Lecture 1 Flashcards
Lūx, lībertās
Light, liberty
līber
Adjective
Free
lībertās
Noun
Freedom
Ē plūribus ūnum
Phrase
Out of the many, one
Annuit Coeptis
Phrase
He (God) approved our undertakings.
Novus Ordō Seclōrum
Phrase
A new order of the ages.
habeās corpus
Phrase
Literal: you should have your body
English: the person will appear (in court)
tabula rasa
Phrase
Literal: scraped tablet
English: blank slate
persona nōn grāta
Phrase
Literal: a person not pleasing
English: an unwelcome person
curriculum vītae
Phrase
Literal: the course of life
English: summary of life experience
Vowel Pronunciation: A
Short sound: “uh” in about
Example: ǎd
Long sound: “ah” in father
Example: Rōmānus
- The Latin A is never pronounced as the
English A in either cat or Kate.
Vowel Pronunciation: E
Short sound: “eh” in get
Example: sěd
Long sound: “ay” in cake
Example: sēparō
Vowel Pronunciation: I
Short sound: “h” in kin
Example: in
Long sound: “ee” in machine
Example: līber
Vowel Pronunciation: O
Short sound: “ou” in ought
Example: nox
Long sound: “o” in go
Example: nōn
Vowel Pronunciation: U
Short sound: “uh” as in book
Example: mūrŭs
Long sound: “ew” as in food
Example: mūrŭs
Vowel Pronunciation: Y
Treat as a Latin “i”
Example: Polybius
Short sound: “h” in kin
Example: in
Long sound: “ee” in machine
Example: līber
- Used only in words deriving from Greek.
mūrus
Noun
Wall
Consonant Pronunciation: C
“k” in car
Example: Caesar
Consonant Pronunciation: G
“guh” in game
Example: gemma
Consonant Pronunciation: I
“yuh” in yum
Example: iam
Consonant Pronunciation: V
“wuh”
Example: Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī
Dipthong Pronunciation: AE
“i” in ice
Examples: Caesar, aeternus
Dipthong Pronunciation: OE
“oi” in oil
Examples: moenia, coeptis
Dipthong Pronunciation: AU
“ow” in howl
Examples: Paullus, Paulus
Rules for Stress
1) If a word has two syllables, always accent the first syllable.
2) If a word has three or more syllables, the accent goes on the second-to-last syllable if the vowel in the second-to-last syllable is long or counts as long.
* A short vowel counts as long if it is followed by two or more consonants.
3) If a word has three or more syllables, the accent goes on the third-to-last syllable if the vowel in the second-to-last is short.
Caesar
Carrus
Cibus
Gemma
Genesis
Gignō
Iam
Ianitor