Latin: Exam 1

Noun

Noun

a person, place, thing, or idea

Declension

a group of nouns that form their cases the same way

Number

Singular or Plural

Case

How the noun functions in a sentence

Nominative

Used for subjects

Genitive

Used to show possession

Dative

used for the indirect object

Accusative

Used for the direct object

Ablative

used for the object of the preposition

Nom. Endings

s. -a, pl. -ae

Gen. Endings

s. -ae, pl. -arum

Dat. Endings

s. -ae, pl. -is

Acc. Endings

s. -am, pl. -as

Abl. Endings

s. -ā, pl. -is

Roman Numerals 1-10, 50, 100, 500, and 1000

I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, L, C, D, M

Conjugation

A group of verbs that form their tenses the same way

Tense

When an action takes place

Person

Who does the verb action: 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Present Tense

Am, is, are

1st Conjugation: 1st person endings

s. -o, pl. -mus

1st Conjugation: 2nd person endings

s. -s, pl. -tis

1st Conjugation: 3rd person endings

s. -t, pl. -nt

“In principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum, et Deus erat Verbum.” -Ioannem 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. -John 1:1

“Haec locutus sum vobis ut in me pacem habeatis in mundo pressuram habetis sed confidite ego vici mundum.” -Ioannem 16:33

I have said these things to you all, so that you may have peace in me. In the world, you will have distress. But have confidence, i have overcome the world. -John 16:33

Inventor, father of Icarus, employed by King Minos to imprison the Minotaur in the labyrinth

Daedalus

Son of Daedalus, his hubris caused him to ruin Daedalus’s escape plan from the king of Minos

Icarus

The Titan who created humans, he was punished by Zeus for bringing fire to mankind

Prometheus

Prima urbes inter, divum domus aurea Roma.

First among cities, the home of the gods, golden Rome.

The most elaborate form of marriage, celebrated by the aristocrats

Confrarreatio

The middle form of marriage; Groom purchased the bride with some symbolic money or gesture, practiced by both aristocrats and commoners

Coemptio

The lowest and most informal form of marriage; involved mutual consent, put into action by living together for a year; Common among the lower classes

Usus

Nescire autem quid ante quam natus sis accederit, id est semper esse puerum

To not know what occurred before you were born is to forever be a child.

Son of the god of war, Ares; He is washed up in a river with his brother and rescued by a she-wolf. Later, he defeats his brother and founds Rome.

Romulus

Son of the god of war, Ares; He is washed up in a river with his brother and rescued by a she-wolf. Later, he is thrown off of a bridge my his brother and killed.

Remus