Latin Most Common Words

Taken from the Dickinson College Commentaries 1000 most common words list

et

and

sum

1pp. be, exist

esse

2pp. be, exist

fuī

3pp. be, exist

futūrum

4pp. be, exist

quī

who

quae

which

quod

what

que

and (postpositive enclitic)

in

in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)

nōn

not

hic haec hoc

this, these

ille illa illud

that

tū tuī tibi tē

you (sing.)

cum

with (prep. + abl.); when, since, although (conjunction + subj.)

ego meī mihi mē

I, me

is

he

ea

she

id

it

ad

to, up to, towards (+acc.)

ut, utī

as (+ indic.); so that, with the result that (+ subj.); (in questions) in what manner, how; (exclam.) to what an extent! how!

sī

if

sui sibi sē/sēsē

him- her- itself, themselves

omnis -e

all, every, as a whole

nec

and not, nor;

nec ... nec

neither ... nor

sed

but

ipse ipsa ipsum

him- her- itself

possum

1pp. be able

posse

2pp. be able

potuī

3pp. be able

aut

or

māgnus -a -um

great

ex, ē

out of, from

suus -a -um

his own, her own, its own

dō

1pp. give

dare

2pp. give

dedī

3pp. give

datum

4pp. give

quam

how?; (after comparative) than

per

through (+acc)

videō

1pp. see

vidēre

2pp. see

vīdī

3pp. see

vīsum

4pp. see

faciō

1pp. do, make

facere

2pp. do, make

fēcī

3pp. do, make

factum

4pp. do, make

dīcō

1pp. say

dīcere

2pp. say

dīxī

3pp. say

dictum

4pp. say

iam

now; already

atque/ac

and in addition, and also, and; (after comparatives) than

simul atque

as soon as

alius -a -ud

other, another

ālias

at another time

rēs reī f.

thing

rēs pūblica

commonwealth

rēs familiāris

family property, estate

rēs mīlitāris

art of war

rēs novae

revolution

animus -ī m.

spirit, mind

habeō

1pp. have, hold

habēre

2pp. have, hold

habuī

3pp. have, hold

habitum

4pp. have, hold

meus -a -um

my

multus -a -um

much, many

multo

by far

deus -ī m.; dea -ae f.

god; goddess

tuus -a -um

your

ferō

1pp. bear, carry, endure

ferre

2pp. bear, carry, endure

tulī

3pp. bear, carry, endure

lātum

4pp. bear, carry, endure

dē

down from, about, concerning (+ abl.)

nē

lest, that not

manus -ūs f.

hand; band of men

nūllus -a -um

not any, no one

nunc

now

nōs nostrum/nostrī nōbīs nōs

we

noster nostra nostrum

our

ūnus -a -um

one

diēs diēī m./f.

day

nihil, nīl

nothing; not at all

tum or tunc

then

enim

for, indeed

tamen

nevertheless, still

īdem eadem idem

the same

rēx rēgis m.

king

nam or namque

for, indeed, really

locus -ī m.

place; loca (n. pl.) region

veniō

1pp. come

venīre

2pp. come

vēnī

3pp. come

ventum

4pp. come