Latin vocab list

a, ab (+ ablative, also used as prefix with verbs)

from, away from, by (as prefix \= away)

absum, abesse, afui

be absent, be away, be distant from

ac, atque

and

accido, accidere, accidi

happen

accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptus

accept, take in, receive

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

to, towards, at

adeo

so much, so greatly, to such an extent

adsum, adesse, adfui

be here, be present

advenio, advenire, adveni

arrive

aedifico, aedificare, aedificavi, aedificatus

build

ager, agri, m

field

ago, agree, egi, actus

do, act, drive

alii ... alii

some ... others

alius, alia, aliud

other, another, else

alter, altera, alterum

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

altus, alta, altum

high, deep

ambulo, ambulare, ambulavi

walk

amicus, amici, m

friend

amo, amare, amavi, amatus

love, like

amor, amoris, m

love

ancilla, ancillae, f

slave-girl, slave-woman

animus, animi, m

spirit, soul, mind

annus, anni, m

year

antea

before

appropinquo, appropinquare, appropinquavi (+ dative)

approach, come near to

aqua, aquae, f

water

arma, armorum, n plural

arms, weapons

ars, artis, f

art, skill

ascendo, ascendere, ascendi, ascensus

climb

audax, audacis

bold, daring

audeo, audere, ausus sum

dare

audio, audire, audivi, auditus

hear, listen to

aufero, auferre, abstuli, ablatus

take away, carry off, steal

auxilium, auxilii, n

help

bellum, belli, n

war

bene

well

bibo, bibere, bibi

drink

bonus, bona, bonum

good

brevis, breve

short, brief

cado, cadere, cecidi, casus

fall

caelum, caeli, n

sky, heaven

capio, capere, cepi, captus

take, catch, capture, make (a plan)

captivus, captivi, m

captive, prisoner

caput, capitis, n

head

castra, castrorum, n plural

camp

celer, celeris, celere

quick, fast

celo, celare, celavi, celatus

hide

cena, cenae, f

dinner, meal

ceteri, ceterae, cetera

the rest, the others

cibus, cibi, m

food

circum (+ accusative)

around

civis, civis, m and f

citizen

clamo, clamare, clamavi, clamatus

shout

clamor, clamoris, m

shout, shouting, noise

clarus, clara, clarum

famous, clear

coepi, coepisse

began

cogito, cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatus

think, consider

cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognitus

get to know, find out

cogo, cogere, coegi, coactus

force, compel

comes, comitis, m and f

comrade, companion

conficio, conficere, confeci, confectus

finish, wear out

conor, conari, conatus sum

try

consilium, consilii, n

plan, idea, advice

conspicio, conspicere, conspexi, conspectus

catch sight of, notice

constituo, constituere, constitui, constitutus

decide

consul, consulis, m

consul

consume, consumere, consumpsi, consumptus

eat

contra (+ accusative)

against

convenio, convenire, conveni

come together, gather, meet

copiae, copiarum, f plural

forces, troops

corpus, corporis, n

body

cras

tomorrow

credo, credere, credidi, creditus (+ dative)

believe, trust

crudelis, crudele

cruel

cum (+ ablative)

with

cum

when, since

cupio, cupere, cupivi, cupitus

want, desire

cur?

why?

cura, curae, f

care, worry

curro, currere, cucurri, cursus

run

custodio, custodire, custodivi, custoditus

guard

custos, custodis, m and f

guard

de (+ ablative)

from, down from, about

dea, deae, f

goddess

debeo, debere, debui, debitus

owe, ought, should, must

defend, defendere, defendi, defensus

defend

deinde

then

deleo, delere, delevi, deletus

destroy

descend, descendere, descendi, descensus

go down, come down

deus, dei, m

god

dico, dicere, dixi, dictus

say, speak, tell

dies, diei, m

day

difficilis, difficile

difficult

diligens, diligentis

careful

dirus, dira, dirum

dreadful

discedo, discedere, discessi

depart, leave

diu

for a long time

do, dare, dedi, datus

give

doceo, docere, docui, doctus

teach

domina, dominae, f

mistress