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Wheelock's Latin, Chapt. 1
Vocab
22
Language - Latin
11th Grade
12/05/2008

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Term

1st Conjugation

 

vócô, vocâre, vocâvî, vocâtum

 

(Labor mê vocat.)

Definition

to call, summon

 

Eng. Derivative: vocal, invoke

 

(Work calls/beckons me.)

Term

1st Conjugation

 

laúdô, laudâre, laudâvî, laudâtum

 

(Laudâs mê; culpant mê.)

Definition

to praise

 

(You praise me; they blame me.)

 

Eng. derivative: applause, laud

Term

1st Conjugation

 

errô, errâre, errâvî, errâtum

 

(Sî errô, mê saepe monet.)

 

 

Definition

to wander; err, go astray, make a mistake,

be mistaken

 

(If I err, he often warns me.)

 

Eng. derivative: err, error, errant

Term

1st Conjugation

 

dô, dáre, dédî, dátum

 

(Bis dâs, sî cito dâs.)

 

*bis, adv. - twice  / cito, adv. - quickly

Definition

to give, offer

 

(You give twice, if you give quickly.)

 

English derivative: donation, donate, donor

Term

1st Conjugation

 

sérvô, servâre, servâvî, servâtum

 

(Apollo mê saepe servat.)

Definition

to preserve, save, keep, guard

 

(Apollo often guards/protects me.)

 

English derivative: preserve, conserve

 

N.B. sérvô is milder form of cônsérvô

Term

1st Conjugation

 

cônsérvô, cônservâre, cônservâvî, cônservâtum

 

(Cônservâte mê!)

Definition

to preverve, save, keep, maintain

 

(Save me!)

 

Eng. derivative: conserve, conservation

 

N.B. The prefix con- is an intensifier.

Term

1st Conjugation

 

côgitô, côgitâre, côgitávî, côgitâtum

 

(Quid dêbêmus côgitâre?)

Definition

to think, ponder, consider, plan

 

(What ought we to think?)

 

Eng. derivative: cognitive

Term

1st Conjugation

 

ámô, amâre, amâvî, amâtum

 

(Mê nôn amat.)

Definition

to love, like

 

Eng. derivative: amourous

 

(He/she doesn't love me.)

Term

2nd Conjugation

 

videô, vidêre, vîdî, vîsum

 

(Salvête - quid vidêtis? Nihil vidêmus.)

Definition

to see; observe, understand

 

(Hello - what do you see? We see nothing.)

 

Eng. derivative: video, vision

Term

2nd Conjugation

 

váleô, valêre, váluî, valitûrum

 

(Sî valês, valeô.)

 

Definition
to be strong, have power; be well

 

(If you are well, I am well.) common greeting

 

Eng. derivative: valiant, valid

 

N.B. Used to form the imperative vále/valête - good-bye, farewell

Term

2nd Conjugation

 

vále, valête

Definition

good-bye, farewell

 

Eng. derivative: valediction (giving a farewell address), valedictorian

 

N.B. Used from váleô/valêre (to be strong, be well) as an imperative

Term

2nd Conjugation

 

térrô, terrêre, térrui, térritum

 

(Nihil mê terret.)

 

note SOV word order

Definition

to frighten, terrify

 

(Nothing frightens me.)

 

Eng derivative: terrify, terror, terrible

 

N.B. perterreô - to frighten thoroughly

Term

2nd Conjugation

 

sálveô, salvêre

 


sálvê, salvête

Definition

to be well, be in good health

 


hello, greetings (imperative)

Term

2nd Conjugation

 

móneô, monêre, mónuî, mónitum

 

(Sî errô, mê saepe monet.)

Definition

to remind, advise, warn

 

(If I err, he often warns me.)

 

Eng. derivatives: admonish, monitor, monument, premonition

Term

2nd Conjugation

 

dêbeô, dêbêre, dêbuî, dêbitum

 

(Quid dêbêmus côgitâre?)

Definition
to owe; ought, must

 

(What ought we to think?)

 

N.B. debere is often used with a complimentary infinitive.

 

Eng. derivatives: debt, debt, due, duty

Term

                               saépe                          (adj.)

 

(Saepe nihil côgitâs.)

Definition

often

 

(You often think (about) nothing.)

Term

                                nôn                      (adv.)

 

(Mê nôn laudâre dêbês.)

Definition

not

 

(You ought not to praise me.)

Term

                                 sî                          (conj.)

 

(Sî errô, mê saepe monet.)

Definition

if

 

(If I err, he often warns me.)

Term

                             amâbô tê                 (idiom)

 

(Sî mê amâs, servâ mê, amâbô tê!)

Definition

please

 

(If you love me, save me, please!)

Term

                                níhil                         (n.)

 

(Nihil mê terret.)

 

 

note SOV order

Definition

nothing

 

(Nothing frightens me.)

 

Eng. derivatives: annihilate

 

 

Term

                                mê                          (pro.)

 

(Monê mê, amâbô tê, sî errô.)

Definition

me, myself

 

(Warn me, please, if I err.)

Term

                                quid                        (pro.)

 

(Quid dêbêmus côgitâre?)

Definition

what

 

(What ought we to think?)

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