CLC Stage 1-3 Vocabulary

ad

to, toward (advance, admit, adventure; 'ad-' is used in various forms depending on the first letter of the word it attaches to, sometimes changing to 'ac-', 'af-', 'ag-', etc., for phonetic reasons - affecct, aggressive))

bibit

drinks (imbibe, bibulous, bib)

circumspectat

looks around (circum+spectare; circumspect, cicle, spectator)

clāmat

shouts (clamor, clamorous, exclaim)

ecce!

see! look!

et

and (&)

exit

goes out

exspectat

waits for (expect)

forum

forum, business center

iānua

door

īrātus

angry (irate, )

leō

lion (leonine)

magnus

big, large, great (magnificent, magnify, magnanimous)

nāvis

ship (navy, naval)

nōn

not

portat

carries (portable, porter)

respondet

replies (respond)

rīdet

laughs, smiles (ridicule, deride, derisive)

salvē!

hello!

surgit

gets up, rises (surge)

taberna

store, shop, inn (tavern)

videt

sees (video, vision)

vīlla

house (villa, village)

vīnum

wine (vinegar, vinaigrette, vinaceous, vino)

canis

dog (canine)

coquus

cook

est

is

filius

son (filial, affiliation)

hortus

garden (horticulture)

in

in

laborat

works, is working (laboratory, laborious)

mater

mother (maternal, maternity, matriarchy)

pater

father (paternal, patriarchy)

sedet

sits, is sitting (sedentary, sediment)

servus

slave (servitude, servile)

via

street (deviate, viable, viaduct)

amicus

friend (amicable)

ancilla

female slave (ancillary)

cena

dinner, meal (cenacle)

cibus

food

dominus

master (dominate, domination)

dormit

sleeps, is sleeping (dormant, dormitory)

intrat

enters, is entering (intro)

laetus

happy

laudat

praises, is praising (laude, laudable, applause)

mercator

merchant (merchant, merchandise, Mercury)

quoque

also

salutat

greets, is greeting (salutation, salute)

cubiculum, -i, n.

room, bedroom (cubicle)

latrina, -ae, f.

bathroom (latrine)

impluvium, -i, n.,

a water basin in a Roman house for collecting rainwater from the roof.

atrium, -i, n.

entrance hall

culina, -ae, f.

kitchen (culinary)

peristylum, -i, n.

peristyle, a columned walkway or courtyard in a Roman house, typically surrounding a garden.

tablina, -ae, f.

study

triclinium, -i, n.

dining room (3 couches surrounding a table)

lararium, -i, n.

household shrine (usually located in the atrium)