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Latin Nouns
Latin Nouns from Keller and Russell's Learn to Read Latin
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Undergraduate 1
12/28/2009

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Term
agricola, agricolae m.
Definition
farmer
Term
anima, animae f.
Definition

breath; life force; soul

 

Physical meaning of breath but can be extended to mean breath of life or soul (in the sense of that which gives life to animate objects, not soul as in emotion and thought).

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dea, deae f.
Definition

goddess

 

deābus in dative and ablative plural

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fāma, fāmae f.
Definition

report, rumor;

reputation, fame

 

Usually refers to something spoken, which can become a tradition and a person's fame or reputation. Capitalized, Fāma is the goddess Rumor.

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fēmina, fēminae f.
Definition
woman; wife
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fīlia, fīliae f.
Definition

daughter

 

fīliābus as dative and ablative plural

Term
īnsula, īnsulae f.
Definition
island
Term
Italia, Italiae f.
Definition
Italy
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nauta, nautae m.
Definition
sailor
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patria, patriae f.
Definition
country, homeland
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pecūnia, pecūniae f.
Definition
money
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poēta, poētae m.
Definition

poet

 

Has three syllables.

Term
puella, puellae f.
Definition
girl
Term
rēgīna, rēgīnae f.
Definition
queen
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via, viae f.
Definition
way, road, street, path
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ager, agrī m.
Definition
field
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deus, deī m.
Definition

god

 

Irregular declension: 

 

N/V-----deus-----dī / deī

G -------deī-------deōrum / deum

D--------deō------dīs

A--------deum----deōs

Abl------deō------dīs

Term
dominus, dominī m.
Definition

master, lord

 

Cognate with domus (house), originally meaning "master of the house"

Term
fīlius, fīliī m.
Definition

son

 

fīlī as vocative singular

Term
gladius, gladiī m.
Definition
sword
Term
liber, librī m.
Definition
book
Term
puer, puerī m.
Definition
boy
Term
servus, servī m.
Definition
slave
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vir, virī m.
Definition
man; husband
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aurum, aurī n.
Definition
gold
Term
bellum, bellī n.
Definition
war
Term
cōnsilium, cōnsiliī n.
Definition

deliberation;

plan, advice;

judgment

 

Can mean deliberation about something, the plan or advice that results from that deliberation, or it can mean the capacity to deliberate. Can also mean a group who deliberate, a "council".

Term
dōnum, dōnī n.
Definition
gift
Term
factum, factī n.
Definition
deed
Term
ferrum, ferrī n.
Definition

iron; sword

 

Means sword by metonymy. 

Term
oppidum, oppidī n.
Definition
town
Term
perīculum, perīculī n.
Definition
danger
Term
verbum, verbī n. 
Definition
word
Term
cūra, cūrae f.
Definition
care, concern; anxiety
Term
īra, īrae f.
Definition

anger, wrath

 

When in the plural, can be translated "(feelings of) anger"

Term
poena, poenae f.
Definition
punishment, penalty
Term
sapientia, sapientiae f.
Definition
wisdom
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vīta, vītae f.
Definition
life
Term
animus, animī m.
Definition

(rational) soul, mind;

spirit;

in pl., strong feelings

 

 

Term
arma, armōrum, n. pl.
Definition
arms, weapons
Term
studium, studiī n.
Definition

zeal, enthusiasm;

pursuit, study

Term
vēlum, vēlī n.
Definition
sail
Term
fuga, fugae f.
Definition
flight
Term
annus, annī m.
Definition
year
Term
locus, locī m.
Definition
place
Term
loca, locōrum n. pl.
Definition
places
Term
cōnsul, cōnsulis m.
Definition
consul
Term
nox, noctis, -ium f.
Definition
night
Term
tempus, temporis n.
Definition
time
Term
cōnsulātus, cōnsulātūs m.
Definition
consulship
Term
domus, domūs f.
Definition
house, home
Term
exercitus, exercitūs m.
Definition
army
Term
manus, manūs f.
Definition
hand; band, troop
Term
mōtus, mōtūs m.
Definition
motion, movement; disturbance
Term
senātus, senātūs m.
Definition
senate
Term
aciēs, aciēī f.
Definition
sharp edge; keenness; battle line
Term
diēs, diēī m. or f. 
Definition
day
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fidēs, fideī f.
Definition
faith, trust; trustworthiness; confidence
Term
rēs, reī f.
Definition
thing; property; matter, affair; activity; situation
Term
rēs gestae, rērum gestārum f. pl.
Definition
accomplishments; history
Term
rēs novae, rērum novārum f. pl.
Definition
revolution
Term
rēs pūblica, reī pūblicae f.
Definition
republic
Term
speciēs, *speciēī f.
Definition

appearance, aspect

 

* Genitive singular form does not occur in the Latin that survives.

Term
dīligentia, dīligentiae f.
Definition
diligence, attentiveness
Term
incola, incolae m. or f.
Definition
inhabitant
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mora, morae f.
Definition
delay
Term
prōvincia, prōvinciae f.
Definition
province
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terra, terrae f.
Definition
land, earth
Term
amīcus, amīcī m.
Definition
friend
Term
forum, forī n.
Definition
public square, market-place, forum
Term
imperium, imperiī n.
Definition
power, authority, command; empire
Term
inimīcus, inimīcī m.
Definition
(personal) enemy
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odium, odiī n.
Definition
hatred
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populus, populī m.
Definition
(the) people; populace
Term
Rōmānī, Rōmānōrum m. pl.
Definition
(the) Romans
Term
nihil or nīl (indeclinable noun) n.
Definition
nothing
Term
causa, causae f.
Definition
reason, cause; case
Term
glōria, glōriae f.
Definition
renown, glory
Term
invidia, invidiae f.
Definition
envy, jealousy; ill-will, resentment
Term
sententia, sententiae f.
Definition
thought, feeling; opinion
Term
altum, altī n.
Definition
deep sea; height
Term
auxilium, auxiliī n.
Definition
aid, help
Term
auxilia, auxiliōrum n. pl.
Definition
auxiliary troops
Term
caelum, caelī n.
Definition
sky, heaven
Term
socius, sociī m.
Definition
ally, comrade
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