NLVE Level 1: Easier Nouns

ager

field

agricola

farmer

amīcus

friend

animal

animal

animus

mind, spirit, courage

annus

year

aqua

water

arbor

tree

arma,

ōrum

ars

art, skill

ātrium

atrium, hall

auxilium

help

bellum

war

caelum

sky, heaven

canis

dog

caput

head

castra,

ōrum

causa

cause, reason

cēna

dinner

cibus

food

cīvis

citizen

cīvitās

citizenship, state

clāmor

shout, shouting, noise

cognōmen

surname, cognomen

cōnsilium

plan, idea, advice

corpus

body

dea

goddess

deus

god

diēs

day

discipulus

student, pupil

domus

home, house

dux

leader, general

epistula

letter

equus

horse

fābula

story, play

familia

family, household

fēmina

woman

fīlia

daughter

fīlius

son

fīnis

end, boundary

flūmen

river

fortūna

fortune, luck

forum

forum, market

frāter

brother

gaudium

joy, pleasure

gladius

sword

pater

father

patria

homeland, country

pāx

peace

pecūnia

money

perīculum

danger

pēs

foot

pictūra

picture, painting

poēta

poet

pōns

bridge

porta

gate

praemium

prize, reward

praesidium

protection, garrison, fortification

prīnceps

chief, emperor, prince

proelium

battle

puella

girl

puer

boy

pugna

fight

grātiae (pl.)

thanks

homō

human being, man

hōra

hour

hostis

enemy

imperātor

commander, emperor

imperium

empire, power, command

inimīcus

personal enemy

īnsula

island, apartment block

iter

journey, route, progress

labor

work, toil

leō

lion

lēx

law

liber

book

līberī,

ōrum

lībertās

freedom

lingua

tongue, language

littera

letter (of the alphabet)

locus

place

lūdus

game, school

lupus

wolf

lūx

light

magister

master, male teacher

magistra

mistress, female teacher

manus

hand, band of men

mare

sea

marītus

husband

māter

mother

medicus

doctor

memoria

memory

mīles

soldier

mōns

mountain

mors

death

mulier

woman

multitūdō

crowd, multitude

mūrus

wall

nauta

sailor

nāvis

ship