Latin core word #56 · adjective · 309 times in the New Testament
noster
NOS-ternoster, nostra, nostrum — our, ours
- Possessive adjective; the e of noster drops (nostra, nostrum).
- Pater noster ‘our Father’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
1st/2nd declension
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | noster | nostra | nostrum | nostrī | nostrae | nostra |
| Gen | nostrī | nostrae | nostrī | nostrōrum | nostrārum | nostrōrum |
| Dat | nostrō | nostrae | nostrō | nostrīs | nostrīs | nostrīs |
| Acc | nostrum | nostram | nostrum | nostrōs | nostrās | nostra |
| Abl | nostrō | nostrā | nostrō | nostrīs | nostrīs | nostrīs |
| Voc | noster | nostra | nostrum | nostrī | nostrae | nostra |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 19, Mark 12:10–11.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 371 · open the PDF here