latin vocab Flashcards
a,ab. (abl)
away from absent, absentee, abstian, in absentia
ad
to toward (followed by the accusative case) example: advance admit
aedifico, aedificare, aedificavi, aedificatus
build edify, edifice, edification(ae often changes to e)
agricola, agricolae, masculine
farmer example: agriculture agrarian
ambulo, -are, -avi, -atus
walk example: ambulatory amble
amo, amate, amavi, amatus
love example: amateur amiable
aqua, aquae feminine
water example: aquatics aqueous
aut
or
casa, casae feminine
house example: casino
circum (with acc)
around, about circumference, circumnavigate, circumvent, circular, circle
copia copiae feminie
supply (in the pural it means troops or supplies) example: copious cornucopia
cum (abl)
with in english assimilates to con-, col-, cor- conference, collate, correlate
de
from, down from (followed by the ablative case) example: descend deduce
do,dare, dedi,datus
give data, dedicate, dedication
dono, donare, donavi, donatus
give, donate donor, donation
e, ex (abl)
out from exit expectorant exorcise export
est
is
et
and
etiam
also, even
fabula, -ae (f)
story fable fabulous
fame, famae feminine
fame, rumor, report, reputation example: infamous, infamy
familia, familiae feminine
family example: fami
fortuna, fortunae feminine
fortune, luck example: fortunate, misfortunate
Gallia Galliae feminine
Gaul, the romans called france Gaul eample: Gallic
habito, habitare, habitavi, habitatus
live example: habitat habitation inhabit
hodie
today
in
in or on (when followed by the ablative case) example: incline incarnate
in
into or onto (when followed but the accusative case) example: (assimilates to I’m in some english words) impose impress
in (abl or acc)
abl= in,on; acc.= into, onto incorporate, incarcerate, incarnate, encase, incline, inception, incise, incur,
insula, insulae feminine
island example:insulate insular
Italia, Italiae feminine
Italy example: Italian
laboro laborare laboravi laboratus
work example: laboratory elaborate
laudo, -are, -avi, -atus
praise example: applause
lingua, -ae (f)
language, tongue linguistic, bilingual, trilingual
mando, mandare, mandavi, mandatus
entrust mandate, command
monstro, monstrare, monstravi, manstratus
show demonstrate, demonstration, demonstrative
narro, -are, -avi, -atus
say tell example: narrator
natura, naturea feminine
nature example: natural
nauta, nautae masculine
sailor example: nautical astronaut
non
not
navigo, -are, -avi, -atus
sail example: navigate navigator
nuntio, nuntiare, nuntiavi, nuntiatus
report, announce announce, annunciation, enunciation denounce
occupo, occupare, occupavi, occupatus
seize, occupy occupation occupant
paro parare paravi paratus
prepare example: preparation
patria, ae, (f)
fatherland,country patriot, patriotic, expatriate
pecunia, -ae (f)
money pecuniary, impecunious
poeta, poetae masculine
poet example: poetic
porto portare portavi portatus
carry example: import export deport
postea
later
praeda, -ae (f)
loot predator, praedial, predation
pro (abl)
in front of, on behalf of providence, profane, proceed, procession, progress, procure, progeny, provide
provincia, -ae (f)
province provincial
puella, puellae feminine
girl
pugna, -ae (f)
battle, fight (noun) pugnacuois, repugnant, pugilist
pugno, pugnare, pugnavi, pugnatus
fight (verb) pugnacious repugnant
regina reginae feminine
queen
roma, -ae (f)
Rome romance languages
saepe
often
sed
but
sed
but
silva, silvae feminine
forest example: slyvan, Pennsylvania
sine (ab)
without sinecure
specto spectare spectavi spectatus
watch look at example: spectator inspection
statua statuae feminine
statue example: statuary statuesque
sub (abl. or acc.)
abl= under; acc-up to subway, subterranean, suburb, substitute, subsonic, subordinate, submerge, substantive
sunt
are
terra, terrae feminine
land, earth example: terrain territory
trans
across (followed by they accusative case) example: transducer, transmit
tum
then
via, viae feminine
road, way example: viaduct, trivia
villa, -ae (f)
farmhouse village
vita, vitae feminine
life example: vitality, vitamin
voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatus
call vocal, vocation, advocate, voice, avocation