c words

cado, cadere, cecidi, casus

fall, perish

caedes, caedis, f

slaughter, killing, murder

caelum, caeli, n

sky, heaven

campus, campi, m

plain, field

canis, canis, m/f

domestic dog

cano, canere, cecini, cantus

sing, sound, play (of trumpets etc.)

capio, capere, cepi, captus (in compounds -icio)

take, catch, capture

captivus, captivi, m

captive, prisoner

caput, capitis, n

head, person, life, capital

carus, cara, carum

dear

castra, castrorum, n pl

camp

causa, causae, f

cause, reason, case

condemno, condemnare, condemnavi, condemnatus

convict, condemn

causa + gen

for the sake of

caveo, cavere, cavi, cautus

beware (of), take care

cedo, cedere, cessi, cessus

yield, give up; (in compounds) go

celer, celeris, celere

quick

celo, celare, celavi, celatus

hide, conceal

cena, cenae, f

dinner, meal

centurio, centurionis, m

centurion

cerno, cernere, crevi, cretus

see, perceive, decree

certamen, certaminis, n

contest, battle, struggle

certus, certa, certum

certain, sure, fixed

certiorem facere

inform

ceteri, ceterae, cetera

the rest, the other

cibus, cibi, m

food

cingo, cingere, cinxi, cinctus

surround, enclose, gird

circum, circa + acc

around, about

civis, civis, m/f

citizen

civitas, civitatis, f

citizenship, state, city, tribe

clades, cladis, f

disaster, loss, defeat

clam

secretly

clamo, clamare, clamavi, clamatus

shout, exclaim, proclaim

clamor, clamoris, m

shout, uproar, noise

clarus, clara, clarum

clear, famous, distinguished

coepi, coepisse, coeptus

began

cogito, cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatus

think, consider

cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognitus

get to know, find out, learn

cogo, cogere, coegi, coactus

force, compel, drive, assemble

cohors, cohortis, f

cohort, company

colo, colere, colui, cultus

cultivate, worship, honour

comes, comitis, m/f

comrade, companion

committo, committere, commisi, commissus

commit, fight, begin (battle)

comparo, comparare, comparavi, comparatus

prepare, provide, obtain, compare

condo, condere, condidi, conditus

found, establish, hide

confero, conferre, contuli, conlatus

collect, compare, contribute, bestow

conficio, conficere, confeci, confectus

complete, wear out

confido, confidere, confisus sum + dat

trust, believe, have confidence (in)

coniunx, coniugis, m/f

husband, wife, spouse

conor, conari, conatus sum

try

consilium, consilii, n

council, plan, advice, prudence

consisto, consistere, constiti, constitus

halt, stand, stand firm

conspicio, conspicere, conspexi, conspectus

notice, observe, see

constituo, constituere, constitui, constitutus

decide, establish

consul, consulis, m

consul

consulo, consulere, consului, consultus

consult, consider, advise

consumo, consumere, consumpsi, consumptus

eat, consume, spend contendo contendere, contendi, contentus

contra + acc

against

copiae, copiarum, f pl

troops, forces, supplies

corpus, corporis, n

body

corripio, corripere, corripui, correptus

seize, carry off

cotidie

every day, daily

cras

tomorrow

credo, credere, credidi, creditus + dat

believe, trust, entrust

crimen, criminis, n

accusation, charge, crime

crudelis, crudele

cruel

culpa, culpae, f

fault, blame

cum

when, since, although

cum + abl

with

cunctus, cuncta, cunctum

all, whole

cupidus, cupida, cupidum + gen

eager (for), greedy

cupio, cupere, cupivi, cupitus

desire, wish, want

cur?

why?

cura, curae, f

care, charge, anxiety

curo, curare, curavi, curatus

care for, cure; with gerundive = get something done

curro, currere, cucurri, cursus

run

custodio, custodire, custodivi, custoditus

guard

custos, custodis, m/f

guard