Sayings: Latin to English
Senatus Populusque Romanus (S.P.Q.R.)
The Senate and People of Rome
primus
first
Nouns that name male or female persons have what kind of gender?
Nouns that name male or female persons have natural gender.
Decline terra -ae
terra, terrae, terrae, terram, terra, terrae, terrarum, terris, terras, terris
oppidum -i
town
Quattuor anni tempora
The four seasons of the year
decem
ten
Give the four attributes of nouns.
Declension, gender, number, case
Decline filius -i
filius, filii, filio, filium, filio, filii, filiorum, filiis, filios, filiis
mos moris
ante bellum
before the war
quinque
five
Nouns that name non-living things have what kind of gender?
Nouns that name non-living things have grammatical gender.
Decline verbum -i
verbum, verbi, verbo, verbum, verbo, verba, verborum, verbis, verba, verbis
adventus -us
arrival
Civis Romanus sum.
I am a Roman citizen.
septimus
seventh
What does the case of a noun tell us?
The case of a noun tells us what job or function the noun has in a sentence.
Decline rex regis
rex, regis, regi, regem, rege, reges, regum, regibus, reges, regibus
saxum -i
rock
Rex Regum
King of Kings
nonus
ninth
What is the name of the direct object case?
accusative case
Decline fides -ei
fides, fidei, fidei, fidem, fide, fides, fiderum, fidebus, fides, fidebus
metus -us
fear