1. Latin to English ("Assumed vocabulary")

Question 1

This list of 168 common Latin words is that of Gilbert Lawall’s edition of Petronius (selections). Students are advised to memorize all words before reading the Latin text.

Suggestion: as you review these words, many or most of which may familiar, pay attention to the quantities of vowels (important for poetry) and to the grammatical information given for each word, e.g. genitive singulars and genders, and principal parts

Begin with Latin to English. Then move on to English to Latin; total mastery of these words will make the rest of Latin much easier.

Answer 1

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Question 2

ā or ab (+ abl.)

Answer 2

from; by (prep. + abl.)

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ac

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and, and also, and even (conj.)

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ad (+ acc.)

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to, toward; at, near (prep. + acc.)

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agō, agere, ēgī, āctus

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to do; to drive

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alius, alia, aliud

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other, another

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alius … alius

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one … another

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ambulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātūrus

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to walk

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amīcus, ī, m.; amīca, -ae, f.

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friend

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amō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus

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to love

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annus, -ī, m.

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year

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aqua, -ae, f.

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water

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atque

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and, and also, and even (conj.)

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audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus

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to hear

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bene

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well (adv.)

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bonus, -a, -um

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good

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canis, canis, m.

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dog

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caput, capitis, n.

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head

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cēna, -ae, f.

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dinner

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cēnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus

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to dine

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centum

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a hundred (indecl. adj.)

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clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātūrus

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to shout

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crās

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tomorrow

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cum (+ indic.; subj.; abl.)

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when; since; although (conj. + indic. or subj.); with (prep. + abl.)

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dē (+ abl.)

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down from; concerning (prep. + abl.)

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decem

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ten (indecl. adj.)

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dēns, dentis, m.

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tooth

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dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus

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to say, tell

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diēs, diēī, m./f.

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day

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digitus, -ī, m.

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finger

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diū

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for a long time (adv.)

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dō, dare, dedī, datus

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to give

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dominus, -ī, m.

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master

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dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus

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to lead, take, bring

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dum

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while (conj.)

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duo, duae, duo

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two

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ē or ex (+ abl.)

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out of, from (prep. + abl.)

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ego, meī

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I (pronoun)

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eō, īre, iī, itūrus

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to go (irreg.)

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et

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and (conj.)

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et … et

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both … and

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faciō, facere, fēcī, factus

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to make

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familia, -ae, f.

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family, household (including slaves as well as relatives)|

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fēmina, -ae, f.

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woman

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ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus

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to bring, carry, bear (irreg.)

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fīlia, -ae, f.

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daughter

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fīlius, -ī, m.

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son

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fīō, fierī, factus sum

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to be made; to become; to happen (irreg.)

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forum, -ī, n.

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marketplace

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frāter, frātris, m.

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brother

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habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus

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to have, hold; to consider (dem. adj. and pronoun)

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hic, haec, hoc

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this; he, she, it |

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hodiē

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today (adv.)

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homō, hominis, m.

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man; human being

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iam

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already, now (adv.)

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īdem, eadem, idem

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the same (dem. adj. and pron.)

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ille, illa, illud

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that; he, she, it (dem. adj. and pron.)

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in

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in, on (prep. + abl.); into, onto (prep. + acc.)

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ingēns, ingentis

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large, huge

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inter (+ acc.)

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between; among (prep. + acc.)

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ipse, ipsa, ipsum

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himself, herself, itself (intensive adj. and pron.)

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is, ea, id

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this; that; he, she, it (dem. adj. and pron.)

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ita

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thus, so (adv.)

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itaque

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and so, therefore (adv.)

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iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus

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to order, command

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lēx, lēgis, f.

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law; custom

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locus, -ī, m.

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place

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longus, -a, -um

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long, tall

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magnus, -a, -um

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big, large, great

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maior, maius, (gen. maiōris)

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bigger, larger, greater (compar. of magnus)

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male

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badly (adv.)

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mālō, mālle, māluī

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to prefer (irreg.)

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malus, -a, -um

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bad, evil

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manus, -ūs, f.

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hand

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māter, mātris, f.

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mother

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maximus, -a, -um

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biggest, largest, greatest (superlative of magnus)

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melior, melius (gen. meliōris)

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better (compar. of bonus)

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meus, -a, -um

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my, mine

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mīlle

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a thousand (indecl. adj.)

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minimus, -a, -um

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smallest, very small (superl. of parvus)

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minor, minus (gen. minōris)

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smaller (compar. of parvus)

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mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus

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to send

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mulier, mulieris, f.

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woman

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multus, -a, -um

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much

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multī, -ae, -a

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many

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nam

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for (particle)

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nē

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in order that … not, so that … not (conj. + subj.)

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nec

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and not, neither (conj.)

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nec … nec

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neither … nor

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nihil, n.

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nothing (indecl.)

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nōlō, nōlle, nōluī

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to be unwilling; to refuse (irreg.)

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nōn

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not (adv.)

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nōn tantum … sed etiam

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non only … but also

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nōs, nostrī or nostrum

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we, us

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noster, nostra, nostrum

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our, ours

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novem

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nine (indecl. adj.)

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novus, -a, -um

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new

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nunc

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now (adv.)

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ō

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oh! (interj.)

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octō

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eight (indecl. adj.)

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omnis, omne

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all; the whole;every

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optimus, -a, -um

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best, very good, excellent (superl. of bonus)

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paene

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almost (adv.)

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pallium, -ī, n.

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cloak

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parvus, -a, -um

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small, little

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pater, patris, m.

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father

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pecūnia, -ae, f.

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money

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peior, peius (gen. peiōris)

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worse (compar. of malus)

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pēs, pedis, m.

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foot

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pessimus, -a, -um

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worst, very bad (superl. of malus)

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pictūra, -ae, f.

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picture

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pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus

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to put, place

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possum, posse, potuī

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to be able; can

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postquam

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after (conj.)

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puer, puerī, m.

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boy, slave

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pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum

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beautiful

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putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus

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to think

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quam

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than (adv.)

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quattuor

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four (indecl. adj.)

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-que

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and (enclitic adj.)

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quī, quae, quod

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who, which, that (rel. pron.); which (rel. adj.); what, which (interrog. pronoun)

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quia

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because (conj.)

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quīnque

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five (indecl. adj.)

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Quis …? Quid …?

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Who … ? What …? (interrog. pron.)

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quod

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because (conj.)

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quoque

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also (adv.)

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rēs, reī, f.

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thing, matter

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rīdeō, rīdēre, rīsī, rīsus

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to laugh (at)

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rūsticus, -ī, m.

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peasant

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sciō, scīre, scīvī, scītus

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to know

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scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus

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to write

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sē

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himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflex. pron.)

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sed

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but (conj.)

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sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessūrus

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to sit|

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septem

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seven (indecl. adj.)

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servus, -ī, m.

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slave

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sex

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six (indecl. adj.)

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sī

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if (conj.)

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sīc

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so, thus (adv.)

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sine (+ abl.)

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without (prep. + abl.)

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sōlus, -a, -um

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only, alone

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soror, sorōris, f.

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sister

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spolium, -ī, n.

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booty, spoil

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statua, -ae, f.

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statue

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stō, stāre, stetī, statūrus

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to stand

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sum, esse, fuī, futūrus

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to be (irreg.)

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super (+ acc.)

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above, over, on (prep. + acc.)

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suus, -a, -um

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his own, her own, its own, their own

(reflexive adjective)

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tempus, temporis, n.

Answer 149

time

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teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentus

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to hold

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terra, -ae, f.

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earth, ground

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timeō, timēre, timuī

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to fear

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tōtus, -a, -um

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all, the whole, the entire

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trēs, trēs, tria

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three

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tū, tuī

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you (sing.)

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tunc

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then (adv.)

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tunica, -ae, f.

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tunic

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ubi

Answer 158

where, when (adv.)

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ūnus, -a, -um

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one, only

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ut

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in order to, so that (conj. + subj.); as, when (conj. + indic.)

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veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventūrus

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to come|

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via, -ae, f.

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road

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videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus

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to see

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videor, vidērī, vīsus sum

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to seem, appear

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vir, virī, m.

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man, husband

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vīta, -ae, f.

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life

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volō, velle, voluī

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to be willing; to wish

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vōs, vostrī or vostrum

Answer 168

you (pl. pron.)