latin quiz

a, ab, abs

(prep+ abl.) 1. from, away from 2. at in on 3. by 4. in respect to after

a tergo

in the rear

ab milibus passuum duobus

two miles away

ac

and

accido, accidere, accidi, \-----

fall to; befall; happen, occur

accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptum

accept; take

Acestes, Acestae

(m) king in Sicily

ad

(prep +acc) 1. to, toward, against 2. at near 3. for (the purpose of) 4. (numbers) up to, about 5. (time) up to, until, at on 6. after, according to, among

adsum, adesse, adfui

be present, assist (+dat)

adventus, adventus

(m.) arrival, approach

Aeneas, Aeneae, (acc) Aenean

(m.) Trojan prince, son of Venus and Anchises, hero of the Aenid

aequor, aequoris

(n.) sea, waves; (level) plain

age, agite (ago)

up! come! lead on!

ager, agri

(m.) field, territory

agmen, agminis

(n.) army, line, troop; course

ago, agere, egi, actus

lead, drive, do, treat, pass, conduct

aliquis, aliquid

aliqui, aliqua, aliquod

(indefinite pronoun) someone, something; anyone, anything

alius, alia, aliud,(gen.) alius

another, other

alius... alius

one... another; some... others

alter, altera, alterum

the other; second; the one

alter... alter

the one... the other

alteri ... alteri

the one (group) ... the other

aio, ais, ait; aiunt

say, speak, assert

altus, a, um

(adj) high, lofty, deep

Ambiorix, Ambiorigis

(m.) Ambiorix, the king of Eburones

amor, amoris

(m.) love, passion, desire

Anchises, Anchisae; (acc.) Achisen

(m.) Trojan Prince, father of Aeneas

anima, animae

(f.) air, breath, life, soul, shade

animus, animi

(m.) soul, spirit, breath, courage; anger, pride; purpose, thought

annus, anni

(m.) year

ante

(adv.) before, previously (prep + acc) before, in front of

antiquus, a, um

(adj) ancient, old, aged, former, of olden times, time-honored

apud

(prep + acc)

at, among, at the house of, near

ara, arae

(f.) altar

arbitror, arbitrari, arbitratus sum

decide, think believe

ardeo, ardere, arsi, arsus

burn, be eager

arma, armorum

(n. pl.) arms, weapons; equipment, tools

arvum, arvi

(n.) plowed land, field, region

arx, arcis

(f.) citadel, fort; height, hill

at, ast

(conjunction) but, at least, yet, however

ater, atra, atrum

(adj) black, gloomy, deadly

atque, ac

(conj) and, also; and also, and even, as, than

audio, audire, audivi, auditus

hear, hear of, hearken

aura, aurae

(f.) breeze, air; favor; light

aurum, auri

(n.) gold

aut

(conj) or

aut... aut

either ... or

autem

however, but,

Belgae, Belgarum

(m.) the Belgae

bellum, belli

(n) war

Britannia, Britanniae

(f.) Britannia, Britain

caelum, caeli

(n.) sky, heaven; weather

Caesar, Caesaris

(m) Gaius Julius Caesar; Lucius Julius Caesar (a lieutenant)

campus, campi

(m.) plain, field, level surface

capio, capere, cepi, captum

take, capture, catch

casus, casus

(m.) chance, misfortune; fall

cerno, cernere, crevi, cretus

discern, perceive, understand, decide; fight

caput, capitis

(n.) head; summit; life, person

cirum

(prep +acc) around , about, at near

clamor, clamoris

(m.) shout, roar, applause

classis, classis

(f.) fleet, army, ship

collem capere

take a position on a hill

fugam capere

take to flight

comes, comitis

(m/f) comrade, follower

coniunx, coniugis

(m/f) husband, wife

corpus, corporis

(n.) body, corpse, form

castra, castrorum

(n. pl.) (fortified) camp

castra facere

pitch camp

castra ponere

pitch camp

castra movere

break camp

causa, causae

(f.) cause, reason, motive, situation, case

causam dicere

to plead a case

causa + genitive

for the sake, for the purpose of

celeritas, celeritatis

(f.) speed, swiftness

certus, a, um

(adj.) certain, sure, fixed

certiorem facere

inform

certior fieri

be informed

Cicero, Ciceronis

(m.) Quintus Tullius Cicero (a lieutenant)

circiter

(adv.) about around near

circumvenio, circumvenire, circumveni, circumventus

surround, cut off

civitas, civitatis

(f.) citizenship

coepi, coepisse,

began, undertook

coeptus

(perf, participle) begun

cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognitum

learn, study (perfect) know

cogo, cogere, coegi, coactum

collect, assemble, force, compel

cohors, cohortis

(f.) cohort

colloco, collocare, collocavi, collocatus

place, set, station; arrange

colloquor, colloqui, collocutus sum

speak with, have a conference

communis, commune

(adj.) common, general

res communis

the common interest

consilium, consilii

(n.) deliberation; counsel, advice, plan, course of action; judgement, wisdom; council,

publico consilio

by action of the state

consilium capere/inire

form a plan

consilium habere

think, consider

constituo, constituere, constitui, constitutum

set up, construct, appoint, decide, decree, establish; draw up

consuesco, consuescere, consuevi, consuetum

become used to, be accustomed

consuestus

(perf participle) accustomed, usual

contineo, continere, continui, contentum

hold, keep, restrain; bound, shut up, contain