Latin ch.VII Flashcards
FRĀTER, FRĀTRIS
VIII
(Mas.)
Brother
Derivatives - fraternal, fraternity, fraternize, fratricide
CŌPIA, CŌPIAE
CŌPIAE, CŌPIĀRUM
VIII
(Fem.)
Abundance, supply
Supplies, troops, forces
Derivatives - copious, copy, cornucopia
LAUS, LAUDIS
VIII
(Mas.)
Praise, glory, fame
Derivatives - laud, laudable, laudation, laudatory, MAGNA CUM LAUDA
LĪBERTĀS, LĪBERTĀTIS
VIII
(Fem.)
Liberty
cf. LĪBER
RATIŌ, RATIŌNIS
VIII
(Fem.)
Reckoning, account; reason, judgment, consideration; systems;; manner, method
Derivatives - ratio, ration, rational, irrational, ratiocination
SCRĪPTOR, SCRĪTŌRIS
VIII
(Mas.)
Writer, author
Derivatives - scriptorium
SOROR, SORŌRIS
VIII
(Fem.)
Sister
Derivatives - sororal, sororicide, sorority
VICTŌRIA, VICTŌRIAE
VIII
(Fem.)
Victory
Derivatives - victorious,
DUM
VIII
(Conj.)
While, as long as, at the same time that; + subjunctive, until
AD
VIII
(prep. + acc.) to, up to, near to
In the sense of “place to which” with verbs of motion; contrast the dat. of ind. obj., also translated with “to” but in a different sense (administer, ad hoc, ad hominem).
In compounds the d is sometimes assimilated to the to the following consonant so that ad may appear, for instance, as ac- (ACCIPIŌ: AD-CAPIŌ) ac- ( APPELLŌ: AD-PELLŌ) a- (ASPICĪO: AD-SPICIŌ)
EX or Ē
VIII
prep. + abl, out of, from, from with in; by reason of, on account of; following Cardinal numbers, of (exact, except, exhibit, evict)
The Romans used EX before consonants or vowels; Ē (like “a” vs. “an” in Eng.) before consonants only. Like AD and many other prepositions, EX/Ē was often used as a prefix in compounds, sometimes with the X assimilated to the following consonant;
NUMQUAM
VIII
(Adv.)
Never
TAMEN
VIII
(Adv.)
Nevertheless, still
AGO, AGERE, ĒGI, ĀCTUM
VIII
To drive, lead, do, act; pass, spend (life or time)
Derivatives - agent, agenda, agile, agitate, active, actor, action, actual, actuate
GRĀTIĀS AGERE
VIII
To thank (someone), Literally to give thanks to
+ dat. for the person being thanked
DĒMŌNSTRŌ, DĒMŌNSTRĀRE, DĒMŌNSTRĀVĪ, DĒMŌNSTRĀTUM
VIII
To point out, show, demonstrate
Derivatives - demonstrable, demonstration, demonstrative
DISCŌ, DICERE, DIDICĪ
VIII
To learn
Derivatives - disciple, disciplinary
DOCEŌ, DOCĒRE, DOCUĪ, DOCTUM
VIII
To teach
Derivatives - docent, docile, document, doctor, doctrine, indoctrinate
DŪCO, DŪCERE, DŪXĪ, DUCTUM
VIII
To lead; consider, regard; prolong
Ductile, abduct, adduce, deduce, educe, induce, produce, reduce, seduce
GERŌ, GERERE, GESSĪ, GESTUM
VIII
To carry, carry on, manage, conduct, wage, accomplish, perform
Derivatives - gerund, gesture, gesticulate, jest, belligerent, suggest, exaggerate, register, registry
SCRĪBŌ, SCRĪBERE, SCRĪPSĪ, SCRĪPTUM
VIII
To write, compose,
Derivatives - ascribe, circumscribe, conscript, describe, inscribe, proscribe, postscript, rescript, scripture, subscribe, transcribe, scribble, scrivener, shrive
TRAHŌ, TRAHERE, TRĀXĪ, TRACTUM
VIII
To draw, drag; derive, acquire
Derivatives - attract, contract, retract, subtract, tractor
VINCO, VINCERE, VĪCĪ, VICTUM
VIII
To conquer, overcome,
Derivatives - convince, convict, evince evict, invincible, Vincent, victor, Victoria, vanquish