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NOUNS
First declension, mostly feminine
genitive:-ae
porta ............................... gate
ianua..................................door
ripa ................................. riverbank
mensa ..............................table
fuga ...................................escape, flight
ora .....................................shore
herba ..................................grass
silva ...................................wood
fabula...................................story
epistula.................................letter
luna......................................moon
cura..................................care
vita.......................................life
fama..............................fame, rumour
insidiae.plural (genitive:
insidiarum)...................ambush
anima..........................spirit, living being
ara...............................altar
aura.............................air, breeze
lacrima........................tear, teardrop
poena...........................penalty, punishment
poenas do, dare, dedi, datum......undergo
..................punishment (pay the penalty)
praeda...............................booty
Name:………………………………………….
regia, aula........................palace
tenebrae plural (genitive:
tenebrarum)...........................darkness
Second declension,
masculine(except where stated)
genitive:-i
ludus ........................game, school
oculus ......................eye
populus ....................people
campus.......................plain
legatus........................ambassador
somnus.......................sleep
modus.........................way
numerus ........................number
humus i f.........................earth, ground
humi...............................on the ground
Second declension, neuter
genitive sing:-i
imperium ...........................order, empire
matrimonium ..................... marriage
in matrimonium duco..........marry
saxum....................................rock
atrium ..................................hall
argentum...............................silver
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castra (pl) genitive
castrorum)...........................camp (pl.)
moenia, moenium n (pl).........city walls
vulgus...........................the public, crowd,
.............................................rabble
vestigium..............................footprint
vinculum...............................chain
signum....................................sign,
standard
consilium................................plan
Third declension, genitive sing:-is
plebs (plebes), plebis f........the common
.............................................people
sacerdos, sacerdotis c............priest
carmen, carminis n ..............song, poem
scelus, sceleris n...................crime
sanguis, sanguinis m............blood
pax, pacis f............................peace
onus, oneris n.......................burden
sol, solis m...........................sun
arbor, arboris f. ...................tree
flos, floris m,.......................flower
caput, capitis n.....................head
canis, canis c........................dog
collis, collis m......................hill
vestis, vestis f......................clothing
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finis, finis m ........................end
classis, classis f .....................fleet
legio, legionis f......................legion
eques, equitis m ..................cavalryman
pedes, peditis.......................footsoldier
pes, pedis m.........................foot
comes, comitis c................companion
Iuppiter, Iovis m................Jupiter
consul, consulis m ...............consul
amor, amoris m...................love
ars, artis f:...................... art, skill
ignis ignis m ........................fire
salus, salutis.f ....................safety, greeting
mens, mentis f..................mind
avis, avis f ........................bird
clades, cladis f...................disaster, defeat
orbis terrarum...................earth, world
vis (acc vim, abl. vi) f.......force, violence
vires, virium f (plural of above)....strength
hiems, hiemis f.................winter
libertas, libertatis f ............freedom
hospes, hospitis m.............guest, host
os, oris n............................mouth, face
os, ossis n............................bone
opus, operis n ....................work
genus, generis n .................sort, kind
timor, timoris m ..................fear
honor, honoris m.................honour
mos, moris m......................custom
cohors, cohortis f.................cohort
Name:………………………………………….
lex, legis f ............................law
aestas, aestatis f....................summer
aetas, aetatis f........................age
civitas, civitatis f.....................state
litus, litoris n ........................shore
rus, ruris n ............................the.country
..............................................countryside
ruri......................................in the country
rure......................................from the
country
obses, obsidis c....................hostage
agmen, agminis n...............column of
march
foedus, foederis n..................treaty
Fourth declension, genitive sing:us
exercitus m.................................army
manus f................................hand, band (of
............................................people)
portus m............................port, harbour
cursus, m .................................course, run
domus f (irregular)...................house
domi......................................at home
anus F.......................................old woman
impetus m..............................attack, rush
vultus m..............................expression,
face
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Fifth declension, genitive sing:-ei
acies f....................................line of battle
fames f...................................hunger
ADJECTIVES
First / second declension
(fem/neuter endings: -a-um)
quot?*.............................how many?
tot*..................................so many
*indeclinable
niger (nigra, nigrum)............black
stultus ..............................stupid
barbarus ...........................barbarian
nullus ...............................no
tantus ..........................so great
verus ............................true
summus ...................highest, top of`
Britannus ......................British
latus...............................wide
plenus.............................full
dignus ............................worthy
inimicus.........................hostile
(as a noun=enemy)
natus..................................old
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e.g. annus viginti natus.....20 years old
(as a noun= son)
sinister, sinistra, sinistrum......left
durus.................................hard
cruentus...........................blood stained
dexter, dextra,
dextrum..............................right
aeger, aegra, aegrum...........sick
nonnulli..............................several
3rd Declension
all genitives -is unless otherwise
stated
complures...............................several
gravis.....................................heavy,
serious
dulcis....................................sweet
brevis...................................short
dives (genitive:
divitis)..................................rich
prudens (genitive:
prudentis).............................sensible
pauper (genitive:
pauperis)...............................poor
vetus (genitive: veteris)…….old
talis......................................such
qualis?..................................what kind of?
Name:………………………………………….
PRONOUNS
ne......quidem...................not even
quidam, quaedam,
quoddam.............................a certain
aliquis, aliquid............someone, something
Adverbs of Time
PREPOSITIONS
apud (+acc)....................at the house of
praeter (+acc)...............except, besides
ADVERBS
haud, haut.........................not at all
ita.....................................in this way
libenter ....................freely, willingly
modo.......................only, just now
solum...............................only
satis.............................enough
clam............................secretly
palam..........................openly
vix...............................scarcely
potius (quam).........rather, more (than)
ubique...........................everywhere
undique.........................on/from all sides
procul ...........................at a distance
umquam..........................ever
quidem............................even
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simul ac / simul atque .........as soon as
adhuc.................................still
cotidie............................every day
postridie.........................on the next day
mane................................in the morning
inde................................ then, from there
nuper ..............................recently
interim............................meanwhile
priusquam.......................before
postquam........................after
CONJUNCTIONS
ac, atque............................and
at.......................................but
ambo................................both
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VERBS
First conjugation
vasto, vastare, vastavi, vastatum.....ravage,
lay waste
curo, curare, curavi, curatum, curatum
.....................................................care for
oro, orare, oravi, oratum ............. pray
delecto, delectare, delectavi, delectatum
..................................................... delight
celo, celare, celavi, celatum........hide
ceno, cenare, cenavi, cenatum....dine
puto, putare, putavi, putatum
think
spero, sperare, speravi, speratum..hope
veto, vetare, vetui, vetitum..........forbid
nego, negare, negavi, negatum....deny
Second conjugation
fleo, flere, flevi, fletum....................weep
sedeo, sedere, sedi, sessum.................sit
augeo, augere, auxi,auctum............increase
doleo, dolere, dolui, dolitum ...........grieve
noceo, nocere, nocui, nocitum.........harm
doceo, docere, docui, doctum............teach
iaceo, iacere, iacui............................lie
pareo, parere, parui ......obey
Name:………………………………………….
(NB i. this verb is followed by an object in
the dative not the accusative
ii. It should not be confused with paro,
parare-I prepare)
placeo, placere, placui, placitum (NB this
verb is followed by an object in the dative
not the accusative)………….please
prohibeo, prohibere, prohibui, prohibitum
................................................prevent
Third conjugation
ago, agere, egi, actum.................do, drive
traho, trahere, traxi, tractum......drag
cado, cadere, cecidi, casum......fall
claudo, claudere, clausi, clausum...shut
quaero, quaerere, quaesivi, quaesitum
............................................look for, ask
reddo, reddere, reddidi, redditum..give
back
surgo, surgere, surrexi, surrectum...get up
ascendo, ascendere, ascendi, ascensum
.....................................................climb
descendo, descendere, descendi,
descensum
....................................................descend
parco, parcere, peperci, parsum....spare
(NB this verb is followed by an object in
the dative not the accusative)
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incendo, incendere, incendi, incensum
...................................................set on fire
intellego, intellegere,.intellexi, intellectum
..................................................understand
iungo, iungere, iunxi, iunctum...join
laedo, laedere, laesi, laesum.......hurt
colo, colere, colui, cultum..........cultivate
emo, emere, emi, emptum..........buy
vendo, vendere, vendidi, venditum....sell
verto, vertere, verti, versum............turn
cedo, cedere, cessi, cessum...........give up
procedo, procedere, processi, processum
..................................................advance
promitto, promittere, promisi, promissum
.........................................promise
colligo, colligere, collegi, collectum
........................................gather, collect
cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi,
cognitum.....................find out
Mixed Conjugation
incipio, incipere, incepi, inceptum.....begin
Fourth Conjugation
scio, scire, scivi, scitum.................know
nescio, nescire, nescivi, nescitum.not know
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vincio, vincire, vinxi, vinctum......bind,
..................................................restrain
pervenio, pervenire, perveni, perventum
(+ad).........................................reach
impedio, impedire, impedivi,
impeditum...............................hinder
Irregulars
inquit.....................................he, she,it says
inquiunt.....................................they say
fio, fieri, factus.......become, am made,
....................................................happen
malo, malle, malui (no supine) ......prefer
coepi, coepisse............................begin
memini, meminisse....................remember
odi, odisse.................................hate
desum, deesse, defui (no supine) (+dat)
...................................................lack
Semi deponents
Second conjugation
audeo, audere, ausus sum ..........dare
gaudeo, gaudere, gavisus sum......rejoice
soleo, solere, solitus sum.....be accustomed
Name:………………………………………….
Deponents
First conjugation
conor, conari, conatus ................try
hortor, hortari, hortatus .........encourage
miror, mirari, miratus .............wonder at
suscipor, suscipari, suspicatus....suspect,
suppose
moror, morari, moratus..............delay
Second conjugation
videor, videri, visus ....................seem
vereor, vereri, veritus.................fear
Third conjugation
loquor, loqui, locutus ...............speak
sequor, sequi, secutus ...............follow
queror, queri, questus .............complain
utor, uti, usus (followed by noun in
ablative)...................................use
proficiscor, proficisci, profectus.......set out
Fourth conjugation
orior, oriri, ortus.............................arise
mentior, mentiri, mentitus...........tell a lie
Common ablative absolute
phrases
verbis auditis.................when these words
......................................had been heard
verbis dictis....................when these words
.......................................had been said
hoc facto/dicto...............when this had
.......................................been done/said
quo facto/dicto...............when this had
.....................................been done/said
hoc/quo viso.........when this had been seen.
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Mixed conjugation
egredior, egredi, egressus .................go out
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ingredior, ingredi, ingressus..............go
into
progredior, progredi,
progressus.................................go forward
morior, mori, mortuus.....................die
patior, pati, passus ........................suffer