OCR A-Level Latin Vocabulary List

a, ab

from, away from, by

abdo, abdere, abdidi, abditum

hide

abeo, abire, abii, abitum

to go away, depart, leave

absum, abesse, afui

be absent, be away, be distant from

ac, atque

and

accedo, accedere, accessi, accessum

approach, reach; advance, attack; be added; give assent, assent to, agree with, approve of; resemble; undertake

accido, accidere, accidi, accisum

happen

accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptum

accept, take in, receive

accuso, accusare, accusavi, accusatum

accuse

acer, acris, acre

keen, sharp, fierce

acutio, acutiare, acutiavi, acutiatum

whet, hone, sharpen

acriter

keenly, sharply, fiercely

acies, aciei

line, battle line, army

ad (+ accusative, used as a prefix with verbs)

to, towards, at, about, near

addo, addere, addidi, additum

add, join

adeo, adire, adii, aditum

go to, approach

adeo

so much, so greatly, to such an extent

adhuc

up till now, still

adimo, adimere, ademi, ademptum

take away, remove

adipiscor, adipisci, adeptus sum

obtain, get

aditus, aditus

entrance, approach, access

adiuvo, adiuvare, adiuvi, adiutum

help

admitto, admittere, admisi, admissum

let in, permit, commit

adsum, adesse, adfui

be here, be present

adulescens, adulescentis

youth, young man

adulterium, adulterii

adultery

adulter, adulteri/ adultera, adulterae

adulterer

advenio, advenire, adveni, adventum

arrive

adventus, adventus

arrival

adversus, adversa, adversum, res adversae (pl)

facing, opposite, hostile, misfortune

adversus (+ accusative/as an adverb)

facing, opposite, against, towards

aedificium, aedificii

building

aedifico, aedificare, aedificavi, aedificatum

build

aeger, aegra, aegrum

sick, ill, weary, love-sick

aequor, aequoris

sea

ager, agri

field, land, territory

aer, aeris

air

aequus, aequa, aequum

equal, fair, favourable, calm

aestas, aestatis

summer

aether, aetheris

air, sky

aetas, aetatis

age

ago, agere, egi, actus

do, act, drive

aggredior, aggredi, aggressus sum

attack, approach

agna, agnae

lamb

agnus, agni

lamb

agmen, agminis

column of men, army, procession

alius, alia, aliud

other, one, another, else

alii ... alii

some... others

agnosco, agnoscere, agnovi, agnitum

recognise

alluvies, alluviei

overflow, marsh

alter, altera, alterum

the other, another, one (of two), the second (of two)

gratias ago, agere, egi, actum

thank, give thanks (to)

agricola, agricolae

farmer

altus, alta, altum

high, deep

alveus, alvei

basket, cradle

ait, aiunt (defective)

he says, they say

ala, alae

wing

alienus, aliena, alienum

someone else's, strange, foreign

aliquis, aliquid

someone, something, anyone, anything

aliter

otherwise

amans, amantis

lover

ambulo, ambulare, ambulavi, ambulatum

walk

ambo, ambae, ambo

both

amicus, amici

friend

alter...alter

one... the other

amo, amare, amavi, amatum

love, like

amor, amoris

love

amica, amicae

female friend, girl-friend

amicitia, amicitiae

friendship

ancilla, ancillae

slave girl, slave woman

amitto, amittere, amisi, amissum

lose

amplector, amplecti, amplexus sum

embrace

amplexus, amplexus

embrace

animus, animi

spirit, soul, mind, courage

amphitheatrum, amphitheatri

amphitheatre

annus, anni

year

antea

before, previously

an

or

angustus, angusta, angustum

narrow, confined

appropinquo, appropinquare, appropinquavi, appropinquatum

approach, come near to

angustiae, angustiarum

straits, narrow way, defile

animadverto, animadvertere, animadverti, animadversum

notice, observe

animal, animalis

animal, living creature

aqua, aquae

water

ante (+ accusative)

before, in front of

antequam

before (conjunction)

aperio, aperire, aperui, apertum

open, reveal, disclose

appareo, apparere, apparui

appear

apo, apere, api, aptum

fasten, attach, connect, join, bind

aptus, apta, aptum

suitable, appropriate

aquila, aquilae

eagle; (legionary) standard

antiquus, antiqua, antiquum

old, ancient

ara, arae

altar

aratrum, aratri

plough

arbor, arboris

tree

arcesso, arcessere, arcessivi, arcessitum

summon, send for

ardeo, ardere, arsi, arsum

burn, blaze, be on fire

arma, armorum

arms, weapons

ars, artis

art, skill

argentum, argenti

silver, money