latin S words

sacer, sacra, sacrum

(sacro)

sacred

saepe

(spesso)

often

saevus, saeva, saevum

(selvaggio)

savage, cruel

saluto

I greet

salutare

(salutare)

to greet

salutavi

I greeted

salutatus

having been greeted

salve! salvete!

(salve!)

hello!

sanguis, sanguinis

(sangue)

blood

sapiens, sapientis

(saggio)

wise

satis

(origine di soddisfare/soddisfacente/soddisfazione/soddisfatto)

(origin of to satisfy/satisfactory/satisfaction/satisfied)

enough

scelestus, scelesta, scelestum

wicked

scelus, sceleris

crime

scio

I know

scire

(origine di scienza/scientifico/coscienza/cosciente)

(origin of science/scientific/conscience/conscious)

to know

scivi

I knew

scitus

having been known

scribo

I write

scribere

(scrivere)

to write

scripsi

I wrote

scriptus

having been written

se, sui

himself, herself, itself, themselves

seco

I cut, sever

secare

to cut, sever

secui

I cut, severed

sectus

having been cut, severed

sed

but

sedes, sedis

(sede)

seat, home, residence; settlement

sedeo

I sit

sedere

(sedere)

to sit

sedi

I sat

semper

(sempre)

always

senator, senatoris

(senatore)

senator

senatus

(senato)

the senate

senex, senis

(origine di senile)

old man

sentio

I feel, notice, hear, judge

sentire

(sentire)

(origine di senso/sentimento/sensible/senziente)

(origin of sense/sentiment/sensitive/sentient)

to feel, notice, hear, judge

sensi

I felt, noticed, heard, judged

sensus

having been felt, noticed, heard, judged

sequor

I follow

sequi

(seguire)

to follow

secutus sum

I followed

secutus

having followed

servo

I save, protect, keep, conserve

servare

(origine di salvare/conservare)

to save, protect, keep, conserve

servavi

I saved, protected, kept, conserved

servatus

having been saved, protected, kept, conserved

servus, servi

(servo)

(origine di servitore)

slave

servio (+ dative)

I serve, am a slave to

servire

(servire)

to serve, be a slave to

servivi

I served, was a slave to

servitus

having been served

severus, severa, severum

(severo)

severe, strict

si

(si)

if

sic

thus, in this way

signum, signi

(segno/segnale)

sign, signal, standard

silentium, silentii

(silenzio)

silence

silva, silvae

wood

similis, simile

(simile)

similar

simul

at the same time

simulac, simulatque

as soon as

sine

(senza)

without

sive…sive

whether…or

soleo

I am accustomed

solere

(origine di solito “usual”/solitamente “usually”)

to be accustomed

solitus sum

I was accustomed

solus, sola, solum

(solo)

alone, lonely, only, on one's own

soror, sororis

sister

specto

I look at, watch

spectare

(spettare)

(to spectate)

to look at, watch

spectavi

I looked at, watched

spectatus

having been looked at, watched

sperno

I spurn, scorn, despise

spernere

(respingere/sdegnare)

to spurn, scorn, despise

sprevi

I spurned, scorned, despised

spretus

having been spurned, scorned, despised

spero

I hope, expect

sperare

(sperare)

to hope, expect

speravi

I hoped, expected

speratus

having been hoped, expected

spes, spei

(speranza)

hope

stagnum, stagni

pool, lake, lagoon, bath

statim

at once, immediately

sto

I stand

stare

(stare)

to stand

steti

I stood

strepitus

noise

stupeo

I am astounded

stupere

(origine di stupire/stupefare “to daze, shock”)

(origin of to stun/stupefy)

to be astounded

stupui

I was astounded

stultus, stulta, stultum

(stolto)

stupid, foolish

sub

(sotto)

(origin of submarine)

under, beneath

subeo

I go under, sink

subire

to go under, sink

subivi

I went under, sank

subitus

having been sank

subito

(subito “immediately”)

suddenly

sum

I am

esse

(essere)

to be

fui

I was