Latin Lesson 6: Dative Case

fortūna, fortūnae

fortune

terra, terrae

land

caelum, caelī

sky

color, colōris

color, hue, complexion

dīs, dītis,

pluto- god of the underworld

genus, generis,

origin, lineage, kind

mānēs, mānium

spirits of the dead (often cited in inscriptions with deus)

mors, mortis

death

virtūs, virtūtis,

valor, manliness, virtue

vox, vōcis

voice

alius, alia, aliud

other, another

amīcus, amīca, amīcum

friendly (+dative)

levis, leve

light, unambitious, fickle

similis, simile

like, similar

commendō, commendāre, commendāvī, commendātus

commit, entrust

imperō, imperāre, imperāvī, imperātus (+ dative)

command, control

crēdō, crēdere, crēdidī, crēditus (+ dative):

believe, trust

legō, legere, lēgī, lectus

pick, choose, read

vīvō, vīvere, vixi, victus

live, be alive

sine (+ ablative)

without

suprā (+ accusative)

above

enim

for, indeed

ergō

therefore

etiam

as yet, still, but also

neque

and not

quod

because

quoque

also

sī

if

sīc

thus, in this manner