
Published: December 5, 2025
List of Second Declension Latin Nouns
Need a 2nd declension Latin noun? Here's our list! Perfect for classroom review, lesson prep, or review game planning! Each noun is complete with the dictionary forms of the Latin and its English meaning.
Latin Second Declension Nouns
If you are a Latin teacher like me, you might get tired of coming up 2nd declension Latin nouns on the fly in the classroom or at home when coming up with assignments. I hope this list helps make your life a little easier! Let me know if you think of any I could add!
- Patrick
2nd Declension Nouns: Masculine -us ending
- amicus, amici, m, friend
- annus, anni, m, year
- avus, avi, m, grandfather
- campus, campi, m, field
- cibus, cibi, m, food
- corvus, corvi, m, crow
- deus, dei, m, god
- digitus, digiti, m finger
- discipulus, discipuli, m student
- elephantus, elephanti, m elephant
- equus, equi, m, horse
- fumus, fumi, m, smoke
- gladius, gladii, m, sword
- hortus, horti, m, garden
- humus, humi, m ground
- inimicus, inimici, m, enemy
- lectus, lecti, m, couch
- libellus, libelli, m, notebook
- locus, loci, m, place
- ludus, ludi, m, game
- lupus, lupi, m, wolf
- magus, magi, m, magician
- medicus, medici, m, doctor
- morbus, morbi, m, illness
- mundus, mundi, m, world
- murus, muri, m, wall
- nasus, nasi, m nose
- natus, nati, m, son
- numerus, numeri, m, number
- nummus, nummi, m, coin
- nuntius, nuntii, m, messenger
- oculus, oculi, m, eye
- philosophus, philosophi, m philosopher
- planetus, planeti, m, planet
- pontus, ponti, m, sea
- populus, populi, m, people
- porcus, porci, m, pig
- rivus, rivi, m, brook
- sicarius, sicarii, m, assassin
- socius, socii, m, ally
- somnus, somni, m sleep
- sonus, soni, m, sound
- taurus, tauri, m, bull
- tribunus, tribuni, m, tribune
- triumphus, triumphus, m, triumph
- tyrannus, tyranni, m, tyrant
- ventus, venti, m, wind
- vicinus, vicini, m neighbor
- vulgus, vulgi, m mob
2nd Declension Nouns: Masculine -r ending
- ager, agri, m farm
- aper, apri, m boar
- arbiter, arbitri, m judge
- armiger, armigeri, m armor-bearer
- auster, austri, m south-wind
- cancer, cancri, m crab
- caper, capri, m goat
- ciloter, cilotri, m knapsack
- claviger, clavigeri, m club-bearer
- coluber, colubri, m snake
- conger, congri, m conger eel
- culter, cultri, m knife
- dapifer, dapiferi, m steward
- faber, fabri, m smith
- famiger, famigeri, m news-bringer
- fiber, fibri, m beaver
- gener, generi, m son-in-law
- laniger, lanigeri, m ram
- liber, libri, m book
- libriger, librigeri, m book-carrier
- lucifer, luciferi, m morning star
- magister, magistri, m teacher
- minister, ministri, m servant
- oleaster, oleastri, m wild olive tree
- onager, onageri, m wild donkey
- pinaster, pinastri, m pine
- presbyter, presbyteri, m elder
- puer, pueri, m boy
- rangifer, rangiferi, m reindeer
- raster, rastri, m grid
- salutiger, salutigeri, m messenger
- sceptrifer, sceptriferi, m scepter-bearer
- scomber, scombri, m mackerel
- scutifer, scutiferi, m squire
- signifer, signiferi, m standard-bearer
- socer, soceri, m father-in-law
- tridentiger, tridentigeri, m trident-bearer
- triumvir, triumviri, m triumvir
- turner, turneri, m bugler
- vesper, vesperi, m evening
- vir, viri, m, man
2nd Declension Nouns: Neuter
- aedificium, aedificii, n building
- argentum, argenti, n, silver
- argumentum, argumenti, n, argument
- atrium, atrii, n, hall
- aurum, auri, n, gold
- auxilium, auxilii, n, help
- basium, basii, n kiss
- bellum, belli, n war
- beneficium, beneficii, n, kindness
- caelum, caeli, n, sky
- castellum, castelli, n, fortress
- consilium, consilii, n, plan
- decretum, decreti, n, decree
- donum, doni, n, gift
- exitium, exitii, n ruin
- exsilium, exsilii, n, exile
- factum, facti, n deed
- fatum, fati, n, fate
- ferrum, ferri, n, iron
- forum, fori, n, forum
- gaudium, gaudii, n, joy
- imperium, imperii, n, command
- incendium, incendii, n, fire
- initium, initii, n beginning
- iudicium, iudicii, n judgement
- malum, mali, n, evil
- mendacium, mendacii, n, lie
- monumentum, monumenti, n monument
- mysterium, mysterii, n, mystery
- odium, odii, n, hatred
- officium, officii, n duty
- oppidum, oppidi, n, town
- otium, otii, n, leisure
- perfugium, perfugii, n shelter
- periculum, periculi, n danger
- praemium, praemii, n, reward
- pretium, pretii, n, price
- principium, principii, n beginning
- proelium, proelii, n, battle
- regnum, regni, n, realm
- saxum, saxi, n, rock
- scutum, scuti, n, shield
- signum, signi, n, sign
- solacium, solacii, n sleep
- speculum, speculi, n mirror
- studium, studii, n, study
- templum, templi, n, temple
- testamentum, testamenti, n, will
- tributum, tributi, n, tax
- verbum, verbi, n, word
- vitium, vitii, n fault
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