Latin Nouns
Cucurbita, Cucurbitae
Gourd, Squash
Vocative Case
The first true Roman Emperor
Caesar Augustus
Conservāmus
"We conserve"
The second "principal part" of every Latin verb
Infinitive
Patria, Patriae
Fatherland, native land
This case is reserved for verbs used as direct objects and objects of prepositions
Accusative Case
This ancient Roman philosophy maintained that happiness and human fulfillment came through the steady endurance of pain and suffering
Stoicism (Stoics)
Vocās
"You (singular) call, summon"
Antīquus, Antīqua, Antīquum
Ancient, old-time
Fāma, Fāmae
Rumor, report
This case is reserved for verbs used as adverbials
Ablative Case
City in which a wide array of ancient Roman graffiti was discovered and studied by archaeologists and historians
Pompeii
Laudāre
"To praise"
The relationship of Anglo-Saxon to Germanic
Derivative
Sententia, Sententiae
Feeling, thought, opinion
This case is reserved for verbs used as indirect objects
Dative Case
Ancient Roman poet and author of the famous and controversial "Metamorphoses"
Ovid
Amant
"They love"
Latin word for "much" or "many"
Multus, multa, multum
Fōrma, Fōrmae
Form, shape, beauty
This case is reserved for possessive verbs
Genitive Case
This Roman senator and consul, who delivered scathing orations against Caitlin and who was eventually executed by order of Marc Antony, is often considered the father of rhetoric
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Terrē!
"You [singular] frighten!"
Either active or passive, this is one of the five things that each Latin verb tells us
Voice