Chapter One Vocabulary

ad

To, towards

ambulo

I walk

amicus

Friend

amo

I love, I like

ancilla

Slave-girl, slave-woman

cibus

Food

circum

Around

clamo

I shout

contra

Against

dea

Goddess

deus

God

dominus

Master

epistula

Letter

equus

Horse

et

And

femina

Woman

gladius

Sword

hortus

Garden

in

Into, onto

insula

Island; block of flats

laboro

I work, I toil

navigo

I sail

neco

I kill

non

Not

nunc

Now

nuntius

Messenger

paro

I prepare

pecunia

Money

per

Through, along

porto

I carry

puella

Girl

pugno

I fight

Roma

Rome

saluto

I greet

sed

But

semper

Always

servus

Slave

sum

I am

villa

House, country villa

VOCO

I call

accusative

Sentences would get

genitive

The genitive case is used to show possession

dative

The dative case indicates the indirect object

ablative

The ablative case expresses means or manner

sg

Singular

pl

Plural

nom

Nominative

acc

Accusative

gen

Genitive