Latin II Essential List 2025-26 (I-XIII)

mē

pron. me, myself;

quid

pron. what; (quid pro quo, quiddity)

níhil

noun. nothing; (nil, nihilism, annihilate)

nōn

adv. not;

saépe

adv. often;

sī

conj. if;

ámō, amāre, amāvī, amātum

to love, like; (amorous, amatory, Amanda)

cōgitō, cōgitāre, cōgitāvī, cōgitātum

to think, ponder, consider, plan; (cogitate, cogitation, cogitative)

dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitum

to owe; ought, must, should; (debt, debit, due, duty)

dō, dáre, dédī, dátum

to give, offer; (date, data, dative)

érrō, errāre, errāvī, errātum

to wander; err, go astray; make a mistake, be mistaken; (erratic, errant, erroneous, error, aberration)

laúdō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātum

to praise; (laud, laudable, laudatory)

móneō, monēre, mónuī, mónitum

to remind, advise, warn; (admonish, admonition, monitor, monument, monster, premonition)

sálveō, salvēre

to be well, be in good health; sálvē, salvēte: hello, greetings! (salvation, salvage, salver)

sérvō, servāre, servāvī, servātum

to preserve, save, keep, guard (observe, preserve, reserve, reservoir)

cōnsérvō, cōnservāre, cōnservāvī, cōnservātum

to preserve, conserve, maintain, Note: A stronger form of sérvō; (conservative, conservation, conservator)

térreō, terrēre, térruī, térritum

to frighten, terrify (terrible, terrific, terrify, terror, terrorist, deter)

váleō, valēre, váluī, valitūrum

to be strong, have power; be well; válē (valēte): goodbye, farewell!; (valedictorian, valid, invalidate, prevail, prevalent)

vídeō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsum

to see; observe, understand (video, provide, evident, view, review, revise, revision, television)

vócō, vocāre, vocāvī, vocātum

to call, summon (vocation, advocate, vocabulary, convoke, evoke, invoke, provoke, revoke)

Carpe diem

Seize the day!

fāma, fāmae, f

rumor, report; fame, reputation

fōrma, fōrmae, f

form, shape; beauty

fortūna, fortūnae, f

fortune, luck

īra, īrae, f

ire, anger

nauta, nautae, m

sailor

patria, patriae, f

fatherland, native land, (one's) country

pecūnia, pecūniae, f

money

philosophia, philosophiae, f

philosophy

poena, poenae, f

penalty, punishment; poenās dare (idiom) to pay the penalty

poēta, poētae, m

poet

porta, portae, f

gate, entrance

puella, puellae, f

girl

rosa, rosae, f

rose

sententia, sententiae, f

feeling, thought, opinion, vote, sentence

vīta, vītae, f

life; mode of life

antīquus, antīqua, antīquum

ancient, old-time

magnus, magna, magnum

large, great; important

meus, mea, meum

(adj) my

multus, multa, multum

(adj.) much, many

tuus, tua, tuum

(adj) your (sg)

sed

(conj) but

Ō

O, Oh (interjection, commonly before vocative)

sine (prep+abl)

without

est

he, she, it is

et

(conj) and

et. . . et

(conj) both. . . and

ager, agri (m)

noun; field, farm

agricola, -ae (m)

farmer

amica, -ae/amicus, -i f/m.

friend

femina. -ae (f)

woman

filia, -ae/filius, -ii, f/m.

daughter/son (NB-dative and ablative plural, filiabus)

numerus, -i (m)

number

populus, -i, m.;

the people, a people, a nation

puer, pueri, m.;

boy; boys, children

sapientia, -ae, f.;

wisdom

vir, viri, m.;

man, hero

avarus, -a, -um;

greedy, avaricious

pauci, -ae, -a

few, a few

Romanus, a, um

Roman

de (prep +abl);

down from; from; about

in (prep+abl)

in, on

hodie (adv)

today

semper (adv)

always

habeo, habēre, habui, habitum

to have, hold, possess; consider, regard

satio, satiare, satiavi, satiatum

to satisfy, sate

*Basium, -i (n)

kiss

*Bellum, -i (n)

war

*Consilium, -i (n)

plan, purpose, counsel, advice, judgment, wisdom

*Cura, -ae (f)

care attention, caution, anxiety

*Donum, -i (n)

gift, present

*Exitium, -i (n)

destruction, ruin

*Magister, -i (m)

schoolmaster or schoolmistress, teacher, master, mistress

*Mora, -ae (f)

delay

*Nihil

nothing

*Oculus, -i (m)

eye

*Offícium, -i (n)

duty, service

*Otium, -i (n)

leisure, peace

*Periculum, -i (n)

danger, risk

*Remedium, -i (n)

cure, remedy

Bellus, -um -a

pretty, handsom charming

Bonus, a, um

good, kind

Humanus, a, um

pertaining to man, human; humane, kind; refined cultivated

Malus, a, um

bad, wicked, evil

Parvus, a, um

small little

Stultus, a, um

foolish

Verus, a, um

true, real, proper

iuvo, -are, -avi, atum

to help aid, assist; please

Sum, esse, fui, futurum

to be, exist

cogito ergo sum*

I think, therefore I am

rara avis*

"a rare bird"

Adulescentia, adulescentiae, f.

youth, young manhood; youthfulness (adolescence, adolescent)

animus, animi, m.

soul, spirit, mind; animi, animorum, high spirits, pride, courage (animus, animosity, magnanimous, unanimous, pusillanimous)

caelum, caeli, n.

sky, heaven (ceiling, celestial, Celeste, cerulean)

culpa, culpae, f.

fault, blame (cf. culpō below; culpable, culprit, exculpate, inculpate)

gloria, gloriae, f.

glory, fame (glorify, glorification, glorious, inglorious)

verbum, verbi, n.

word (verb, adverb, verbal, verbiage, verbose, proverb)

Te,te, abl. and acc. sg.

you; yourself; cf. me

liber, libera, liberum

free (liberal, liberality, libertine)

nóster, nóstra, nóstrum

our, ours (nostrum, paternoster)