300 Common Latin Words

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering common Latin nouns, verbs, adjectives, and conjunctions as listed in the 300 Common Latin Words study guide.

ā/ab, (+ abl.)

away from, from (w/ passive voice) by

aetās, aetātis, f.

lifetime, age, generation, period of life

aiō

I say (defective verb)

cīvitās, cīvitātis, f.

a state, commonwealth, a union of citizens

coepiō, coepere, coepī, coeptus

I begin, I initiate

crēdō, crēdere, crēdidī, crēditus (+ dat.)

I believe, I trust

aliī…aliī

some…others

alter, altera, alterum

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

apud, (+ acc.)

at, near, among; at the house of

ars, artis, f.

art, skill

aut…aut

either…or

autem

(emphasizes the preceding word) but, however; moreover, also

castra, castrōrum, n.

(military) camp, encampment

debeō, debēre, debuī, debitus

I owe; I ought to, I must

dignus, digna, dignum, (+ abl.)

deserving, worthy of

domus, domī (2nd decl.) f.

home, house, household

dulcis, dulce (3.2 adj.)

sweet, pleasant, agreeable

dum, (indicates duration of time)

while, as long as

dum, (w/ subjunctive)

until

enim, (affirming)

indeed, truly, in fact

enim, (explaining)

for, for instance

eō, īre, ivī or iī, itus

I go (abīre, to go away OR redīre, to go back)

etiam

also, and also; (of time) yet, still; (emphatic) indeed

fātūm, fātī, n.

destiny, fate; an oracle; the will of the gods

ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus

I bear, I carry, I bring; I suffer, I endure

fīō, fierī, factus sum

to become, to be made, to happen, to come about

gens, gentis, f.

tribe, clan, families connected by a common descent

bellum gerere

to wage war

hostis, hostis, c.

enemy

īdem, eadem, idem

(adj. or pronoun) the same; (adv.) likewise

ille, illa, illud (adj.)

that, those; (pronoun) the former; he, she, it

inquit, (defective verb)

he/she/it says

iste, ista, istud, (adj. or pron.)

that, that of yours (neg. connotation)

licet, licēre, licuit or licitum est

(impersonal verb) it is allowed (the person given permission is in the dat.)

litterae, litterārum, f. pl.

a letter, a written document

magis, (compar. adv. of magnus)

more

maior, maius, (comp. adj. of magnus)

greater, larger; elder

mē (acc. or abl. of ego)

me or BWIOFAT me

mōs, mōris, m.

custom, habit; manner, behavior

mūnus, mūneris, n.

service, duty, office; gift, bribe

nātus, nāta, nātum

born; aged, old

ne, (conj. w/ subjunctive)

lest, that not

nisi, (conj.)

if not, unless, except

noscō, noscere, nōvī, nōtus

I learn, (in perfect tenses) I know

opus, operis, n.

a work, a labor

orior, orīrī, ortus sum

I rise, I emerge

plēnus, plēna, plēnum, (+ gen.)

full of

quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumque

whoever, whichever, whatever

quīdam quaedam quoddam

a certain (person/thing)

ne…quidem

not even

quisquam, quaequam, quidquam

anybody, anyone, anything

quisquis, quaequae, quidquid

whoever, whichever, whatever

redeō, redīre, rediī or redīvī, reditus

I go back, I come back, I return

sciō, scīre, scīvī, scītus

I know, I understand, I have knowledge of

scrībō, scrībere, scripsī, scriptus

I write

sē (acc. or abl.)

himself, herself, itself, themselves

seu

or if ( shortened form of "sī + ve")

sibi (dat. of sē)

to/for himself, herself, itself, themselves

sīcut

just as, as if

sub, (+ abl. or acc.)

under, beneath; (mountains and walls) at the bottom of, at the foot of

suus, sua, suum

his own, her own, its own, their own (the modified noun belongs to the subject)

tē (acc. or abl. of tū)

you or BWIOFAT you

uterque, utraque, utrumque

each, both (of the two)

-ve…-ve, (correlative enclitic)

either…or

virtus, virtūtis, f.

courage, virtue, manliness

vīs (defective noun)

acc. vim, abl. vī,. vīrēs, virium, f., strength

vindex, indicis (implied deinde)

then, next