Chapter 26 Flashcards
Forum, forī
Marketplace, forum
N
Cēna, cēnae
Dinner
F
Lēx, lēgis
Law, statute
F
Līmen, līminis
Threshold
N
Lūx, lūcis
Light
F
Mēnsa, mēnsae
Table; dining; dish, course
Mēnsa secunda
Dessert
Nox, noctis
Night
F
Somnus, somnī
Sleep
M
Quīdam, quaedam, quiddam (pron.) or quoddam (adj.)
(Pron.): A certain one, a certain thing, someone, something
(Adj.): A certain, some
(Gen. Cuiusdam, dat. Cuidam, etc.)
Pudīcus, pudīca, pudīcum
Modest, chaste
Superbus, superba, superbum
Arrogant, overbearing, haughty, proud
Trīstis, trīste
Sad, sorrowful, joyless; grim, severe
Turpis, turpe
Ugly; shameful, base, disgraceful
Urbānus, urbāna, urbānum
Of the city, urban; urbane, elegant
Prae
With ablative
In front of, before
Often used as a prefix to intensify an adjective
Quam
Than
When before a superlative: as…as possible
E.g. Quam fortissimus: as brave as possible
Tantum
Only
Invītō, invītāre, invītāvī, invītātum
To entertain, invite, summon