Latin Vocabulary: Core Words and Phrases for Beginners

a, ab, abs

from, away from, by (abl.)

altus

-a, -um: high, tall, deep; deep (sea)

animus

-i m.: mind, spirit, courage; anger

arma

-orum n.: arms, weapons, tools

atque

and

bellum

-i n.: war

cano

-ere, cecini, cantum: sing

causa

-ae f.: reason, cause; for the sake of

condo

-ere, condidi, conditum: found; hide

deus

-i m.: god

dum

while, as long as, until

ego

mei, mihi, me, me: I

et

and; also, too

fatum

-i n.: fate

genus

-eris n.: birth, lineage; people, kind

iacto (1)

throw (back and forth), toss

ille

illa, illud: that, those, that

ira

-ae f.: anger, rage, passion

Italia

-ae f.: Italy

Iuno

Iunonis f.: Juno

labor

-oris m.: labor, hardship

Latium

-i n.: Latium

moenia

-ium n.: walls, city-walls

multus

-a, -um: much, many

ne (-ne)

indicates a yes/no question

numen

-inis n.: divine power/approval

os

oris n.: mouth, face

pater

-tris m.: ather, ancestor

patior

-i, passus sum: suffer, endure; allow

primus

-a, -um: first; leading, as leader

que

and

qui

quae, quod (quis? quid?): who, which, what, that

regina

-ae f.: queen

saevus

-a, -um: savage, fierce

superus

-a, -um: above, higher; god

tantus

-a, -um: so great, so much

terra

-ae f.: land, ground, earth

tot

so many

Troia

ae f.: Troy

urbs

urbis f.: city

vel

-ve: or, and even; vel...vel, either...or

venio

-ire, veni, ventum: come, go

vir

-i m.: man, husband

vis

vis f.: force, power; pl. vires, strength

volvo

-ere, -i, volutum: revolve, roll, churn

arx

arcis f.: citadel, (fortified) hilltop

audio

-ire, -ivi, -itum: hear, listen to

dea

ae f.: goddess

duco

-ere, duxi, ductum: lead, draw

enim

for, indeed

fero

ferre, tuli, latum: carry, bring; endure

gens

gentis f.: people, clan

hic

haec, hoc: this, these

hic (2)

here, in this place

hinc

hence, from this place

iam

now, already

latus

-a, -um: wide

longus

-a, -um: long, distant; far

magis

more, rather

omnis

-e: all, every, whole

populus

-i m.: people

regnum

-i n.: kingdom, kingship, rule

rex

regis m.: king

sanguis

-inis m.: blood

sed

but

si

if

sic

thus, so, in this way

sum

esse, fui, futurum: be

superbus

-a, -um: proud, arrogant

tendo

-ere, -di, tentum: stretch, extend, strive

teneo

-ere, -ui, -tum: hold

Troianus

-a, -um: Trojan

tum

tunc: then, at that time

unus

-a, -um: one, alone; una, together

verto

-ere, verti, versum: turn, change

ad

to, toward, at, near, about (acc.)

aequor

-oris n.: sea, the level (sea)

ago

-ere, egi, actum: drive, lead, do; give

annus

-i m.: year

carus

-a, -um: dear

circum

around, about (acc.)

Danaus

-a, -um: Danaan (Greek)

dolor

-oris m.: pain, grief