Collegiate Questions—Advanced

Question 1

Complete the following analogy, which contains extra clues if necessary: vetō is to [blank] as edō is to ēsset OR volō is to vellet OR dūcō is to dūceret.

Answer 1

VETĀRET

B1: Vetō is to [blank] as amō is to amātus eram.

VETITUS ERAM

B2: Vetō is to [blank] as dō is to duint.

VETENT [GIVE 20 BROWNIE POINTS FOR THE ARCHAIC FORM VOTENT]

Question 2

Of the forms baseōs, hērōis, tigrī, and lampados, which does not exemplify a valid genitive singular for a 3rd-declension Greek borrowing?

Answer 2

TIGRĪ

B1: Which of the following, if any, is not a valid form of the accusative singular: Salamīna, Dīdō, Parin, hērōum?

HĒRŌUM

B2: Which of the following, if any, is not a valid genitive form, in the singular or plural: Thūcȳdidī, Georgicōn, crambēs, Dīdūs?

ALL ARE VALID

Question 3

The noun suffixes -ciō, -xilla, and -ulus all signify what sort of noun, often used to denote affection or small size?

Answer 3

DIMINUTIVES

B1: Give the diminutive form of mūnus which means “a small gift.”

MŪNUSCULUM

B2: Now give the diminutive of liber, a word used by Catullus in the first line of his first poem to describe his work.

LIBELLUS