Latin 101 Vocabulary: Nouns, Adjectives, Pronouns & Prepositions

pater, patris (m)

father

vir, viri (m)

man, husband

homo, hominis (m)

human, man

mater, matris (f)

mother

mens, mentis (f)

mind

parens, parentis (m/f)

parent

puer, pueri (m)

boy

gens, gentis (f)

family, tribe, race, nation

pes, pedis (m)

foot

oculus, oculi (m)

eye

natus, nati (m)

son

coniunx, coniugis (m/f)

spouse, husband, wife

rex, regis (m)

king

is/ea

he/she

eum/eam

him/her

non

not

magnus, magna, magnum

large, great

multus, multa, multum

much (s), many (pl)

bonus, bona, bonum

good, noble, pleasant

superus, supera, supernum

above, lofty; (often) “the gods above”

miser, misera, miserum

poor, unfortunate

novus, nova, novum

new, strange

longus, longa, longum

long, tall

parvus, parva, parvum

small, little, cheap

frater, fratris (m)

brother

puella, puellae (f)

girl

silva, silvae (f)

forest

dominus, domini (m); domina, dominae (f)

master/mistress

equus, equi (m)

horse

iuvenis, iuvenis (m)

young man

ager, agri (m)

field

nunc

now

tunc

then

certe

certainly

ac, atque, et, -que, quoque

and

enim, nam

for, indeed

nec, neque

nor; and…not

at, sed

but

aut, autem, -ve

or, however

et…et

both…and

aut…aut

either…or

nec…nec

neither…nor

in

in, on

a, ab

from, away from

ex, e

out of, from

de

down from, about, concerning

sub

under

canis, canis (m/f)

dog

locus, loci (m)

place

terra, terrae (f)

land

regnum, regni (n)

kingdom

mare, maris (n)

sea

mons, montis (n)

mountain

litus, litoris (n)

shore, coast

aqua, aquae (f)

water

malus, mala, malum

bad, evil

paucus, pauca, paucum

small, few

id (s), ea (p)

it, them

-ne

creates a yes/no question

familia, familiae (f)

family

filia, filiae (f)

daughter

filius, filii (m)

son

pietas, pietatis (f)

duty, devotion

soror, sororis (f)

sister

fabula, fabulae (f)

story

auctor, auctoris (m)

author, originator, founder

carmen, carminis (n)

song, poem

epistula, epistulae (f)

letter

poeta, poetae (m)

poet

verbum, verbi (n)

word

senex, senis (m)

old man, elder

arbor, arboris (f)

tree

ibi

there

ubi

where

semper

always

deus, dei (m); dea, deae (f)*

god; goddess

nomen, nominis (n)

name

fortuna, fortunae (f)

fortune

fatum, fati (n)

fate; death

mos, moris (m)

custom, habit; (pl) character

beneficium, beneficii (n)

service, kind act, kindness

insula, insulae (f)

island, (pl) apartments

finis, finis (m)

end, (pl) boundary

amicitia, amicitiae (f)

friendship, partnership

bellum, belli (n)

war

is, ea, id

he, she, it

hic, haec, hoc

this, these/he, she, it

ille, illa, illud

that, those/he, she, it

iste, ista, istud

that, those/he, she, it

in (+acc)

into, onto

sub (+acc)

under

ad (+acc)

to, toward, near, at