Dative case
What is the dative case used for?
indirect object and/or dative verbs
Where is the intended destination of Aeneas and the Trojans?
Italy
What three properties do adjectives and nouns have to agree in?
gender, case and number
Give an example of a 2nd declension neuter noun.
E.g. bellum, templum, vinum, castra, arma, forum, caelum, verbum, etc.
Which of the following is an English derivative of "somnus"? [somatic, somniloquy, sombre, somersault]
somniloquy (somnus = sleep + loqui = to speak)
Which of the following is NOT a dative verb?
[persuadeo, iubeo, impero, credo]
iubeo
What was the name of the city Dido found and ruled over? (+ 100 points if you know its Latin name)
Carthage
of the tired sailors
nominative and accusative
"bellum" = war
Which of the following could be a noun in the dative case? [navis, Troiani, caelum, patris, reginae]
reginae
Which goddess is the mother of Aeneas?
Venus (Aphrodites)
Complete the English to Latin translation:
The happy merchants (nominative) -> "_______ mercatores"
Give an example of a 3rd declension neuter noun.
E.g. litus, mare, flumen, tempus, nomen, etc.
The English words "ignorant, notable, notorious, notify" are derived from which Latin root word?
"notus" = well known
Translate "for the king" into Latin. (hint: king = "rex/reg-")
regi
Which mythical creature is of enormous stature, has one eye, and eats humans?
cyclops
Complete the English to Latin translation:
With the unlucky queens -> "infelicibus ______"
"infelicibus reginis"
Which of the following is NOT a neuter noun?
[saxa, maria, terra, monstrum, consilia]
terra
The English words "denomination, ignominy, nominee, renown" are derived from which Latin root word?
"nomen" = name
Translate "to the sailors" into Latin.
nautis
What is one reason Juno, the Queen of the gods, despise Aeneas and the Trojans?
(1) She lost the beauty contest hosted by the Trojan prince Paris. (2) Their ancestor, Dardanus, was born from one of Jupiter's extramarital affairs. (3) She is jealous of the Trojan prince Ganymede, whom Jupiter appointed as his cupbearer. (4) The descendants of Trojans, i.e. Romans, are prophecised to overthrow her favourite city, Carthage.
Give the genitive plural form of "iratus deus" (of the angry gods).
"iratorum deorum"
All plural nominative neuter nouns end with which vowel?
"a" e.g. verba, litora, flumina, nomina, etc.
The Latin word for "eye" is "oculus". Can you think of an English word derived from it?
E.g. binoculars, oculist, monocles, ocular, etc.