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 Lesson Vocabularies
A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V
LATIN-ENGLISH VOCABULARY

(For adjectives and some pronouns the forms of the three genders are indicated; for nouns and personal pronouns, the forms of the nominative and genitive cases; for verbs, the principal parts. For other words the part of speech is named.)

A

ā prep. away from, by, variant of ab

ab prep. away from, by

absum, abesse, āfuī, āfutūrus be away

accipiō, accipere, accēpī, acceptum receive

ācer, ācris, ācre keen, sharp

ācriter adv. keenly, sharply

ad prep. to, toward

adsum, adesse, adfuī, adfutūrus be present

aedificium, aedificī n. building

aedificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum build

aeger, aegra, aegrum sick

aestās, aestātis f. summer

ager, agrī m. field

agmen, agminis n. line of march

agō, agere, ēgī, āctum drive; do; say; spend (time)

agricola, -ae m. farmer

albus, -a, -um white

aliquis, aliquid pro. someone, something

alius, alia, aliud another, other

alter, altera, alterum the other (of two); alter … alter the one … the other

altus, -a, -um high, deep

ambulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum walk

America, -ae f. America

Americānus, -a, -um American

Americānus, -ī m. an American

amīcus, -ī m. friend

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātum love

an conj. or?

angustus, -a, -um narrow

animal, animālis n. animal

animus, -ī m. mind

annus, -ī m. year

ānser, ānseris m. goose

ante prep. before, in front of

antīquus, antīqua, antīquum ancient

aperiō, aperīre, aperuī, apertum open

appellō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum call

appropinquō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum approach

apud prep. among; at the house of

aqua, -ae f. water

arbor, arboris f. tree

arcus, -ūs m. bow

arma, armōrum n. pl. arms

armātus, -a, -um armed

at conj. but

atque conj. and

audeō, audēre, ausus sum dare

audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītum hear

aut conj. or; aut ... aut either ... or

autem conj. moreover

auxilium, -ī n. aid, help

avis, avis f. bird

avunculus, -ī m. uncle (maternal)

B

barbarus, -ī m. a barbarian

bellum, -ī n. war

bene adv. well

benignus, -a, -um kind

bēstia, -ae f. beast

bonus, -a, -um good

Britannia, -ae f. Great Britain

Britannicus, -a, -um English

Britannus, -ī m. an Englishman

C

caecus, -a, -um blind

caedō, -ere, cecīdī, caesum cut, kill

caelum, -ī n. sky

capiō, capere, cēpī, captum take

caput, capitis n. head

carrus, -ī m. wagon, cart

cārus, -a, -um dear

casa, -ae f. cottage

castellum, -ī n. fort

castra, castrōrum n. pl. camp

causa, -ae f. cause, reason

celer, celeris, celere swift

celeriter adv. swiftly, quickly

cēlō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum conceal

cēna, -ae f. dinner

centum a hundred

centuriō, centuriōnis m. centurion

cēterī, -ae, -a the rest of

cibus, -ī m. food

circiter adv. about

circum prep. around

circumspectō, -āre, -āvi, -ātum look around

circumveniō, -īre, -vēni, -ventum come around, surround

cīvis, cīvis m. citizen, fellow-citizen

cīvitās, cīvitātis f. state

clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum shout

clāmor, clāmōris m. shout

clārus, -a, -um clear, famous

claudō, -ere, clausī, clausum close

coepī, coepisse, coeptum began

cognōscō, -ere, cognōvī, cognitum become acquainted with, learn

collis, collis m. hill

colloquium, colloquī n. conversation

comes, comitis m. comrade, companion

coniciō, conicere, coniēcī, coniectum hurl

cōnsilium, cōnsilī n. plan, advice

cōnspectus, -ūs m. view, sight

constituō, -ere, cōnstituī, cōnstitūtum decide, establish

cōnsul, cōnsulis m. consul

conveniō, -īre, convēnī, conventum come together, meet

convocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum call together

cōpia, -ae f. supply; pl. troops

corōna, -ae f. wreath

corpus, corporis n. body

crās adv. tomorrow

cum conj. when

cum prep. with

cupiō, cupere, cupīvī, cupītum desire

cūr adv. why?

cūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum take care of, care for

currō, currere, cucurrī, cursum run

D

prep. down from, concerning

dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitum owe, ought

dēfendō, -ere, dēfendī, dēfēnsum defend

dēfessus, -a, -um tired

deinde adv. then, next

dēleō, -ēre, -ēvī, -ētum destroy

dēsīderō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum long for, desire greatly

deus, -ī m. god

dexter, dextra, dextrum right

dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictum say

diēs, diēī m. day

difficilis, -e difficult

discēdō, -ere, discessī, discessum go away, depart

discipula, -ae f. pupil (girl)

discipulus, - m. pupil (boy)

discō, discere, didicī learn

dispōnō, -ere, disposuī, dispositum place at intervals

diū adv. for a long time

dīvidō, -ere, dīvīsī, dīvīsum divide

dō, dare, dedī, datum give

dominus, -ī m. master

domus, -ūs f. home, house

dōnum, -ī n. gift

dormiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītum sleep

dūcō, -ere, dūxī, ductum lead

duo, duae, duo two

dūrus, -a, -um hard

dux, ducis m. leader

E

ē prep. out from, variant of ex

ecce interj. behold!

edō, ēsse, ēdī, ēsum eat

ego, meī I

enim conj. for

eō, īre, iī or īvī, itum go

epistula, -ae f. letter

eques, equitis m. horseman, knight

equus, equī m. horse

errō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum wander

et conj. and

etiam adv. even, also

Etrūscus, -ī m. an Etruscan

Eurōpa, -ae f. Europe

ex prep. out from

excipiō, -ere, excēpī, exceptum take out, take up, relieve, receive

excitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum rouse

exeō, -īre, -iī or -īvī, -itum go out

exercitus, -ūs m. army

expellō, -ere, expulī, expulsum drive out

explōrātor, explōrātōris m. scout

expugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum take by storm, capture

exspectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum wait for, expect

exsul, exsulis m. exile

F

fābula, -ae f. story

facilis, facile easy

facio, facere, fēcī, factum make, do

fāma, -ae f. fame

fēlīx, fēlīcis happy, lucky

fēmina, -ae f. woman

fenestra, -ae f. window

ferō, ferre, tulī, lātum bear

ferus, -a, -um wild

figūra, -ae f. form, shape

fīlia, -ae f. daughter

fīlius, fīlī m. son

fīnis, fīnis m. end; pl. territory

fīnitimus, -a, -um neighboring

fīnitimus, -ī m. a neighbor

fīō, fierī, factus sum be made, be done, happen, become

flōs, flōris m. flower

flūmen, flūminis n. river

fluō, fluere, flūxī flow

fortis, forte brave, strong

fortiter adv. bravely

fortūna, -ae f. fortune

frangō, frangere, frēgī, frāctum break

frāter, frātris m. brother

frūmentum, -ī n. grain

fuga, -ae f. flight

fugiō, -ere, fūgī, fugitūrus flee


G

galea, -ae f. helmet

Gallia, -ae f. Gaul

Gallicus, -a, -um Gallic

Gallus, -ī m. a Gaul

gēns, gentis f. tribe

genus, generis n. birth, origin, kind

gerō, -ere, gessī, gestum carry, manage, wage (bellum)

gladius, gladī m. sword

grāmen, grāminis n. grass

grātia, -ae f. thanks, gratitude

grātus, -a, -um pleasing

gravis, grave heavy, earnest

graviter adv. heavily, severely

H

habeō, habēre, habuī, habitum have

habitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum live

hasta, -ae f. spear

herī adv. yesterday

heu interj. alas!

hīc adv. here

hic, haec, hoc this

hiems, hiemis f. winter

hodiē adv. today

homō, hominis m. man

honor, honōris m. honor

hōra, -ae f. hour

hortus, -ī m. garden

hostis, hostis m. enemy

hūc adv. to this place

I

iaceō, -ēre, iacuī lie

iaciō, iacere, iēcī, iactum throw

iaculum, -i n. javelin

iam adv. now, already

iānua, -ae f. door

ibi adv. there

īdem, eadem, idem the same

idōneus, -a, -um suitable

igitur conj. therefore

ignāvus, -a, -um cowardly

ignis, ignis m. fire

ille, illa, illud that

imperātor, imperātōris m. general, commander

imperium, imperī n. command, power, control

impero, -āre, -āvī, -ātum command

impetus, -ūs m. attack, charge

impiger, impigra, impigrum active, industrious

in prep. in; into

incipiō, -ere, incēpī, inceptum begin

incitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum rouse, stir up

incola, -ae m. an inhabitant

inimīcus, -a, -um unfriendly, hostile

inimīcus, -ī m. enemy

inīquus, -a, -um uneven, unfair

iniūria, -ae f. wrong

inquam verb say

īnsigne, īnsignis n. badge, decoration

īnsula, -ae f. island

intellegō, intellegere, intellēxī, intellēctum understand

inter prep. between, among

interdum adv. sometimes

intereā adv. meanwhile

interficiō, -ere, interfēcī, interfectum kill

intrā prep. within

invītō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum invite

ipse, ipsa, ipsum himself, herself, itself

īrātus, -a, -um angry

is, ea, id this; that; he, she, it

ita adv. so

itaque conj. therefore

iter, itineris n. journey, march

iterum adv. again

iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussum order

iuvō, iuvāre, iūvī, iūtum help, aid

L

labor, labōris m. labor, toil

labōrō, labōrāre, labōrāvī, labōrātum work

lacrimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum cry

laetitia, -ae f. happiness

laetus, -a, -um happy

lateō, -ēre, latuī lie hid

Latīnus, -a, -um Latin

latrō, latrōnis m. robber

lātus, -a, -um wide

laudō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum praise

lēgātus, -ī m. lieutenant, ambassador

legiō, legiōnis f. legion

legō, legere, lēgī, lēctum gather; catch (with eye or ear); read

līber, lībera, līberum free

liber, librī m. book

līberī, līberōrum m. pl. children

lignum, -ī n. wood

līlium, līlī n. lily

lingua, -ae f. tongue, language

locus, -ī m.; pl. loca, locōrum n. place

longē adv. far (away)

longus, -a, -um long

lūna, -ae f. moon

lūx, lūcis f. light

M

maestus, -a, -um sad

magister, -trī m. teacher (man)

magistra, -ae f. teacher (woman)

magistrātus, -ūs m. public office; public official

magnus, -a, -um great, large

malus, -a, -um bad

māne adv. early, in the morning

maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsum stay, remain

manus, -ūs f. hand; band

mare, maris n. sea

māter, mātris f. mother

maximē adv. especially

medicīna, -ae f. remedy, medicine

medicus, -ī m. physician

medius, -a, -um middle, middle of

memoria, -ae f. memory

mēnsa, -ae f. table

meus, -a, -um my, mine

mīles, mīlitis m. soldier

mīlle indeclinable a thousand; pl. mīlia, mīlium

minimē adv. by no means

miser, misera, miserum miserable

mittō, mittere, mīsī, missum send

modus, -ī m. manner, kind

moenia, moenium n. pl. walls, fortifications

moneō, monēre, monuī, monitum warn, advise

mōns, montis m. mountain

mōnstrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum point out

mora, -ae f. delay

morior, morī or morīrī, mortuus sum die

moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtum move

mox adv. soon

multus, -a, -um much; pl. many

mūniō, -īre, -īvī, -itum fortify

mūrus, -ī m. wall

N

nam conj. for

nārrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum relate, tell

natō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum swim

nātūra, -ae f. nature

nauta, -ae m. sailor

nāvicula, -ae f. boat

nāvigium, -ī n. boat

nāvis, nāvis f. ship

-ne, enclitic sign of question

necesse necessary

necō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum kill

neglegō, -ere, neglēxī, neglēctum neglect

nēmō, nēminī (dat.), nēminem (acc.) m. no one

neque conj. and … not, nor; neque … neque neither … nor

niger, nigra, nigrum black

nihil nothing

nisi conj. if not, unless

nix, nivis f. snow

nōbilis, -e well known, distinguished, noble

noctū at night

nōlō, nōlle, nōluī be unwilling

nōmen, nōminis n. name

nōn adv. not

nōscō, -ere, nōvī, nōtum know

noster, nostra, nostrum our, ours

notō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum mark, note, observe

nōtus, -a, -um known, famous

novus, -a, -um new

nox, noctis f. night

nūbēs, nūbis f. cloud

nūllus, -a, -um no, none

numerus, -ī m. number

numquam adv. never

nunc adv. now

nūntius, -ī m. messenger; message

O

obscūrus, -a, -um dark, obscure

occīdō, -ere, occīdī, occīsum cut down, kill

occupō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum seize

oculus, -ī m. eye

officium, -ī n. (work-doing), duty

ōlim adv. at that time; once upon a time

omnis, omne all, every

oppidum, -ī n. town

oppugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum attack

ōrnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum adorn

ostendō, -ere, ostendī, ostentum show

P

paene adv. almost

parātus, -a, -um prepared, ready

pāreō, -ēre, pāruī obey

parō, parāre, parāvī, parātum prepare

pars, partis f. part

parvus, -a, -um small

pater, patris m. father

patria, -ae f. fatherland

paucī, -ae, -a few, a few

pāx, pācis f. peace

pecūnia, -ae f. money

pellō, -ere, pepulī, pulsum drive

per prep. through

perīculōsus, -a, -um dangerous

perīculum, -ī n. danger

perterreō, -ēre, -uī, -itum terrify thoroughly

perveniō, -īre, pervēnī, perventum come through, arrive

pēs, pedis m. foot

petō, -ere, petīvī or petiī, petītum seek

pictūra, -ae f. picture

pīlum, -ī n. javelin

poēta, -ae m. poet

pōnō, -er, posuī, positum place, put, pitch (castra)

pōns, pontis m. bridge

populus, -ī m. a people

porta, -ae f. gate

portō, portāre, portāvī, portātum carry

portus, -ūs m. harbor

possum, posse, potuī be able

post prep. after, behind

posteā adv. afterward

posterus, -a, -um next, later

postulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum demand

praeda, -ae f. booty

praemium, -ī n. reward

premō, -ere, pressī, pressum press, press hard

prīmus, -a, -um first

prō prep. in front of, in behalf of

probō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum prove; approve

prōcēdō, -ere, prōcessī, prōcessum go forward

proelium, -ī n. battle

prope prep. near

properō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum hasten

propter prep. on account of, because of

prōspectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum look forth

pūblicus, -a, -um public

puella, -ae f. girl

puer, -ī m. boy

pugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum fight

pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum beautiful

putō, putāre, putāvī, putātum think

Q

quaestor, quaestōris m. quaestor, treasurer

quālis, quāle of what sort?

quam conj. how! as; than

quamquam conj. although

quandō adv. and conj. when? when; since

quantus, -a, -um how great

quattuor four

-que conj. and

quī, quae, quod who, which, that

quīdam, quaedam, quoddam a certain

quiēs, quiētis f. rest, quiet, sleep

quis, quid who? what?

quod conj. because

quoque adv. also

quot indeclinable how many?

R

rapiō, -ere, rapuī, raptum seize

recipiō, -ere, recēpī, receptum take back, receive

redeō, -īre, -iī or -īvī, -itum go back, return

rēgnum, -ī n. kingship; kingdom

regō, -ere, rēxī, rēctum rule

relinquō, -ere, relīquī, relictum leave, abandon

reliquus, -a, -um remaining, rest of

repellō, -ere, reppulī, repulsum drive back

reperiō, -īre, repperī, repertum find

reportō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum bring back, win (victōriam)

rēs, reī f. thing

respondeō, respondēre, respondī, respōnsum reply

restituō, -ere, restituī, restitūtum restore

rēx, rēgis m. king

Rhēnus, -ī m. the Rhine

rīpa, -ae f. bank (of river)

rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum ask

Rōma, -ae f. Rome

Rōmānus, -a, -um Roman

rosa, -ae f. rose

ruīna, -ae f. downfall, collapse, ruin

rūs, rūris n. country

S

saepe adv. often

saevus, -a, -um fierce, savage

sagitta, -ae f. arrow

sagittārius, -ī m. archer

saltō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum dance

salūs, salūtis f. safety

salūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum greet, salute

salvē, salvēte hail

sapiēns, sapientis wise

satis enough

saxum, -ī n. rock

schola, -ae f. school

sciō, scīre, scīvī, scītum know

scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptum write

scūtum, -ī n. shield

secundus, -a, -um second

secūris, -is f. ax

sed conj. but

sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessum sit

semper adv. always

sentiō, -īre, sēnsī, sēnsum feel

septem seven

sērō adv. late; too late

sērus, -a, -um late

servō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum save

servus, -ī m. slave, servant

conj. if

sīc adv. so

signum, -ī n. sign, signal, standard

sileō, silēre, siluī be silent

silva, -ae f. woods, forest

sine prep. without

sinister, sinistra, sinistrum left

sinō, -ere, sīvī or siī, situm permit

socius, -ī m. ally

sōlus, -a, -um alone, only

somnus, -ī m. sleep

sonitus, -ūs m. sound

soror, sorōris f. sister

spectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum look at

spērō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum hope

splendidus, -a, -um shining

stabulum, -ī n. (standing-place), stall, stable

statim adv. immediately

stella, -ae f. star

stō, stāre, stetī, stātūrus stand

sub prep. under, from under, up to

subitō adv. suddenly

succēdō, -ere, successī, successum go up to, come next, succeed

suī gen. case of himself, of herself, of itself; of themselves

sum, esse, fuī, futūrus be

summus, -a, -um highest; top of

sūmō, -ere, sūmpsī, sūmptum take up, take

superō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum overcome

superus, -a, -um above, upper

suus, -a, -um his (own), her (own), its (own), their (own)

T

tabernāculum, -ī n. tent

tam adv. so

tamen conj. however, nevertheless

tandem adv. at last

tantus, -a, -um so great

tardus, a, -um slow, lingering

tēctum, -ī n. house

tegō, tegere, tēxī, tēctum cover

tēlum, -ī n. weapon

tempus, temporis n. time

teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentum hold

tergum, -ī n. back

terra, -ae f. land

tertius, -a, -um third

Tiberis, -is m. Tiber

timeō, -ēre, timuī fear

timidus, -a, -um fearful, timid

tōtus, -a, -um whole

trāns prep. across

trānseō, -īre, -iī or -īvī, -itum go across

trēs, tria three

tū, tuī you

tum adv. then

tūtus, -a, -um safe

tuus, -a, -um your, yours

U

ubi adv. where?

ubi conj. when, where

ubīque adv. everywhere

ulterior, ulterius farther

umbra, -ae f. shade

umquam adv. ever

undique adv. from all sides; on all sides

ūnus, -a, -um one

urbs, urbis f. city

usque adv. all the way, up to

ut conj. as, when

uter, utra, utrum which (of two)?

uterque, utraque, utrumque each (of two)

V

valeō, valēre, valuī, valitūrus be strong; valē, valēte farewell

validus, -a, -um strong

vāllum, -ī n. earthworks

vāstō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum lay waste

veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventum come

vertō, -ere, vertī, versum turn

vesper, vesperī m. evening

vester, vestra, vestrum your, yours (referring to more than one person)

via, -ae f. road

victōria, -ae f. victory

videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsum see; pass. seem

vigil, vigilis m. watchman

vigilia, -ae f. watch

vincō, -ere, vīcī, victum conquer

vinculum, -ī n. bond, chain

vir, virī m. man

virtūs, virtūtis f. manliness, courage

vīs, vīs f. force, strength, energy

vīsitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum visit

vīta, -ae f. life

vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum call

volō, velle, voluī wish

vōx, vōcis f. voice

vulnerō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum wound

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