Latin Grammar
Published: December 7, 2025
List of Third Declension Latin Nouns
Need a 3rd 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 Third Declension Nouns
If you are a Latin teacher like me, you might get tired of coming up 3rd 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
3rd Declension Nouns: Masculine and Feminine
- aer, aeris, m, air
- aestas, aestatis, f, summer
- amor, amoris, m, love
- arbor, arboris, f, tree
- artifex, artificis, m, artist
- benedictio, benedictionis, f, blessing
- calor, caloris, f, heat
- comes, comitis, m, companion
- creatio, creationis, f, creation
- defensio, defensionis, f, defense
- dictator, dictatoris, m, dictator
- divisio, divisionis, f, division
- dux, ducis, m, leader
- emptor, emptoris, m, buyer
- exercitatio, exercitationis, f, practice
- festinatio, festinationis, f, haste
- frater, fratris, m brother
- homo, hominis, m, man
- honor, honoris, m, honor
- imago, imaginis, f, image
- imperator, imperatoris, m, commander
- labor, laboris, m, work
- latro, latronis, m, bandit
- lectio, lectionis, f, reading
- legio, legionis, f, legion
- leo, leonis, m, lion
- libertas, libertatis, f, freedom
- lux, lucis, f light
- mater, matris, f mother
- miles, militis, m soldier
- navigatio, navigationis, f, voyage
- obsidio, obsidionis, f, siege
- occasio, occasionis, f, opportunity
- odor, odoris, m, smell
- orator, oratoris, m, speaker
- pater, patris, m father
- pax, pacis, f, peace
- rebellio, rebellionis, f, revolt
- repercussio, repercussionis, f, echo
- rumor, rumoris, m, rumor
- sacerdos, sacerdotis, m priest
- scriptor, scriptoris, m writer
- sectio, sectionis, f, section
- senator, senatoris, m, senator
- societas, societatis, f, alliance
- uxor, uxoris, f wife
- veritas, veritatis, f. truth
- victor, victoris, m, conqueror
- vox, vocis, f. voice
3rd Declension Nouns: Neuter
- aenigma aenigmatis n, figure
- aes, aeris, n, bronze
- cacumen, cacuminis, n, summit
- cadaver, cadaveris, n, corpse
- caput, capitis, n head
- carmen, carminis, n, song
- cicer, ciceris, n chickpea
- cor, cordis, n, heart
- corpus, corporis, n, body
- crimen, criminis, n verdict
- decus, decoris, n honor
- emblema, emblematis, n, emblem
- flumen, fluminis, n. river
- foedus, foederis, n treaty
- genus, generis, n. kind
- gramen, graminis, n, grass
- iter, itineris, n, journey
- ius, iuris, n, law
- lac, lactis, n, milk
- limen, liminis, n. threshold
- litus, litoris, n. shore
- lumen, luminis, n light
- marmor, marmoris, n, marble
- mel, mellis, n, honey
- nomen, nominis, n, name
- onus, oneris, n, burden
- opus, operis, n, work
- os, oris, n, mouth
- papaver, papaveris, n, poppy
- pectus, pectoris, n. chest
- pecus, pecoris, n herd
- piper, piperis, n pepper
- pondus, ponderis, n, weight
- rus, ruris, n countryside
- scelus, sceleris, n, crime
- sidus, sideris, n, constellation
- sulphur, sulphuris, n, sulphur
- tempus, temporis, n. time
- tentamen, tentaminis, n attempt
- vas, vasis, n, vessel
- vellus, velleris, n wool
- vellus, velleris, n, fleece
- ver, veris, n, spring
- verber, verberis, n, scourge
- volūmen, voluminis, n book
- vulnus, vulneris, n. wound
- zema, zematis, n saucepan
3rd Declension Nouns: i-stem Masculine and Feminine
- cīvis, cīvis, m citizen
3rd Declension Nouns: i-stem Neuter
- māre, maris, n sea
- animal, animālis, n animal
- exemplār, exemplāris, n example
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