Cultural Corner
Country Cleopatra was from
Egypt
S.P.Q.R. symbolizes the essence of Rome. To this day, these letters can be seen engraved not only on ancient ruins, but also around modern government buildings in Italy. What does this stand for?
Senatus Populusque Romanus OR
The Senate and People of Rome
fugiō means to flee, run away
name an English derivative we associate with someone who is fleeing from the police
fugitive
can you name the 1st declension noun endings?
Daily Double: can you also give the ending for the vocative case?
a, ae, ae, am, ā, a
ae, ārum, īs, ās, īs, ae
what are the 4 principal parts of a verb?
pres. ind. act.
pres. inf. act.
perf. ind. act.
perf. part. pass.
snake bite
Justitia, pietas, fides
-Republic of Suriname
What does this mean and where is Suriname? (continent is fine)
Daily Double (extra 200 points if you can name the nation that has formerly had this land)
Justice, piety, loyalty
located in South America
Daily Double: Netherlands (Dutch people)
intermittō means to leave off, interrupt
name the English derivative that refers to an "interruption" of a play, concert- typically when the audience enjoys a bathroom break or a snack
intermission
can you name the second declension masculine noun endings? Please remember there are 2 endings in the nominative singular. :)
Daily Double: can you also name the vocative endings?
us/r, ī, ō, um, ō, e/i/r
ī, ōrum, īs, ōs, īs, ī
Can you name at least 2 of these trees from their Latin word? if you can name all 3, you get an extra 200 points
Cyparissus
Prūnus
Quercus
Cypress
Plum
Oak
Were the Romans considered seafaring people? (Did they like the sea?)
no
Dominus mini adiutor
-Denmark
What does this mean? and where is Denmark?
The Lord is my helper.
Denmark is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, Northern Europe
dēpōnō means to lay down, to set aside
name the English derivative that has to do with laying money down in order to pay for it in full later.
deposit
can you name the 3rd declension noun endings for masculine/feminine nouns?
Daily Double: can you give the vocative endings?
*, is, ī, em, e, *
ēs, um, ibis, ēs, ibus, ēs
The Genitive Case is very important. It has several uses that are very valuable. In most cases it is the equivalent of our English preposition "of". Here are the most common uses of the genitive case.
For the first ever in the history of the world, we have a TRIPLE point value question! Amazing! Can you give an example (in English) of the following:
Hint: You will use the word "of" in each of these examples.
Possession
Origin
Material
Partitive (part of the whole)
possession: the arms of the man
origin: Cleopatra of Egypt
material: sword of iron
partitive: a piece of cake
Roman logic discovered a way to turn the sea battles into land battles using a Corvus. What was this?
a huge boarding plank outfitted with a long curved spike a the end. They would drop this on the enemy's ship, allowing them to board their boat and fight as if on land.
I Pede fausto
-Windward Islands
What does this mean? and where are the Windward Islands?
Go with a lucky foot.
Carribean
cultus means agriculture
what is the English derivative that is used in farming and gardening- referring to what we do with land?
cultivate
can you name the 4th declension masculine/feminine endings?
Daily Double: can you name the vocative endings?
us, ūs, uī, um, ū, us
ūs, yum, ibus, ūs, ibus, ūs
ex. Ablative of ________
accompaniment
manner
means/instrument
separation
place from which
place where
On March 15, 44 BC a group of senators conspired to assassinate Julius Caesar. What is this historic day called? and why did they conspire to kill him?
Ides of March
the feared he was growing too powerful and would soon become king.
Sub umbra floreo
-Belize
What does this mean? and where is Belize?
under the shade I flourish
belize is in Central America, the chin of the seahorse :)
repellō means to drive back, to refuse
what English derivative is a word we use to describe someone or something that is offensive to us and causes us to be driven back from them or to refuse to be associated with them?
repulsive
can you name the 5th declension noun endings?
Daily Double: can you name the vocative endings?
ēs, ēī(eī), ēī(eī), em, ē, ēs
ēs, ērum, ēbus, ēs, ēbus, ēs
The ____ case appears less frequently in Latin than most other cases. The name comes from the Latin locus, meaning "place" and it expresses place where.
Name that case
locative