Vocabulary
Identify the gender of these words: ianua, taberna, leo
ianua = feminine
taberna = feminine
leo = masculine
Explain how to identify a first declension noun on a new vocab list.
It will end with the letter -a (ancilla).
What's the function of the Ablative Case?
With a preposition
Identify the case of the following words: forо̄, tabernā, nave
Ablative
Describe the following people with a Latin word: Metella, Caecilius, Quintus.
Metella: mater, domina
Caecilius: pater, dominus, argentarius
Quintus: filius
Identify the gender of these words: forum, navis, argentarius
forum = neuter
navis = feminine
argentarius = masculine
Explain how to identify a second declension noun on a new vocab list.
It will end with -us (servus) or -um (vinum).
What's the function of the Nominative Case? Hint: there are TWO
Subject of a sentence OR predicate nominative.
Identify the case of the following words: leonem, iratam, argentarium
Accusative
Describe the following story characters with one Latin word: Cerberus, Grumio, Clemens
Cerberus: canis
Grumio: servus, coquus
Clemens: servus
Define these words: clamat, magnus, sub
magnus = big/great
sub = under
Explain how to identify a third declension noun on a new vocab list.
Third declension nouns could have almost any letter as its ending, so you would look for something that is NOT an -a, -us, or -um (examples: canis, mercator).
What's the function of the Accusative Case? Hint: there are two
Direct object OR with a prepositional phrase
Identify the case of the following words: ianua, magnus, pictor
Nominative
Identify the profession of two of these characters: Caecilius, Syphax, Celer, Pantagathus
Caecilius: argentarius (banker)
Syphax: venalicius (slave dealer)
Celer: pictor (paintor)
Pantagathus: tonsor (barber)
Define these words: portat, surgit, iratus
portat = carries
surgit = rises, gets up
iratus = angry
Identify the declension of these nouns: forum, leo, taberna
forum = 2nd
leo = 3rd
taberna = 1st
List one preposition that uses the Ablative case and one that uses the Accusative case.
Ablative: sub, in (in/on)
Accusative: prope, ad, in (into/onto)
Put the correct ACCUSATIVE endings on these nouns: mercator____, mens____, cib____
mercatorEM
mensAM
cibUM
Why does Caecilius leave the barber's shop without getting his beard trimmed?
The barber accidentally cuts someone and there's blood everywhere
Give a derivative for three of these words: ridet, ambulat, exspectat, respondet, circumspectat
POSSIBLE ANSWERS:
ridet (smiles/laughts): ridiculous, ridicule
ambulat (walks): ambulance, somnambulate
exspectat (waits for): expectation, expecting
respondet (replies): respond, responsible, responsive
circumspectat (looks around): circumspect
Identify the declension of these nouns: venalicius, Melissa, tonsor
venalicius = 2nd
Melissa = 1st
tonsor = 3rd
Name one of the Latin cases we have NOT YET learned about.
Dative, Genitive, Locative, Vocative
Give the Nominative, Accusative, AND Ablative forms for these nouns: ancilla, servus, canis
ancilla, ancillam, ancillā
servus, servum, servо̄
canis, canem, cane
In what room does the painter paint a picture AND what's in the picture?
In the triclinium (dining room) he paints a scene of Hercules fighting a lion