latin a-c

a, ab +abl

from, by

absum, abesse, afui

be absent, be away, be distant

ac, atque

and

accido, accidere, accidi

happen

accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptus

accept, take in, receive, hear

acer, acris, acre

keen, sharp, fierce

acies, aciei f

line, battle line, army

ad +acc

to, towards, at, about, near

addo, addere, addidi, additus

add, join

adeo

so much, so greatly, to such an extent

adhuc

till now, still

adimo, adimere, ademi, ademptus

take away, remove

adipiscor, adipisci, adeptus sum

obtain

adiuvo, adiuvare, adiuvi, adiutus

help

adsum, adesse, adfui

be here, be present

adulescens, adulescentis m

youth, young man

advenio, advenire, adveni

arrive

adversus +acc

against, towards

adversus

against, opposite

aedificium, aedificii n

building

aedifico, aedificare, aedificavi, aedificatus

build

aequus, aequa, aequum

equal, fair, favourable, calm

ager, agri m

field, land, territory

aggredior, aggredi, aggressus sum

attack, approach

agmen, agminis n

column of men, army

ago, agere, egi, actus

do, act, drive

gratias ago

thank, give thanks

aliquis, aliquid

someone, something, anyone, anything

alius, alia, aliud

other, one, another, else

alii...alii

some...others

alter, altera, alterum

the other, one (of two), another, a second

altus, alta, altum

high, deep

ambulo, ambulare, ambulavi

walk

amica, amicae f

girl-friend, female friend

amicus, amici m

friend

amitto, amittere, amisi, amissus

lose

amo, amare, amavi, amatus

love, like

amor, amoris m

love

an

or

ancilla, ancillae f

slave-girl, slave-woman

angustus, angusta, angustum

narrow, confined

animadverto, animadvertere, animadverti, animadversus

notice, observe

animus, animi m

spirit, soul, mind, courage

annus, anni m

year

ante +acc

before, in front of

antea

before, previously

antequam

before

aperio, aperire, aperui, apertus

open, reveal, disclose

appareo, apparere, apparui

appear

appropinquo, appropinquare, appropinquavi + dat

approach, come near to

apud +acc

among, at the house of, according to, in the opinion of

aqua, aquae f

water

aquila, aquilae f

eagle, standard

ara, arae f

altar

arbor, arboris f

tree

arcesso, arcessere, arcessivi, arcessitus

summon, send for

argentum, argenti n

silver, money

arma, amorum n pl

arms, weapons, armour

ars, artis f

art, skill

ascendo, ascendere, ascendi, ascensus

climb, go up

at

but

attonitus, attonita, attonitum

astonished, thunder-struck

audax, audacis

bold, daring

audeo, audere, ausus sum

dare

audio, audire, audivi, auditus

hear, listen to

aufero, auferre, abstuli, ablatus

take away, carry off, steal

augeo, augere, auxi, auctus

increase, exaggerate

aut

or, either

autem

but, however

auxilium, auxilii n

help; (pl ) (auxiliary) troops

bellum, belli n

war

bene

well

beneficium, beneficii n

kindness, service, favour

bibo, bibere, bibi

drink

bis

twice

bona, bonorum n pl

goods, possessions, property

bonus, bona, bonum

good

brevis, breve

short, brief

cado, cadere, cecidi, casus

fall, perish

caedes, caedis f

slaughter, killing, murder

caelum, caeli n

sky, heaven

campus, campi m

plain, field

canis, canis m/f

dog

cano, canere, cecini, cantus

sing, sound, play (of trumpets etc.)

capio, capere, cepi, captus (in compounds -icio)

take, catch, capture

captivus, captivi m

captive, prisoner

caput, capitis n

head, person, life, capital

carus, cara, carum

dear

castra, castrorum n pl

camp

causa, causae f

cause, reason, case

causa +gen

for the sake of

caveo, cavere, cavi, cautus

beware (of), take care

cedo, cedere, cessi, cessus

yield, give up; (in compounds) go

celer, celeris, celere

quick

celo, celare, celavi, celatus

hide, conceal

cena, cenae f

dinner, meal

centurio, centurionis m

centurion

cerno, cernere, crevi, cretus

see, perceive, decree

certamen, certaminis n

contest, battle, struggle

certus, certa, certum

certain, sure, fixed