Latin I-IV Vocabulary

arx, arcis

citadel/stronghold

dux, ducis

leader, guide; commander, general

equus

horse

hasta

spear

insula

island

litus, litoris

shore/coast

miles, militis

soldier

orator

orator/speaker

sacerdos

priest

aliquis/aliquid

someone/something

quisquis / quidquid

whoever, whatever

magnanimous

magnanimous, brave

umquam

ever, at any time

educo

to educate

gaudeo

to be glad, rejoice

ostendo

to display

peto

to seek, aim at, beg/beseech

premo

to press; to pursue

opprimo

to suppress, overwhelm, overpower, check

verto

to turn, change

dies

day

diu

for a long time

ferrum

iron; sword

fides

faith, trust, fidelity; promise/guarantee, protection

ignis

fire

modus

measure, boundary/limit; manner/method/mode

res

thing, matter/business/affair

res publica

state, commonwealth, republic

spes

hope

aequus

level/even; calm; equal, just; favorable

felix

lucky/fortunate, happy

incertus

uncertain/doubtful

Latinus

Latin

medius

middle

quondam

formerly/once

ultra

beyond, on the other side of

protinus

immediately

cerno (cernere, crevi, cretum)

to distinguish/discern, perceive

eripio (eripere, eripui, ereptum)

to snatch/take away; to rescue

inquit

he says/said (after a direct quotation)

tollo (tollere, sustuli, sublatum)

to raise; to remove/destroy

animal, animalis

animal

aqua, aquae

water

ars, artis

skill, art, cunning

auris

ear

civis

citizen

ius, iuris

law, justice

mare, maris

sea

mors, mortis

death

nubes, nubis

cloud

os, oris

mouth, face

pars, partis

part/share

Roma, Romae

Rome

turba, turbae

noise/commotion; crowd

urbs, urbis

city

vis

strength, force, violence

trans

across/through

a, ab

from; away from

appello (appellare, appellavi, appellatum)

to call; to name

curro (currere, cucurri, cursum)

to run

muto (mutare, mutavi, mutatum)

to change/exchange

teneo (tenere, tenui, tentum)

to hold/keep

vito (vitare, vitavi, vitatum)

to avoid

Italia, Italiae

Italy

memoria, memoriae

memory/remembrance

tempestas, tempestatis

period of time, season; weather, storm

centum

one hundred

miser, misera, miserum

wretched, unhappy, unfortunate, poor

inter

between, among

itaque

and so, therefore

committo (committere, commisi, commissum)

to entrust/commit

exspecto (exspectare, exspectavi, exspectatum)

to wait for; to expect; to look for

iacio (iacere, ieci, iactum)

to throw

timeo (timere, timui)

to fear, to be afraid

aetas, aetatis

period of life; life, age, era; period of time

auditor, auditoris

listener, member of an audience

clementia, clementiae

kindness, mercy, mildness, clemency

mens, mentis

mind, thought, intention

satura

satire

acer, acris, acre

sharp, eager; severe, fierce

brevis, breve

brief, short, small

celer

fast, impetuous

difficilis

difficult, troublesome

dulcis, dulce

sweet; pleasant, agreeable

facilis

easy, pleasant

fortis, forte

strong, powerful; brave

ingens, ingentis

huge

iucundus

pleasant, delightful, agreeable, charming

longus

long

omnis, omne

all;each/every

potens, potentis

powerful, capable, strong

senex, senis

old, aged; old man

quam

how

rego (regere, rexi, rectum)

to rule, guide, direct, govern

libellus

booklet

caecus

blind

levis

light; easy, trivial, insignificant

aut

or

aut… aut

either… or

cito

quickly