Forming the Genitive Plural of First Declension Nouns

So far we have learned to form and recognize the nominative case,  the accusative case,  the dative case and the ablative case. We hav e learned to use prepositions with the accusative and ablative cases, and have used the accusative case to form the direct object of a verb, and the dative case to form the indirect object. We already have learned to form the gentive singular case. Now we shall learn to form the genitive plural, and this will be the last of our major cases.  But first a few questions. 
What case is used for the subject of a Latin sentence?  (one word, lower case) 
What case and number (singular or plural) is used to determine what declension a Latin word is in? (two words, lower case) 
What is the ending you remove from this particular form to get the root or stem of the nouns?(just give letters of ending) 
What case is usually used to form the direct object of a verb? (one word, lower case).
What case is usually used to form the indirect object of a verb? (one word, lower case.)
What case is usually used with prepositions that imply motion towards something or place? (one word, lower case.)
Consider the word corona, coronae f. , (= crown or wreath). What is the root or stem of this noun? 
Give the accusative singular of corona,
Give the accusative plural of corona. 
Give the ablative singular of corona. 
Give the ablative plural of corona. 
Give the dative singular of corona.
Give the dative plural of corona.
Consider the word matrona, matronae f.  (= matron, married woman, wife). What is the stem or root of this noun?
Give the accusative singular of matrona. 
Give the accusative plural of matrona. 
Give the ablative singular of matrona. 
Give the ablative plural of matrona. 
Give the dative singular of matrona. 
Give the dative plural of matrona.
Once you have found the stem or root of the first declension noun, you add - arum to form the genitive plural. Thus (these words are also in our new vocabulary):
Nominative
singular		 Genitive 
singular		 Meaning Gentive
plural.
incolae m/f incolae inhabitant incolarum
musa f. musae muse (a goddess of art, poetry, etc.I musarum
statua f. statuae statue statuarum
superbia f.  superbiae pride, arrogance superbiarum
taeda f.  taedae pine, torch, wedding taedarum

Here are some old vocabulary words. In the first column I wish you to give the genitive plural of the word indicated. In the fourth column, I want to you give the form of the word asked for in the third column.
 
Word  Genitive 
plural		 Form to be
given		 Form  
agricola. m genitive singular
basilica f. ablative plural
cena. f. accusative singular 
disciplina f. nominative plural
epistula.  accusative plural
fama f. ablative singular
gloria f.  genitive singular
hora f.  nominative plural
ira  f.  dative singular
lingua f. accusative singular
memoria f. dative plural
natura f. ablative singular
Octavia f. gentive singular
patria f. dative singular
       


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