Nouns
Define "servus." Is it masculine or feminine?
servus = slave
masculine
What are verbs? Give a Latin AND English example!
verbs are action words
Latin: ambulat, scribit, legit, est
English: jump, swim, eat, sit
What are adjectives? Give a Latin AND English example!
adjectives are descriptive words, they describe nouns
Latin: Romanus, alter, molestus, defessus
English: blue, fast, heavy, nice
Define one of these words: ad, prope, sub
ad = at, to
prope = near
sub = under
What mythical war lasted 10 years?
Define three of these words: puella, puer, vir, femina, villa.
puella = girl
puer = boy
vir = man
femina = woman
villa = house
Translate "clamat." Is it singular or plural?
clamat = he/she/it shouts
singular
Define three of the adjectives: magnus, sollicitus, defessus, strenuus, vicinus
magnus = big, loud
sollicitus = worried, anxious
Pick three to define: ubi, cur, quem, quis, qualis
ubi = where/when
cur = why
quem = whom
quis = who
qualis = what kind of
What Roman holiday involved gift giving and role reversal?
Saturnalia
Change this word to its plural form: statua
statuae
Translate "ambulant." Is it singular or plural?
ambulant = they walk
plural
Give the feminine and masculine forms of "angry"
iratus (masculine) and irata (feminine)
Give two examples of Latin word(s) that describe TIME.
Examples: brevi tempore (soon), hodie (today), iam (now), subito (suddenly)
Was Rome a monarchy, empire, or republic?
All three :) First it was a Monarchy, then a Republic, finally an Empire
Change these words to their direct object forms: ramus and tunica
ramum and tunicam
What is a linking verb? List BOTH of the linking verbs we know.
linking verbs connect the subject with a description
we know EST and SUNT
Cornelia est puella. Cornelia IS a girl.
Sextus est molestus. Sextus IS annoying.
magnam (feminine and direct object because describing arborem)
We've talked specifically about nouns, adjectives, and verbs. What other parts of speech are there and give a Latin example we currently know!
adverb (example: non, furtim)
preposition (examples: ad, prope, in)
interjection (examples: ecce)
conjunction (examples: et, sed)
What mountain range is known as "the spine of Italy"?
Apennine Mountains
Define these words AND identify their gender. Hint: the endings won't help you :)
arbor, fragor, vox
arbor = tree (feminine)
fragor = noise, crash (masculine)
vox = voice (feminine)
What are transitive verbs? Hint: videt IS a transitive verb, ambulat is NOT.
transitive verbs can have a direct object
videt puellam = he sees the girl
ambulat IN horto = he walks IN the garden
Identify all the adjectives in this sentence: Hodie pueri Romani in agris multis non laborant.
Romani and multis
Give the Latin for THREE of these words: behold, no longer, slowly, therefore, stealthily
behold = ecce
no longer = non iam
slowly = lente
therefore = igitur
stealthily = furtim
Describe three of these articles of clothing: toga praetexta, palla, bulla, caliga, fibula
toga praetexta = toga with a purple stripe
palla = shawl worn by married Roman women
bulla = protective amulet worn by young boys
caliga = boots worn by soldiers
fibula = pin for clothing