Derivatives & Cognates
Latin is directly derived from this "mother-of-all" language, which originated in the region between India and what is now Western Europe.
Indo-European
In Latin, infinitives always use this verb ending.
-re
Latin for often
Saepe
Latin for She summons.
Voice
Means "down from" or "descended from," as in a direct relationship.
Derivative
This punctuation mark, which is one of the very few used in the Latin Language, elongates vowels and is never used with consonants.
Macron
English for vocō, vocāre
To call, to summon
Verbs whose stems contain an -ā before the infinitive ending fall into which category of verbs?
First Conjugation Verbs
Latin is still the official language of this sovereign nation, which is the last absolute monarchy in Europe.
Vatican City (the Holy See)
This family of languages is directly derived from Latin.
The Romance languages
This mood issues a command and uses direct address.
Imperative
Latin for if
Sī
Latin for You all remind.
Monētis.
What does cogitās mean?
You think, you ponder, you consider
Welsh is cognate with this other modern language, which was also derived from Celtic.
Irish
All of the following are traits that "limit" finite verbs: Person, Number, Tense, ________, and Mood.
Voice
Latin for to love
Amō, amāre
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Translate the following into Latin:
We are in good health.
Salvēmus.
DAILY DOUBLE: Another name for "Church Latin," this is the other "division" of the Latin Language apart from classical Latin as it was spoken by the Romans.
Ecclesiastical Latin
The modern languages of India were directly derived from this ancient language.
Sanskrit
The first principal part of a Latin verb is what, and what ending does it use?
The first person, singular, present, active, indicative of the verb; it uses the ending -ō (or sometimes -m.)
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Translate the following into Latin:
Nothing frightens me.
Nihil mē terret.
Latin for They do not offer.
Nōn dant.
The Roman Alphabet lacked this modern letter, whose sound was made by another letter.
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