Q: What does Arbuckle Latin Decliner offer?
A: The most fully capable decliner available!
All 5 Declensions
Compatibility
- Recognizability of declension based on Genitive Singular
- Nominative
- Genitive
- Dative
- Accusative
- Vocative
- Ablative
- Singular
- Plural
- Takes into account case and number
- Integrated entered meaning into translations
Compatibility
- Uses Windows XP, Vista, and 7.
- Macintosh version in the works.
- NEEDS .NET Framework 3.5 or 4.0.
Arbuckle Latin Decliner READ-ME
Arbuckle Latin Software’s Arbuckle
Latin Decliner READ ME
Gratias! Thank you for installing Arbuckle Latin Decliner!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. QUICK START
3. PROGRAMMING
4. COST AND DISTRIBUTION
5. INSTALLATION
6. CONTENT AND FEATURES
7. NAVIGATION
8. EASE OF USE
1. INTRODUCTION
Arbuckle Latin Decliner is a program designed for Latin students and teachers. The function is to test the user on their ability to recall patterns in noun forms and translations before seeing the actual forms. It is able to decline nouns and translate them by using the Nominative and Genitive Singular and the simplified meaning. It declines in all 5 declensions, all 6 cases, and both singular and plural.
2. QUICK START
If you want to delve right in, you may start the program by double clicking the Arbuckle Latin Decliner Application (.exe). You may click the buttons for each declension, or enter the Genitive Singular and click Tell Me to see what the declension is. In a declension window, enter the Nominative and Genitive Singular and meaning, and then click SPQR. Then use the buttons to see specific noun forms.
3. PROGRAMMING
Arbuckle Latin Decliner is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Arbuckle Latin Decliner is programmed by Arbuckle Latin Software.
Stuart Arbuckle of Arbuckle Software may be contacted at arbuckle.weebly.com. You may report bugs, problems, comments, and suggestions directly from the website.
The official website of this software is http://arbucklesoftware.weebly.com and the latest version, and Arbuckle Latin Conjugator may be downloaded directly from the website.
4. COST AND DISTRIBUTION
Arbuckle Latin Decliner is a freeware program. It may be distributed without cost as long as it is downloaded from http://arbucklesoftware.weebly.com. Since you are not paying for the program, please consider making a donation to OLPC or One Laptop Per Child. It is a very worthy charity and promotes worldwide education for some of the world’s poorest children. For more information, visit www.laptop.org.
5. ISTALLATION
The program is not large enough for a full installation. Just Extract all the files in the zip (compressed) folder. Double click Arbuckle Latin Decliner.exe to start the program.
6. CONTENT AND FEATURES
Arbuckle Latin Decliner contains the endings for all five declensions. It can decline in all 6 cases (Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Vocative, and Ablative). It is also able to decline in the singular and plural voices for any noun entered. What sets Arbuckle Latin Decliner apart is the translations. Every Latin decliner available just declines the noun. To really understand Latin, you must also see the translation. This program has full translations for all noun forms. The system takes into account the case, number, and meaning entered to provide the only translation capability available in Latin inflection software.
7. NAVIGATION
Arbuckle Latin Decliner is divided into two parts, the Launcher and the Declension window.
The Launcher has four columns. On the left, there are five buttons. They correspond to the five declensions. You may open each declension window by clicking the buttons. The interface of the declension window is discussed below.
On the right of the launcher is the Tell Me feature. If you don’t know what declension your verb is, just enter the Genitive Singular and click Tell Me. A message box will tell you the declension, and then open that declension window.
The third column is the Translate feature. Click Launch Translator.
The SPQR column contains all other features. To view a simple version of the Launcher instructions, you may click the Help button. To view information about Arbuckle Latin Decliner, you may click the About button. If you found a problem in the program, please report it at http://arbucklesoftware.weebly.com.
The Five Declension windows are divided into two sections as described below:
The SPQR Section contains the controls for noun entry, the Help button, Launcher button, and the About button. Enter the Genitive Singular and meaning of a noun as described in the program and click SPQR to decline it. For the 3rd Declension, you must enter the gender of your noun because of irregularities. Your dictionary should show the gender as Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter.
You may change the noun at any time, as many times as you want as long as you click SPQR after each change.
To view a simple version of the instructions, you may click the Help button from the left panel in one of the program’s declension windows. To view information about the program, you may click the About button. To go back to the launcher to use its features, click Launcher.
The Noun Forms Section contains the specific noun forms available. It is divided into two columns: Singular and Plural. Down the left side, the cases are listed. Total, there are 12 noun forms that you can see (Singular and Plural for all 6 cases). Simply find the column in question, Singular or Plural, and then find the row in question, the case. Then click that button. A message box will be displayed containing the noun form and translation. The message box is discussed below.
Message Boxes display the noun form and translation. A box looks like this:
[Name of Noun form]: [Translation of noun form]-[Specific noun form]
Without the brackets
The translation of a noun form is English for the specific noun form taking into account the case and number, as well as the English word in use as best as the program can understand.
The specific word form is the Latin root and the specific ending taking into account the case and number for that declension.
Occasionally, the program does not know if the noun the user has entered is irregular. For less than 10 Latin nouns, it will display a message warning the user that the specific noun form requested might be different for the noun entered. Usually, it will specify how the form is different, but it might ask the user for help with the specific noun form with a series of message boxes asking for information about the noun.
8. EASE OF USE
Several features in Arbuckle Latin Conjugator make it easy to use.
A. Function Keys
Function keys are found on the vast majority of computers. They are usually F1 through F12. Arbuckle Latin Conjugator uses 1-12 regularly. Review the list below to see which keys do what. Many of the keys are marked within the program.
F1=Help
F2=Donate to OLPC
F3=Go to Launcher (In Launcher: About)
F4=Go to Arbuckle Software’s Website
F5=Decline (Equivalent to pressing SPQR) (In Launcher: Nothing)
F6=Tell Me Feature (In Declension Windows: Nothing)
F7=Open Translator (In Declension Windows: Nothing)
In Launcher:
F8=Go to 1st Declension
F9= Go to 2nd Declension
F10= Go to 3rd Declension
F11= Go to 4th Declension
F12= Go to 5th Declension
In Declension Windows:
F8=Cursor in meaning
F9=Cursor in Nom.
F10=Cursor in Gen.
F11=Nothing
F12=Nothing
Gratias! Thank you for installing Arbuckle Latin Decliner!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. QUICK START
3. PROGRAMMING
4. COST AND DISTRIBUTION
5. INSTALLATION
6. CONTENT AND FEATURES
7. NAVIGATION
8. EASE OF USE
1. INTRODUCTION
Arbuckle Latin Decliner is a program designed for Latin students and teachers. The function is to test the user on their ability to recall patterns in noun forms and translations before seeing the actual forms. It is able to decline nouns and translate them by using the Nominative and Genitive Singular and the simplified meaning. It declines in all 5 declensions, all 6 cases, and both singular and plural.
2. QUICK START
If you want to delve right in, you may start the program by double clicking the Arbuckle Latin Decliner Application (.exe). You may click the buttons for each declension, or enter the Genitive Singular and click Tell Me to see what the declension is. In a declension window, enter the Nominative and Genitive Singular and meaning, and then click SPQR. Then use the buttons to see specific noun forms.
3. PROGRAMMING
Arbuckle Latin Decliner is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Arbuckle Latin Decliner is programmed by Arbuckle Latin Software.
Stuart Arbuckle of Arbuckle Software may be contacted at arbuckle.weebly.com. You may report bugs, problems, comments, and suggestions directly from the website.
The official website of this software is http://arbucklesoftware.weebly.com and the latest version, and Arbuckle Latin Conjugator may be downloaded directly from the website.
4. COST AND DISTRIBUTION
Arbuckle Latin Decliner is a freeware program. It may be distributed without cost as long as it is downloaded from http://arbucklesoftware.weebly.com. Since you are not paying for the program, please consider making a donation to OLPC or One Laptop Per Child. It is a very worthy charity and promotes worldwide education for some of the world’s poorest children. For more information, visit www.laptop.org.
5. ISTALLATION
The program is not large enough for a full installation. Just Extract all the files in the zip (compressed) folder. Double click Arbuckle Latin Decliner.exe to start the program.
6. CONTENT AND FEATURES
Arbuckle Latin Decliner contains the endings for all five declensions. It can decline in all 6 cases (Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Vocative, and Ablative). It is also able to decline in the singular and plural voices for any noun entered. What sets Arbuckle Latin Decliner apart is the translations. Every Latin decliner available just declines the noun. To really understand Latin, you must also see the translation. This program has full translations for all noun forms. The system takes into account the case, number, and meaning entered to provide the only translation capability available in Latin inflection software.
7. NAVIGATION
Arbuckle Latin Decliner is divided into two parts, the Launcher and the Declension window.
The Launcher has four columns. On the left, there are five buttons. They correspond to the five declensions. You may open each declension window by clicking the buttons. The interface of the declension window is discussed below.
On the right of the launcher is the Tell Me feature. If you don’t know what declension your verb is, just enter the Genitive Singular and click Tell Me. A message box will tell you the declension, and then open that declension window.
The third column is the Translate feature. Click Launch Translator.
The SPQR column contains all other features. To view a simple version of the Launcher instructions, you may click the Help button. To view information about Arbuckle Latin Decliner, you may click the About button. If you found a problem in the program, please report it at http://arbucklesoftware.weebly.com.
The Five Declension windows are divided into two sections as described below:
The SPQR Section contains the controls for noun entry, the Help button, Launcher button, and the About button. Enter the Genitive Singular and meaning of a noun as described in the program and click SPQR to decline it. For the 3rd Declension, you must enter the gender of your noun because of irregularities. Your dictionary should show the gender as Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter.
You may change the noun at any time, as many times as you want as long as you click SPQR after each change.
To view a simple version of the instructions, you may click the Help button from the left panel in one of the program’s declension windows. To view information about the program, you may click the About button. To go back to the launcher to use its features, click Launcher.
The Noun Forms Section contains the specific noun forms available. It is divided into two columns: Singular and Plural. Down the left side, the cases are listed. Total, there are 12 noun forms that you can see (Singular and Plural for all 6 cases). Simply find the column in question, Singular or Plural, and then find the row in question, the case. Then click that button. A message box will be displayed containing the noun form and translation. The message box is discussed below.
Message Boxes display the noun form and translation. A box looks like this:
[Name of Noun form]: [Translation of noun form]-[Specific noun form]
Without the brackets
The translation of a noun form is English for the specific noun form taking into account the case and number, as well as the English word in use as best as the program can understand.
The specific word form is the Latin root and the specific ending taking into account the case and number for that declension.
Occasionally, the program does not know if the noun the user has entered is irregular. For less than 10 Latin nouns, it will display a message warning the user that the specific noun form requested might be different for the noun entered. Usually, it will specify how the form is different, but it might ask the user for help with the specific noun form with a series of message boxes asking for information about the noun.
8. EASE OF USE
Several features in Arbuckle Latin Conjugator make it easy to use.
A. Function Keys
Function keys are found on the vast majority of computers. They are usually F1 through F12. Arbuckle Latin Conjugator uses 1-12 regularly. Review the list below to see which keys do what. Many of the keys are marked within the program.
F1=Help
F2=Donate to OLPC
F3=Go to Launcher (In Launcher: About)
F4=Go to Arbuckle Software’s Website
F5=Decline (Equivalent to pressing SPQR) (In Launcher: Nothing)
F6=Tell Me Feature (In Declension Windows: Nothing)
F7=Open Translator (In Declension Windows: Nothing)
In Launcher:
F8=Go to 1st Declension
F9= Go to 2nd Declension
F10= Go to 3rd Declension
F11= Go to 4th Declension
F12= Go to 5th Declension
In Declension Windows:
F8=Cursor in meaning
F9=Cursor in Nom.
F10=Cursor in Gen.
F11=Nothing
F12=Nothing
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