Latin Vocabulary and Grammar

Latin Vocabulary

Verbs

  • cēdō, cedere, cessī:
    • Transitive: to yield, grant.
    • Intransitive: to go, move, withdraw; (with dative) to give into, yield to.
  • crēdō, credere, crēdidī:
    • Transitive: to entrust; to think.
    • Intransitive: (with dative) to believe, have trust in.
  • dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbui: Transitive: to owe; to have to.
  • ēripiō, eripere, eripuī: Transitive: to take away; steal.
  • licet, licere, licuit or licitum est: Verb impersonal: it is permitted, it is lawful; (with dative & infinitive) it is all right for (someone) to.
  • oportet, oportere, oportuit: Verb impersonal: it is right, it is proper.
  • noceō, nocere, nocui: Intransitive: (with dative) to harm, injure.
  • placeō, placere, placuī: Intransitive: (with dative) to please, be acceptable to.
  • servō, servāre, servāvī: Transitive: to protect; to serve.
  • teneō, tenere, tenui: Transitive: to hold; to keep; to occupy.

Nouns

  • civis, civis
  • gens, gentis
  • hostis, hostis
  • ignis, ignis
  • miles, militis
  • moenia, moenium (*ium = plural genitive ending)
  • numen, numinis
  • signum, signi
  • tēlum, teli
  • urbs, urbis

Adjectives and Pronouns

  • altus, -a, -um: Adjective: tall; noble; lofty.

Adverbs

  • et: and
  • co