Latin Core Vocabulary (Dickinson College)

et

and

sum esse fuī

be, exist

quī quae quod

who, which, what

que

and (enclitic)

in

in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)

nōn

not

hic haec hoc

this, these

ille illa illud

that

tū tuī tibi tē

you (sing.)

cum

with (prep. + abl.); when, since, although (conjunction + subj.)

ego meī mihi mē

I, me

quisquam quicquam/quidquam

any (single) person, anyone at all

is ea id

he, she, it

ad

to, up to, towards (+acc.)

ut, utī

as (+ indic.); so that, with the result that (+ subj.)

sī

if

sui sibi sē/sēsē

him- her- itself, themselves

omnis -e

all, every, as a whole

nec

and not, nor; nec ... nec, neither ... nor; → neque

sed

but

ā ab abs

from, by (+abl.)

ipse ipsa ipsum

him- her- itself

possum posse potuī

be able

aut

or

māgnus -a -um

great

ex, ē

out of, from (+ abl.)

suus -a -um

his own, her own, its own

dō dare dedī datum

give

quam

how?; (after comparative) than

per

through (+acc.)

videō vidēre vīdī vīsum

see

faciō facere fēcī factum

do, make

dīcō dīcere dīxī dictum

say; causam dīcere, plead a case; diem dīcere, appoint a day

iam

now; already

atque

and in addition, and also, and; (after comparatives) than; simul atque, as soon as; → ac

ac

and in addition, and also, and; (after comparatives) than; simul ac, as soon as; → atque

alius -a -ud

other, another; ālias: at another time

rēs reī f.

thing (rēs pūblica, commonwealth; rēs familiāris, family property, estate; rēs mīlitāris, art of war; rēs novae, revolution)

habeō habēre habuī habitum

have, hold

animus -ī m.

spirit, mind

meus -a -um

my

deus -ī m.; dea -ae f.

god; goddess

multus -a -um

much, many; multō, by far

tuus -a -um

your

ferō ferre tulī lātum

bear, carry, endure

dē

down from, about, concerning (+ abl.)

nē

lest, that not

manus -ūs f.

hand; band of men

nūllus -a -um

not any, no one

nunc

now

nōs nostrum/nostrī nōbīs nōs

we

noster nostra nostrum

our

ūnus -a -um

one

diēs diēī m./f.

day

nihil, nīl

nothing; not at all

tum or tunc

then

enim

for, indeed

tamen

nevertheless, still

īdem eadem idem

the same

rēx rēgis m.

king

nam or namque

for, indeed, really

locus -ī m.

place; loca (n. pl.) region

veniō venīre vēnī ventum

come

inter

between, among; during (+ acc.)

pars partis f.

part

volō velle voluī

wish, be willing

etiam

also, even

bonus -a -um

good

agō agere ēgī āctum

drive, do, act

terra -ae f.

land

pater patris m.

father, ancestor

neque

and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; → nec

domus -ūs f.

house, home

at

but, but yet

corpus corporis n.

body

quoque

also, too

aliquis -quae -quod

some, any; si quis, si quid: anyone who, anything that

tōtus -a -um

whole, entire

sīc

in this manner, thus; sīc ... ut: in the same way as

hīc

here; hinc: from here

iste ista istud

that, that of yours; adv. istīc or istūc: over there; istinc: from over there

urbs urbis f.

city

petō petere petīvī petītum

seek, aim at

iubeō iubēre iussī iussum

bid, order

vir virī m.

man

bellum -ī n.

war

vīta -ae f.

life

homō hominis m.

human being

tempus -oris n.

time

magis

more

prīmus -a -um

first

ubi

where, when

hostis -is m./f.

stranger, enemy

an

or (in questions); utrum ... an: whether ... or

mors mortis f.

death

tam

so, so much

eō īre iī/īvī itum

go

arma -ōrum n. pl.

arms, weapons

superus -a -um

situated above, upper

nisi, nī

if not, unless