Latin Vocab. Cuz you know you want to know....

Sep 09, 2009 12:06



Vocabulary Words.

Chapter One and Two.

Me, pronoun, me, myself.

Quid, pronoun, what (quid pro quo)

Nihil, noun, nothing (nihilism, annihilate)

Non, adverb, not

Saepe, adverb, often

Si, conjunction, if

Amo, amare, amavi, amatum, to love, like

Amabo te, idiom, please (lit., I will love you, amatory, Amanda)

Cogito, cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatum, to think, to ponder, consider, plan (cogitate)

Debeo, debere, debui, debitum, to owe; ought, must, (debt, debit, due, duty)

Do, dare, dedi, datum, to give, offer (date, data)

Erro, errare, erravi, erratum,  to wander; err, go astray, make a mistake, be mistaken (erratic, errant, erroneous, error, aberration)

Laudo, laudare, laudavi, laudatum, to praise (laud, laudable, laudatory)

Moneo, monere, monui, monitum, to remind, advise, warn (admonish, admonition, monitor, monument, monster, premonition)

Salveo, salvere, to be well, be in good health

Salve, salvete, hello, greetings (salvation, salver, salvage)

Servo, servare, servavi, servatum, to preserve, save, keep, guard (observe, preserve, reserve, reservoir)

Conservo, conservare, conservatum, (con-servo), a stronger form of servoi, to preserve, conserve, maintain (conservative, conservation)

Terreo, terrere, terrui, territum, to frighten, terrify (terrible, terrific, terrify, terror, terrorist, deter)

Valeo, valere, valui, valiturum, to be strong, have power; be well; vale (valete), good-bye, farewell (valid, invalidate, prevail, prevalent, valedictory)

Video, videre, vidi, visum, to see; observe, understand (provide, evident, view, review, revise, revision, television)

Voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatum, to call, summon (vocation, advocate, vocabulary, convoke, evoke, invoke, provoke, revoke)

Fama, famae, rumor, report; fame, reputation (famous, defame, infamy)

Forma, formae, form, shape; beauty (formal, format, formula, formless, deform, inform, ect.; but not formic, or formidable)

Fortuna, fortunae, fortune, luck (fortunate, unfortunate)

Ira, irae,  ire, anger (irate, irascible, but not irritate)

Nauta, nautae, sailor (nautical)

Patria, patriae, fatherland, native land, (one’s) country (expatriate, repatriate)

Pecunia, pecuniae, money (pecuniary, impecunious; cp. Peculation)

Philosophia, philosophiae, love of wisdom (philosophy)

Poena, poenae, penalty, punishment;

poenas dare, idiom, to pay the penalty (penal, penalize, penalty, pain, subpoena)

Poeta, poetae, poet (poetry)

Porta, portae, gate, entrance (portal, portico, porch, porthole)

Puella, puellae, girl

Rosa, rosae, rose (rosary, roseate, rosette)

Sentential, snetentiae, feeling, thought, opinion, vote, sentence (sententious, sentencing)

Vita, vitae,  life; mode of life (vital, vitals, vitality, vitamin, vitalize, devitalize, revitalize)

Antiqua, antiquae, ancient, old-time (antique, antiquities, antiquated, antiquarian)

Magna, magnae, large, great; important (magnify, magnificent, magnate, magnitude, magnanimous)

Mea, meae, much, many (multitude, multiply, multiple, multi-, a prefix as in multimillionaire)

Tua, tuae,I your, used when speaking to only one person

Et, conjunction, and; even

Et … et, both … and

Sed,  conjunction but

O, interjection, O! Oh!, commonly used with the vocative

Sine, preposition + abl., without (sinecure, sans)

Est, is
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