Parts of Speech
What part of speech are the following words? Describe that part of speech!
portat, vigilare, obdormiunt
verbs: action words
Which principal part do you use to form the Perfect Tense?
Example: amo, amare, amavi, amatum
third principal part (amavi)
The FIRST principal part of verbs ends in what letter?
-o
(amo, video, dormio, etc)
List two Latin words related to inns.
Examples: caupona (inn), caupo (innkeeper), lectus (bed), obdormio (to fall asleep)
List two benefits/purposes of Roman roads.
trade, communication, travel, military movement
What part of speech are the following words? Describe that part of speech!
praetor, censor, aedile
nouns: person, place, thing, or idea
What are the six perfect tense endings?
Double Jeopardy
What is the name of the king Mucius tries to kill?
-i, -isti, -it, -imus, -istis, -erunt
Double Jeopardy
Porsenna
Which principal part is the INFINITIVE of a verb? What letter(s) does this form end in?
2nd principal part
-re (videre, audire, agere, etc)
Define two of the following words: miles, necare, fabula, salutrix, mus
miles = soldier
necare = to kill
fabula = story
salutrix = dancer
mus = mouse
What is the cursus honorum? List two offices in it.
cursus honorum = the path of political offices a Roman man would hold
offices included: consul, censor, quaestor, proconsul, praetor, propraetor, aedile
What part of speech are the following words? Describe that part of speech!
sed, et, quamquam
conjunctions - connect/join together words and pharses
Translate two of these verbs: obdormivit, duxit, petivit, vigilavit, necavit
obdormivit = he/she fell asleep
duxit = he/she led
petivit = he/she looked for
vigilavit = he/she stayed awake
necavit = he/she killed
If a verb is listed with (1) on a vocab list, what does that mean? Use amo (1) as an example.
It is a standard 1st conjugation verb and will have these endings for principal parts: -o, -are, -avi, -atum
amo, amare, amavi, amatum
Define three of the following words: somnus, somnium, obdormire, vigilare, animum recuperare, cubitum ire
somnus = sleep
somnium = dream
obdormire = to fall asleep
vigilare = to stay awake
animum recuperare = to regain one's senses, be fully awake
cubitum ire = to go to bed
What were curse tablets used for?
To ask gods to harm enemies, rivals, or competitors
Name two ways that Latin nouns are different from English nouns.
Latin nouns change endings.
They have cases like Nominative and Accusative (technically so does English, but we'll count it).
They have gender.
What's the difference between how you translate the imperfect vs perfect tense if they are both past tenses?
Example verbs: audiebat (imperfect) vs audivit (perfect)
audiebat = he/she WAS listening, USED TO listen
audivit = he/she HAS listened, DID listen
both could also be translated "he/she listened"
Give the THIRD principal part of three of these verbs: ambulo, teneo, mitto, facio, advenio
ambulo --> ambulavi
teneo --> tenui
mitto --> misi
facio --> feci
advenio --> adveni
Define three of the following words: numquam, enim, paulisper, vobis, valde, melior
Double Jeopardy
What nickname do the Roman citizens give Mucius at the end of the story, and what specific event leads to this name?
numquam = never
enim = for
paulisper = for a short time
vobis = to/for you (plural)
valde = very, exceedingly, ver much
melior = better
Double Jeopardy
Scaevola = lefty (he burned his right hand so he could only use his left)
What is the Via Appia? Where did it lead?
How are nouns and adjectives connected? How do you do this in Latin?
Use the adjective "best" and the noun "men" to demonstrate this.
Adjectives describe nouns. In Latin, that means they will ned the same Case, Number, and Gender as the noun they describe.
example: best = optimus, a, um; men = viri
optimi viri (same case = nominative, gender = m, number = pl)
Conjugate the verb video, videre, vidi, visum in the PERFECT tense - all six forms!
vidi vidimus
vidisti vidistis
vidit viderunt
Give the THIRD principal part of three of these verbs: dare, currere, iubere, esse, ferre
dare --> dedi
currere --> cucurri
iubere --> iussi
esse --> fui
ferre --> tuli
Pick three of these phrases to define in Latin (each are two words): dirty bed, to explain the situation, sir, may we...?, midnight, there is nothing wrong
dirty bed = sordidus lectus
to explain the situation = rem explicare
sir = vir optimus
may we = licetne nobis
midnight = media nox
there is nothing wrong = nihil mali
Explain what two of these political offices were: consul, censor, aedile, quaestor
consul = highest elected office, two per year, ran senate meetings, could lead armies
censor = conducted the census, made sure morals were being upheld, also made sure members of the senate actually qualified for those positions
aedile = put on public shows (chariot racing, gladiator shows) and did public works (built or renovated buildings and roads), managed grain distribution
quaestor = managed finances for the senate