Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is the Latin term for love?
ámor, amoris, m., love
Related terms: amorous, enamored; cf. amo, amicus
What is the Latin term for song or poem?
carmen, cárminis, n., song, poem
Related term: charm
What is the Latin term for state or citizenship?
civitās, civitatis, f., state, citizenship
Related term: city
What is the Latin term for body?
córpus, córporis, n., body
Related terms: corps, corpse, corpuscle, corpulent, corporal, corporeal, corporate, corporation, incorporate, corsage, corset
What is the Latin term for human being or man?
hómo, hóminis, m., human being, man
Related terms: homicide, homage; homo sapiens, but not the prefix homo-; cf. humanus and vir
What is the Latin term for labor or work?
lábor, laboris, m., labor, work, toil; a work, production
Related terms: laboratory, belabor, laborious, collaborate, elaborate
What is the Latin term for a letter of the alphabet?
líttera, lítterae, f., a letter of the alphabet
Plural: lítterae, litterárum; Related terms: epistle, literature, literal, letters, belles-lettres, illiterate, alliteration
What is the Latin term for habit or custom?
mos, moris, m., habit, custom, manner
Plural: mores, morum; Related terms: habits, morals, character, mores, moral, immoral, immorality, morale, morose
What is the Latin term for name?
nomen, nóminis, n., name
Related terms: nomenclature, nominate, nominative, nominal, noun, pronoun, renown, denomination, ignominy, misnomer
What is the Latin term for peace?
pãx, pácis, f., peace
Related terms: pacify, pacific, pacifist, appease, pay
What is the Latin term for queen?
regína, rēginae, f., queen
Related terms: Regina, regina, reginal
What is the Latin term for king?
rēx, régis, m., king
Related terms: regal, regalia, regicide, royal; cf. rajah
What is the Latin term for time?
témpus, témporis, n., time; occasion, opportunity
Related terms: tempo, temporary, contemporary, temporal, temporize, extempore, tense [of a verb]
What is the Latin term for earth or land?
térra, térrae, f., earth, ground, land, country
Related terms: terrestrial, terrace, terrier, territory, inter [verb], parterre, subterranean, terra cotta
What is the Latin term for wife?
úxor, uxóris, f., wife
Related terms: uxorial, uxorious, uxoricide
What is the Latin term for maiden or virgin?
virgo, virginis, f., maiden, virgin
Related terms: virgin, virginal, virginity, Virginia
What is the Latin term for manliness or courage?
virtus, virtútis, f., manliness, courage; excellence, character, worth, virtue
Related terms: virtuoso, virtuosity, virtual; cf. vir
What is the Latin term for new or strange?
nóvus, nóva, nóvum, new; strange
Related terms: novel, novelty, novice, innovate
What is the Latin term for after or behind?
post, prep. + acc., after, behind
Related terms: posterity, posterior, posthumous, post mortem, P.M. = post meridiem, preposterous, post- as a prefix, postgraduate, postlude, postpositive, postwar, etc.
sub + abl
under, up under, close to; down to/into, to/at the foot of
audeo, aduere, ausus sum
to dare
neco, necare, necavi, necatum
murder, kill
