Latin Level 1 & 2 Vocabulary

Common Entrance Level 1 and 2 vocab

a/ab + abl. (prep.)

a/ab + abl. (prep.)

from, by

absum, abesse, afui (irreg.)

I am absent

accipio, accipĕre, accepi (3½)

I receive

ad + acc. (prep.)

to, towards

adeo, adire, adii (irreg.)

I go towards

adsum, adesse, adfui (irreg.)

be present

advenio, advenire, adveni (4)

I arrive

aedifico, aedificare, aedificavi (1)

I build

ager, agri (2m.)

field

agricola, agricolae (1m.)

farmer

alius, alia, aliud (adj.)

other

altus, alta, altum (positive adj.)

high, deep

ambulo, ambulare, ambulavi (1)

I walk

amicus, amici (2m.)

friend

amo, amare, amavi (1)

I love

ancilla, ancillae (1f.)

maidservant

ante + acc. (prep.)

before

antequam (conjunction)

before

appropinquo, appropinquare, appropinquavi (1)

I approach

aqua, aquae (1f.)

water

arma, armorum (2n.pl.)

weapons

audax, audacis (positive adj.)

bold

audio, audire, audivi (4)

I hear

aurum, auri (2n.)

gold

aut

or

autem (2nd word in phrase)

however

auxilium, auxilii (2n.)

help

bellum, belli (2n.)

war

bellum gero, gerĕre, gessi (3)

I wage war

bene (adv.)

well

bibo, bibere, bibi (3)

I drink

bonus, bona, bonum (positive adj.)

good

melior, melius (comparative adj.)

better

optimus, optima, optimum (superlative adj.)

best, very good

caelum, caeli (2n.)

sky

canto, cantare, cantavi (1)

I sing

capio, capere, cepi (3½)

I take, capture

carus, cara, carum (positive adj.)

dear

celeriter (adv.)

quickly

ceteri, ceterae, cetera (pl. adj.)

the rest of

cibus, cibi (2m.)

food

circum + acc. (prep.)

around

civis, civis (3m.)

citizen

clamo, clamare, clamavi (1)

I shout

clamor, clamoris (3m.)

uproar

clarus, clara, clarum (positive adj.)

clear, bright, famous

colligo, colligĕre, collegi (3)

I collect

comes, comitis (3m./f.)

companion

coniunx, coniugis (3m./f.)

husband, wife

conspicio, conspicĕre, conspexi (3½)

I catch sight of

constituo, constituĕre, constitui (3)

I decide

consumo, consumĕre, consumpsi (3)

I eat

contra + acc. (prep.)

against

copiae, copiarum (1f.pl.)

forces

corpus, corporis (2n.)

body

cras (adv.)

tomorrow

credo, credere, credidi (3) + dative

I trust

crudelis, crudele (positive adj.)

cruel

cum + ablative (prep.)

with

cupio, cupĕre, cupivi (3½)

I desire

cur?

why?

curro, currĕre, cucurri (3)

I run

de + abl. (prep.)

down from, about

dea, deae (1f.)

goddess

debeo, debere, debui (2) + inf.

I must

decem

ten

decimus, decima, decimum (adj.)

tenth

defendo, defendĕre, defendi (3)

I defend

deinde

then, next

deleo, delēre, delevi (2)

I destroy

deus, dei (2m.)

god

dico, dicĕre, dixi (3)

I say

difficilis, difficile (positive adj.)

difficult

discedo, discedĕre, discessi (3)

I depart

diu (adv.)

for a long time

do, dare, dedi (1)

I give

dominus, domini (2m.)

master

donum, doni (2n.)

gift

dormio, dormire, domivi (4)

I sleep

duco, ducĕre, duxi (3)

I lead

duo

two

duodecim

twelve

duodeviginti

eighteen

dux, ducis (3m.)

leader

e/ex + abl. (prep.)

out of

effugio, effugĕre, effugi (3½)

I escape

ego

I

eo, ire, ii/ivi (irreg.)

I go

equus, equi (2m.)

horse

erro, errare, erravi (1)

I am wrong, I wander

esse

To be

et

and

et... et...

both... and...

etiam

even, also

exeo, exire, exii (irreg.)

I go out

exspecto, exspectare, exspectavi (1)

I wait for

facilis, facile (positive adj.)

easy

facio, facere, feci, factum (3½)

I do, make

felix, felicis (positive adj.)

lucky

femina, feminae (1f.)

woman