GCSE Latin: A401 Higher vocabulary
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a ab +ablative (also used as
prefix with verbs) |
from; away from; by
(preposition) |
ac atque (indeclinable) |
and (conjunction) |
accipio accipere accepi
acceptus |
accept; take in; receive
(verb 3) |
ad +accusative (also used as
prefix with verbs) |
to; towards; at
(preposition) |
advenio advenire adveni |
arrive (verb 4) |
aedifico aedificare
aedificavi aedificatus |
build (verb 1) |
ago agere egi actus |
do; act; drive (verb 3) |
alius alia aliud |
other; another; else (pronoun/adjective) |
alter altera alterum |
the other; another; the
second of two (pronoun/adjective) |
ambulo ambulare ambulavi |
walk (verb 1) |
amicus amici m |
friend (noun 2) |
amo amare amavi amatus |
love; like (verb 1) |
amor amoris m |
love (noun 3) |
ancilla ancillae f |
slave-girl; slave-woman
(noun 1) |
animus animi m |
spirit; soul; mind (noun 2) |
annus anni m |
year (noun 2) |
appropinquo appropinquare appropinquavi
+dative |
approach; come near to (verb
1) |
aqua aquae f |
water (noun 1) |
ars artis f |
art; skill (noun 3) |
ascendo ascendere ascendi
ascensus |
climb (verb 3) |
audio audire audivi auditus |
hear; listen to (verb 4) |
auxilium auxilii n |
help (noun 2) |
bene (indeclinable) |
well (adverb) |
bibo bibere bibi |
drink (verb 3) |
bonus bona bonum |
good (adjective) |
caelum caeli n |
sky; heaven (noun 2) |
canis canis m and f |
dog (noun 3) |
capio capere cepi captus |
take; catch; capture (verb
3) |
caput capitis n |
head (noun 3) |
celer celeris celere |
quick; fast (adjective) |
cena cenae f |
dinner; meal (noun 1) |
ceteri ceterae cetera |
the rest; the others
(adjective) |
cibus cibi m |
food (noun 2) |
circum +accusative |
around (preposition) |
civis civis m and f |
citizen (noun 3) |
clamo clamare clamavi
clamatus |
shout (verb 1) |
clamor clamoris m |
shout; shouting; noise (noun
3) |
cognosco cognoscere cognovi
cognitus |
get to know; find out (verb
3) |
consilium consilii n |
plan; idea; advice (noun 2) |
conspicio conspicere conspexi
conspectus |
catch sight of; notice (verb
3) |
constituo constituere constitui
constitutus |
decide (verb 3) |
consumo consumere consumpsi
consumptus |
eat (verb 3) |
convenio convenire conveni |
come together; gather; meet
(verb 4) |
credo credere credidi
creditus +dative |
believe; trust (verb 3) |
crudelis crudele |
cruel (adjective) |
cum +ablative |
with (preposition) |
cum (indeclinable) |
when; since (conjunction) |
cupio cupere cupivi cupitus |
want; desire (verb 3) |
cur? (indeclinable) |
why? (adverb) |
curro currere cucurri cursus |
run (verb 3) |
custodio custodire custodivi
custoditus |
guard (verb 4) |
de +ablative |
from; down from; about
(preposition) |
dea deae f |
goddess (noun 1) |
debeo debere debui debitus |
owe; ought; should; must
(verb 2) |
deinde (indeclinable) |
then (adverb) |
deleo delere delevi deletus |
destroy (verb 2) |
descendo descendere descendi
descensus |
go down; come down (verb 3 ) |
deus dei m |
god (noun 2) |
dico dicere dixi dictus |
say (verb 3) |
difficilis difficile |
difficult (adjective) |
discedo discedere discessi |
depart; leave (verb 3) |
diu (indeclinable) |
for a long time (adverb) |
do dare dedi datus |
give (verb 1) |
doceo docere docui doctus |
teach (verb 2) |
domina dominae f |
mistress (noun 1) |
dominus domini m |
master (noun 2) |
donum doni n |
gift; present (noun 2) |
dormio dormire dormivi |
sleep (verb 4) |
duco ducere duxi ductus |
lead; take (verb 3) |
e ex +ablative (also used as
prefix with verbs) |
from; out of; out
(preposition) |
ecce! (indeclinable) |
look! (adverb) |
effugio effugere effugi |
escape (verb 3) |
ego mei |
I; me (pronoun) |
emo emere emi emptus |
buy (verb 3) |
eo ire i(v)i |
go (verb irregular) |
epistula epistulae f |
letter (noun 1) |
equus equi m |
horse (noun 2) |
et (indeclinable) |
and (conjunction) |
etiam (indeclinable) |
also; even (adverb) |
exspecto exspectare exspectavi
exspectatus |
wait for (verb 1) |
facilis facile |
easy (adjective) |
facio facere feci factus |
make; do (verb 3) |
femina feminae f |
woman (noun 1) |
fero ferre tuli latus |
bring; carry; bear (verb
irregular) |
ferox ferocis |
fierce; ferocious
(adjective) |
festino festinare festinavi |
hurry (verb 1) |
fidelis fidele |
faithful; loyal (adjective) |
filia filiae f |
daughter (noun 1) |
filius filii m |
son (noun 2) |
fortis forte |
brave (adjective) |
forum fori n |
forum; market place (noun 2) |
frater fratris m |
brother (noun 3) |
fugio fugere fugi |
run away; flee (verb 3) |
gravis grave |
heavy; serious (adjective) |
habeo habere habui habitus |
have (verb 2) |
habito habitare habitavi
habitatus |
live (verb 1) |
heri (indeclinable) |
yesterday (adverb) |
hic haec hoc |
this; he; she; it (pronoun) |
hodie (indeclinable) |
today (adverb) |
homo hominis m |
man; human being (noun 3) |
hora horae f |
hour (noun 1) |
hortus horti m |
garden (noun 2) |
iam (indeclinable) |
now; already (adverb) |
ianua ianuae f |
door (noun 1) |
ibi (indeclinable) |
there (adverb) |
igitur (indeclinable) |
therefore; and so (adverb) |
ille illa illud |
that; he; she; it (pronoun) |
in +ablative (also used as prefix
with verbs) |
in; on (preposition) |
in +accusative (also used as
prefix with verbs) |
into; onto (preposition) |
ingens ingentis |
huge (adjective) |
inquit |
he/she says; he/she said
(verb irregular) |
insula insulae f |
island; block of flats (noun
1) |
intellego intellegere
intellexi intellectus |
understand; realise (verb 3) |
inter +accusative |
among; between (preposition) |
intro intrare intravi
intratus |
enter (verb 1) |
invenio invenire inveni
inventus |
find (verb 4) |
invito invitare invitavi
invitatus |
invite (verb 1) |
ipse ipsa ipsum |
himself; herself; itself; themselves
(pronoun) |
iratus irata iratum |
angry (adjective) |
is ea id |
this; that; he; she; it; them
(pronoun) |
ita (indeclinable) |
in this way; to such an
extent; so (adverb) |
itaque (indeclinable) |
and so; therefore (adverb) |
iter itineris n |
journey (noun 3) |
iubeo iubere iussi iussus |
order (verb 2) |
iuvenis iuvenis m |
young man (noun 3) |
laboro laborare laboravi |
work (verb 1) |
lacrimo lacrimare lacrimavi |
weep; cry (verb 1) |
laetus laeta laetum |
happy (adjective) |
laudo laudare laudavi
laudatus |
praise (verb 1) |
lego legere legi lectus |
read; choose (verb 3) |
lentus lenta lentum |
slow (adjective) |
leo leonis m |
lion (noun 3) |
liber libri m |
book (noun 2) |
libero liberare liberavi
liberatus |
set free (verb 1) |
libertus liberti m |
freedman; ex-slave (noun 2) |
locus loci m |
place (noun 2) |
longus longa longum |
long (adjective) |
magnus magna magnum |
big; large; great
(adjective) |
maneo manere mansi |
remain; stay (verb 2) |
mare maris n |
sea (noun 3) |
mater matris f |
mother (noun 3) |
medius media medium |
middle (adjective) |
mercator mercatoris m |
merchant (noun 3) |
meus mea meum |
my (pronoun) |
miles militis m |
soldier (noun 3) |
minime (indeclinable) |
very little; least; no
(adverb) |
miser misera miserum |
miserable; wretched; sad
(adjective) |
mitto mittere misi missus |
send (verb 3) |
mons montis m |
mountain (noun 3) |
mors mortis f |
death (noun 3) |
mox (indeclinable) |
soon (adverb) |
multus multa multum |
much; many (adjective) |
nam (indeclinable) |
for (conjunction) |
narro narrare narravi
narratus |
tell; relate (verb 1) |
nauta nautae m |
sailor (noun 1) |
navigo navigare navigavi |
sail (verb 1) |
navis navis f |
ship (noun 3) |
ne (indeclinable)
+subjunctive |
that ... not; so that ...
not; lest (conjunction) |
-ne (indeclinable) |
(introduces question)
(particle) |
nec neque (indeclinable) |
and not; nor; neither (conjunction) |
neco necare necavi necatus |
kill (verb 1) |
nemo neminis |
no one; nobody (noun
irregular) |
nihil (indeclinable) |
nothing (noun irregular) |
nolo nolle nolui |
not want; refuse (verb
irregular) |
nomen nominis n |
name (noun 3) |
non (indeclinable) |
not (adverb) |
nonne … ? (indeclinable) |
surely … ? (adverb) |
nos nostrum |
we; us (pronoun) |
noster nostra nostrum |
our (pronoun) |
novus nova novum |
new (adjective) |
nox noctis f |
night (noun 3) |
nullus nulla nullum |
not any; no (adjective) |
num … ? (indeclinable) |
surely … not? (particle) |
numquam (indeclinable) |
never (adverb) |
nunc (indeclinable) |
now (adverb) |
nuntio nuntiare nuntiavi
nuntiatus |
announce (verb 1) |
nuntius nuntii m |
messenger; message; news (noun
2) |
olim (indeclinable) |
once; some time ago (adverb) |
omnis omne |
all; every (adjective) |
ostendo ostendere ostendi
ostentus |
show (verb 3) |
paene (indeclinable) |
almost; nearly (adverb) |
paro parare paravi paratus |
prepare (verb 1) |
pars partis f |
part (noun 3) |
parvus parva parvum |
small (adjective) |
pater patris m |
father (noun 3) |
pauci paucae pauca |
few; a few (adjective
plural) |
pax pacis f |
peace (noun 3) |
pecunia pecuniae f |
money (noun 1) |
per +accusative |
through; along (preposition) |
pereo perire perii |
die; perish (verb irregular) |
periculum periculi n |
danger (noun 2) |
persuadeo persuadere
persuasi +dative |
persuade (verb 2) |
perterritus perterrita
perterritum |
terrified (adjective) |
peto petere petivi petitus |
make for; seek; beg/ask for
(verb 3) |
pono ponere posui positus |
put; place; put up (verb 3) |
porta portae f |
gate (noun 1) |
porto portare portavi
portatus |
carry (verb 1) |
possum posse potui |
can; be able (verb
irregular) |
post +accusative |
after; behind (preposition) |
postquam (indeclinable) |
after; when (conjunction) |
primus prima primum |
first (adjective) |
pro +ablative |
in front of; for; in return for
(preposition) |
promitto promittere promisi
promissus |
promise (verb 3) |
prope +accusative |
near (preposition) |
puella puellae f |
girl (noun 1) |
puer pueri m |
boy (noun 2) |
pugno pugnare pugnavi |
fight (verb 1) |
pulcher pulchra pulchrum |
beautiful; handsome
(adjective) |
punio punire punivi punitus |
punish (verb 4) |
quaero quaerere quaesivi
quaesitus |
search for; look for; ask
(verb 3) |
quam (indeclinable) |
than (adverb) |
quam? quam! (indeclinable) |
how … ? how … ! (adverb) |
quamquam (indeclinable) |
although (conjunction) |
quantus? quanta? quantum? |
how big? how much?
(adjective) |
-que (indeclinable) |
and (conjunction) |
qui quae quod |
who; which (pronoun) |
quis? quid? |
who? what? (pronoun) |
quo? (indeclinable) |
to where? (adverb) |
quod (indeclinable) |
because (conjunction) |
quomodo? (indeclinable) |
how? (adverb) |
quoque (indeclinable) |
also; too (conjunction) |
quot? (indeclinable) |
how many? (adjective) |
re- (prefix used with verbs) |
- back (prefix) |
redeo redire redii |
go back; come back; return (verb
irregular) |
relinquo relinquere reliqui
relictus |
leave; leave behind (verb 3) |
respondeo respondere respondi
responsus |
reply (verb 2) |
rex regis m |
king (noun 3) |
rideo ridere risi |
laugh; smile (verb 2) |
rogo rogare rogavi rogatus |
ask; ask for (verb 1) |
Roma Romae f (Romae: at/in
Rome) |
Rome (noun 1) |
Romanus Romana Romanum |
Roman (adjective) |
saepe (indeclinable) |
often (adverb) |
saevus saeva saevum |
savage; cruel (adjective) |
saluto salutare salutavi
salutatus |
greet (verb 1) |
salve! salvete! (plural) |
hello! (verb imperative) |
scio scire scivi scitus |
know (verb 4) |
scribo scribere scripsi
scriptus |
write (verb 3) |
se sui |
himself; herself; itself; themselves
(pronoun) |
sed (indeclinable) |
but (conjunction) |
sedeo sedere sedi |
sit (verb 2) |
semper (indeclinable) |
always (adverb) |
senator senatoris m |
senator (noun 3) |
senex senis m |
old man (noun 3) |
sentio sentire sensi sensus |
feel; notice (verb 4) |
servo servare servavi
servatus |
save; protect; keep (verb 1) |
servus servi m |
slave (noun 2) |
si (indeclinable) |
if (conjunction) |
sic (indeclinable) |
thus; in this way (adverb) |
silva silvae f |
wood (noun 1) |
solus sola solum |
alone; lonely; only; on
one's own (adjective) |
specto spectare spectavi
spectatus |
look at; watch (verb 1) |
statim (indeclinable) |
at once; immediately
(adverb) |
sto stare steti |
stand (verb 1) |
stultus stulta stultum |
stupid; foolish (adjective) |
subito (indeclinable) |
suddenly (adverb) |
sub +accusative/ablative |
under; beneath (preposition) |
sum esse fui |
be (verb irregular) |
summus summa summum |
highest; greatest; top (of)
(adjective) |
supero superare superavi
superatus |
overcome; overpower (verb 1) |
surgo surgere surrexi |
get up; stand up; rise (verb
3) |
suus sua suum |
his; her; its; their (own)
(pronoun) |
taberna tabernae f |
shop; inn (noun 1) |
tam (indeclinable) |
so (adverb) |
tamen (indeclinable) |
however (adverb) |
tandem (indeclinable) |
at last; finally (adverb) |
tantus tanta tantum |
so great; such a great
(adjective) |
templum templi n |
temple (noun 2) |
teneo tenere tenui tentus |
hold (verb 2) |
terra terrae f |
ground; land; country (noun
1) |
terreo terrere terrui
territus |
frighten (verb 2) |
timeo timere timui |
fear; be afraid (verb 2) |
tot (indeclinable) |
so many (adjective) |
totus tota totum |
whole (adjective) |
trado tradere tradidi
traditus |
hand over (verb 3) |
traho trahere traxi tractus |
drag (verb 3) |
tristis triste |
sad (adjective) |
tu tui |
you (singular) (pronoun) |
tum (indeclinable) |
then (adverb) |
turba turbae f |
crowd (noun 1) |
tuus tua tuum |
your (singular); yours
(pronoun) |
ubi (indeclinable) |
where? where; when (adverb) |
urbs urbis f |
city; town (noun 3) |
ut (indeclinable)
+subjunctive |
that; so that; in order that
(conjunction) |
uxor uxoris f |
wife (noun 3) |
vale! valete! (plural) |
goodbye; farewell! (verb
imperative) |
vehementer (indeclinable) |
violently; loudly (adverb) |
vendo vendere vendidi
venditus |
sell (verb 3 ) |
venio venire veni |
come (verb 4) |
via viae f |
street; road; way (noun 1) |
video videre vidi visus |
see (verb 2) |
villa villae f |
house; country villa (noun
1) |
vinco vincere vici victus |
conquer; win; be victorious
(verb 3) |
vinum vini n |
wine (noun 2) |
vir viri m |
man (noun 2) |
vita vitae f |
life (noun 1) |
vivo vivere vixi |
live; be alive (verb 3) |
voco vocare vocavi vocatus |
call (verb 1) |
volo velle volui |
want (verb irregular) |
vos vestrum |
you (plural) (pronoun) |
vox vocis f |
voice; shout (noun 3) |