TEST 019; V: 014 - 018; Gram/M&C 5 - 6 Flashcards
What is Number?
If a noun is singular or plural
How does Latin pluralize most nouns?
Change the Endings
Pluralize: Nom. 1st Declension (-a)
-ae
Pluralize: Nom. 2nd Declension (-us, -um)
-ī
Pluralize: Nom. 3rd Declension (~)
-ēs
How does latin make a verb plural in 3rd person?
-___nt
Plural verbs: 1st Conjugation
-ant
Plural verbs: 2nd Conjugation
-ent
Plural verbs: 3rd Conjugation
-unt (-iunt)
Plural verbs: 4th Conjugation
-iunt
What is a “tense”?
When something has happened, is happening, or will happen
What part of speech has tenses?
Verbs
What tenses exist in latin?
- Present
- imperfect
- perfect
- pluperfect
- future
- future perfect
“-bā” is a sign of what tense?
Imperfect tense
When would one use the imperfect tense in latin?
For continuos action in the past
Tenses: “Was ____ing”
Imperfect Tense
Tenses: Sometimes “used to ___”
Imperfect Tense
Tenses: Sometimes “___ed” (many times)
Imperfect Tense
What endings are used by all imperfect verbs in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd declension?
- bam, -bat, -bās
Imperfect tense: sum
Eram
Imperfect tense: es
Erās
Imperfect tense: est
erat
Which letter is often a sign of the perfect tense?
“V”
When would one use perfect tense?
- Simple action in the past
- Completed action in the past
Tenses: “____ed” (once)
Perfect Tense
Tenses: Sometimes “has ___ed”
Perfect Tense
Tenses: Sometimes “have ___ed”
Perfect Tense
What endings do all latin verbs in 3rd person of the perfect tense have?
Singular - -it
Plural -ērunt
emit
Buys
plaudit
Applauds, Claps
fēmina
Woman
iuvenis (iuvenem), m.
Young Man
puer (puerum)
Boy
puella
Girl
senex (senem), m.
Old Man
turba
Crowd
fortis
Brave, Strong
occupātus
Busy
ubi
Where, When
contendit
Hurries
manet
Stays, Remains
ruit
Rushes
sunt
They are, There are
agricola, m.
Farmer
clāmor (clāmōrem), m.
Shout, Uproar
fābula
Story, Play
nauta, m.
Sailor
omnis
All, Every
ōtiōsus
At Leisure, Idle
per
Through (+Accusative)
aperit
Opens
legit
Reads
superat
Overcomes, Overpowers
timet
Fears, Is Afraid
vexat
Annoys, Bothers
lūna
Moon
rēs (rem), f.
Thing, Matter, Affair
longus
Long
maximus
Very Big, Very Great; The Biggest, The greatest
subitō
Suddenly
tandem
At Last, Finally
agitat (agitāvit)
Chases
erat
Was, There Was
cēnat (cēnāvit)
Dines
festīnat (festīnāvit)
Hurries
pugnat (pugnāvit)
Fights
lībertus
Freedman, Ex-Slave
nēmō (nēminem), m./f.
No One, Nobody
intentē
Intently
paene
Almost
semper
Always
quod
Because
nārrat (nārrāvit)
Tells
para (parāvit)
Prepares
rogat (rogāvit)
Asks
servat (servāvit)
Saves, Protects
sōlus
Alone, Only
tōtus
Whole, Entire
ōlim
Once, Some time ago
tum
Then
postquam
After
cum
With (+abl)
euge!
Hooray!
the act of freeing a slave
Manumission
three names given to a freedman
praenomen & nomen = same as former master, cognomen = slave’s original name
name that would be given to Tiro, the slave of Marcus Tullius Cicero, upon his manumission
Marcus Tullius Trio
two humans who survived the flood, they threw the “bones” of their “mother” to repopulate the earth
Deucalion and Pyrrha
meaning of the name “Prometheus”
forethought
meaning of the name “Epimetheus”
afterthought
Titan who created human beings
Prometheus
stole fire from Zeus in order to return it to human beings
Prometheus
the first mortal woman
Pandora
god who fashioned Pandora out of mud
Hephaestus (Vulcan)
meaning of the name “Pandora”
All Gifts
the only spirit that remained in Pandora’s box
Hope
she opened a box (or jar) to release all troubles for human beings
Pandora
Titan punished by having an eagle eat his liver everyday
Prometheus
goddess who was the mother of Achilles
Thetis
goddess whose son was destined to become greater than his father
Thetis
he killed the eagle that had been tormenting Prometheus
Heracles (Hercules)