Explain the Difference in Meaning!
Bonus points if you give all the principal parts!
volo vs. nolo
volo, velle, volui: to want
nolo, nolle, nolui: to not want
Name that verb! Give all four principal parts.
iecimus
iacio, iacere, ieci, iactus
Offer a definition of the following absolutely preposterous word. Name the related Latin verb.
noluntary
Not voluntary
nolo, nolle, nolui - to not want
"Cogent" means "compelling." From what Latin verb with what meaning does "cogent" come?
Bonus points: notice the -nt on "cogent"? Can you connect this to anything you've seen in class recently?
cogo, cogere, coegi, coactus - to compel
The Roman cursus honorum was the ladder-like sequence of jobs and promotions that got Roman politicians further along in their careers.
Cursus is a noun in the same family as what Latin verb?
curro, currere, cucurri, cursus - to run
Bonus points if you give all the principal parts!
sum vs. possum
sum, esse, fui, futurus: to be
possum, posse, potui: to be able
Name that verb! Give all four principal parts.
misit
mitto, mittere, misi, missus
Define the following absolutely preposterous (but REAL) word:
surgent
rising
(Surgent, meaning rising, one really is a word! Not to be confused with sergeant, the military rank.)
In a will, a "decedent" is the person who is dying/has died. "Decedent" is from what Latin word, ultimately? (Hint: chop off the prefix "de" and then think about it again.)
Bonus points: notice the -nt on "decedent"? Can you connect this to anything you've seen in class recently?
cedo, cedere, cessi, cessus - to yield, to pass, to go
Traditio, traditio, f., "tradition," could also be translated as "a handing down."
Traditio is a noun in the same family as what Latin verb?
trado, tradere, tradidi, traditum - to hand over
Bonus points if you give all four principal parts!
cado vs. caedo
cado, cadere, cecidi, casus: to fall
caedo, caedere, cecidi, caesus: to cut, to kill
Name that verb! Give all four principal parts.
ceperatis
capio, capere, cepi, captus
Offer a definition of the following absolutely preposterous (but this time REAL) word. Name the related Latin verb.
putative
"thought [to be a certain way]" -- from puto [1], to think
The putative heir to the throne was only a baby, a circumstance which led to a vicious struggle for power.
The putative potato stared at its reflection and wondered what everyone else was thinking about it.
P.S. is short for "post scriptum." Give all of the principal parts and the meaning for the verb from which "scriptum" comes.
Bonus points: Translate the phrase post scriptum.
scribo, scribere, scripsi, scriptus - to write
Iter, itineris, n, meaning "journey" (a.k.a., the way you go to get somewhere) is related to what irregular Latin verb?
eo, ire, ivi/ii, itus - to go
Bonus points if you give all four principal parts!
peto vs. pono
peto, petere, petivi, petitus: to seek, to ask, to attack
pono, ponere, posui, positus: to place, to put, to set
Name that verb! Give all four principal parts.
tulit
fero, ferre, tuli, latus - to bring OR to say
If a missile is something you can SEND, a tentile is something you can _______.
hold
teneo, tenEre, tenui, tentus - to hold
"Motile," in the sciences (biology), means "capable of motion." From what Latin verb with what meaning does "motile" come?
moveo, movEre, movi, motus - to move
Captivus, captivi, m., is related to what Latin verb?
capio, capere, cepi, captus - to capture, to seize
Bonus points if you give all four principal parts!
dico vs. duco
AND
vinco vs. venio
dico, dicere, dixi, dictus: to say
duco, ducere, duxi, ductus: to lead
venio, venire, veni, ventus: to come
vinco, vincere, vici, victus: to conquer
Name that verb! Give all four principal parts.
egeris
ago, agere, egi, actus
Consider the following pair of words: refectory and ... rejectory. You may want to refer to this set of principal parts: reicio, reicere, reieci, reiectus.
Refectory is a formal, beautiful, monastic-sounding name for a dining hall.
If a refectory is a place where you are made (fect) again (re) by the restorative powers of food, a rejectory is a place where you are _______.
Correct answers: rejected / reiected / thrown back / thrown again.
iacio, iacere, ieci, iactus - to throw, to hurl
reicio, reicere, reieci, reiectus - to throw back
A "jussive" subjunctive expresses a command: e.g., "Let them eat cake."
From what Latin word with what meaning does "jussive" come?
iubeo, iubEre, iussi, iussus - to order, to command
To what Latin verb is spectator, spectatoris, m. related?
specto [1] - to watch, to look at