1000 Most Common Latin Words

ā ab abs

from, by (+abl.)

abeō -īre -iī -itum

go away

absum abesse āfuī

be away, absent

ac

see atque

accēdō -cēdere -cessī -cessum

approach

accidō -cidere -cidī

fall; happen

accipiō -cipere -cēpī -ceptum

receive

ācer ācris ācre

sharp, piercing

aciēs -eī f.

edge; line of battle

ad

to, up to, towards (+acc.)

addō -dere -didī -ditum

give to

addūcō -ere -dūxī -ductum

lead to, induce

adeō -īre -iī -itum

go to

adeō

(adv.) to such a degree, so

adhibeō -hibēre -hibuī -hibitum

apply

adhūc

thus far, to this point

adsum adesse affuī

be present

adveniō -īre -vēnī -ventum

come to, arrive at

adversus -a -um

facing, opposed; unfavorable;

adversus (-um)

(adv. and prep.) facing, opposite, against, opposed (to)

advertō -vertere -vertī -versum

turn towards

aedēs -is f.

building; (pl.) house

aeger aegra agrum

sick; aegrē, with difficulty

aequor aequoris n.

level surface, sea, plain

aequus -a -um

equal; aequē, equally

āēr āeris m.

air

aes aeris n.

copper, bronze

aetās -tātis f.

age, time of life

aeternus -a -um

everlasting, eternal

aethēr aetheris n.

pure upper air, ether, heaven, sky

aevum -i n.

eternity; lifetime, age

afferō afferre attulī allātum

bring to

afficiō -ficere -fēcī -fectum

affect, visit with (+ abl.)

ager agrī m.

field

agitō -āre

drive

āgmen -minis n.

line of march

agō agere ēgī āctum

drive, do, act

aiō

say, affirm, say yes;

ut aiunt

as they say

albus -a -um

white

aliēnus -a -um

foreign, strange

aliquandō

at some time, at length

aliquis -quae -quod

some, any;

si quis, si quid

anyone who, anything that

aliter

otherwise, differently

alius -a -ud

other, another;

alias

at another time

alō alere aluī alitum

nourish

alter altera alterum

other of two

altus -a -um

high, lofty; deep

amīcitia -ae f.

friendship

amīcus -a -um

friendly; (as subst.) friend

āmittō -mittere -mīsī -missum

let go, send away

amnis -is m.

river, torrent

amō -āre

to love;

amāns -ntis m./f.

lover

amor -ōris m.

love

amplus -a -um

large, spacious

an

or

anima -ae f.

breath, spirit

animal -ālis n.

a living being, an animal

animus -ī m.

spirit, mind

annus -ī m.

year

ante

before, in front of (adv. and prep. + acc.)

antequam

before

antīquus -a -um

ancient, old-time, former

aperiō aperīre aperuī apertum

open

appāreō -ēre -uī

appear, become visible

appellō -pellāre

call

aptus -a -um

fit, suitable

apud

near, in the presence of (+acc.)

aqua -ae f.

water

āra -ae f.

altar

arbitror arbitrārī arbitrātus sum

consider, think

arbor arboris f.

tree

ārdeo ārdēre ārsī ārsum

blaze, glow; be eager

argentum -ī n.

silver, money

arma -ōrum n. pl.

arms, weapons

ars artis f.

skill

arvum -ī n.

ploughed land, field

arx arcis f.

citadel, castle; summit

ascendō -ere -scendī -scēnsum

climb up, ascend

aspiciō -ere -spēxī -spectum

look to or at, behold

astrum -ī n.

star; constellation

at

but, but yet

atque, ac

and in addition, and also, and; (after comparatives) than; simul atque, as soon as

auctor -ōris m.

originator, founder

auctōritās -ātis f.

influence, clout, authority

audāx audācis

bold, daring; reckless

audeō audēre ausus sum

dare, be eager

audiō -īre -īvī/-iī -ītum

hear, listen to

auferō auferre abstulī ablātum

take away

augeō augēre auxī auctum

increase

aura -ae f.

breeze

aureus -a -um

golden; splendid

auris -is f.

ear

aurum -ī n.

gold

aut

or

autem

moreover, but, however

auxilium -ī n.

support, assistance; (pl.) auxiliary forces