Chapter 1 Vocab Flashcards
agricola, -ae
m. farmer
anima -ae
f. life force, soul; also, breath (of the wind, of a human being)
dea, -ae
f. goddess
fāma, -ae
f. report, rumor; reputation, fame
fēmina, -ae
f. woman, wife
fīlia, -ae
f. daughter
īnsula, -ae
f. island
Italia, -ae
f. Italy
nauta, -ae
m. sailor
patria, -ae
f. country, homeland
pecūnia, -ae
f. money
poēta, -ae
m. poet
puella, -ae
f. girl
rēgina, -ae
f. queen
via, -ae
f. way, road, street, path
ager, agrī
m. field
dues, deī
m. god (irregular declension)
nom/voc deus dī (or deī/diī, uncommon)
gen. deī deōrum or deum
dat. deō dīs
acc. deum deōs
abl. deō dīs
dominus, -ī
m, master, lord
filius, -ī (filiī)
m. son
gladius, -ī (gladiī)
m. sword
liber, librī
m. book
puer, -ī
m. boy
servus, -ī
m. slave
vir, -ī
m. man, husband
aurum, -ī
n. gold
bellum, -ī
n. war
cōnsilium, -ī (cōnsiliī)
n. deliberation, plan, advice, judgement, council
dōnum, -ī
n. gift
factum, -ī
n. deed
ferrum, -ī
n. iron, sword
oppidum, -ī
n. town
perīculum, -ī
n. danger
verbum, -ī
n. word
ā, ab
(prep + abl.) (away) from
cases taken by prepositions
Prepositions that take the accusative emphasize the idea of motion toward, into, around, and through. Prepositions that take the ablative indicate one of the three functions of the ablative: separation, association/instrument, or location. A few prepositions can take either case, and their meanings differ according to which case they take.
ad
(prep + acc.) toward, to
cum
(prep + abl.) with
dē
(prep + abl.) (down) from; about, concerning
ē, ēx
(prep + abl.) (out) from
et
(conj. ) and
(adv. ) even, also
et … et …
(conj.) both …. and ….
in
(prep + acc.) into, onto; against (ex. to make war against)
(prep + abl.) in, on
ō
(interj.) O
-que
(enclitic conj.) and
*attached to the second element of a closely related pair; should be translated as “and” before the word to which it is attached
