Friday, 27 March 2020

LATIN VOCABULARY: NOTES

A.  DEMONSTRATIVE ADVERBS OF PLACE AND TIME:

                              PLACE:                                                                      TIME

WHERE:       ubi        where(?), in which place(?)                                   when, whenever
                      ibi         there, in that place                                                  then
                      illic       there, in that place
                      hic        here, in this place                                                   at this point

WHITHER:  quo       whither(?), to which place(?)
                      eo         thither, to that place                                               so long 
                      illuc      thither, to that place
                      huc       hither, to this place                                                so far

WHENCE:   unde      whence(?), from which place(?)                         
                     inde       there, thence, from that place                                after that, ever since
                     illinc      thence, from that place
                     hinc       hence, from this place                                           after this


B.  CONFUSINGLY SIMILAR WORDS:

aer, aeris, m. air, atmosphere, weather;
aes, aeris, n. copper, bronze, brass, money.

aestas, aestatis, f. summer;
aestus, aestus, m. heat, passion, surge of the sea;
aetas, aetatis, f. age, life, time, lifetime.

atqui, cj. and, and especially, and in fact;
atque, cj. yet, however, neverthelss, notwithstanding.

cado, cadere, cecidi, casum. to fall, die, am killed, fail, subside, happen (events);
caedo, caedere, cecidi, caesum. to cut, slaughter, sacrifice, kill, strike;
cedo, cedere, cessi, cessum. to walk, depart, withdraw, retreat, die, yield, concede.

consisto, consistere, constiti. to stand, stand firm, take up a position, endure;
constituo, constituere, constitui, constitutum. to put, place, set down, station, halt, determine;
consto, constare, constiti, constatum. to stand together, agree, remain constant.

fulgur, fulguris, n. lightning;
fulmen, fulminis, n. thunderbolt.

iaceo, iacere, iacui. to lie, lie ill, lie dead; (places) to be situated;
iacio,iacere, ieci, iactum. to throw, lay, build; (seed) to sow.
iacto, iactare, iactavi, iactatum. to throw, scatter, shake, toss about; (speech) to boast.

lenis (long 'e'), soft, smooth, mild, gentle, calm
levis (short 'e'), adj. light, gentle, easy, trivial, fickle, nimble;
levis (long 'e'), adj. smooth, beardless, youthful, delicate.

nequaquam, adv. by no means, not at all;
nequiquam, adj. in vain, to no purpose, for no good reason.

onus, oneris, n. load, burden, weight, trouble, difficulty.
ops, opis, f. power, aid, help, assistance; plural (opes): wealth, riches, property, resources.
opus, operis, n. labour, work, toil, fortification, book of writing, need.

ora, orae, f. edge, border, boundary, sea-coast, country, region, ship's hawser;
os, oris, n. mouth, jaws, beak, tongue, lips, speech, face.
os, ossis, n. bone, marrow, heart, very soul.

parumper, adv. for a little while;
paulatim, adv. gradually, little by little;
paulisper, adv. for a little while.

pecu (pl. pecua), n. cattle, flock of sheep, plural: pastures, money;
pecus, pecoris, n. cattle, swine, sheep, flock, herd;
pecus, pecudis, f. a sheep, a head of cattle, a domestic animal.

praeterea, adv. besides, in addition, moreover, henceforth;
propterea, adv. therefore, on that account.

somnium, somn(i)i, n. dream, fancy, imagination, nonsense;
somnus, somni, m. sleep, sleep (of death), slumber, drowsiness.

vero, adv. indeed, really, in truth;
verum, cj. but, but in truth, but still.

C.  USEFUL WORDS/ PHRASES:

adusque            right up to, eventually, entirely
alias                  at another time
aliquando         sometimes, now at last
ante                  before that, until then, in the past
bene quidem     very well
cito                   quickly, soon
confestim          immediately
consulto            deliberately
continuo           immediately, without delay
cum primis        especially
cum primum     as soon as
cum ... tum        both ... and; not only ... but also
dehinc               henceforth, then, next, from now on
deinceps            successively, in order
deinde               then, next, from there
de more             according to custom
demum              at last, just, precisely
denique             lastly, finally, in the end
dummodo          provided that
eiusmodi           such
enimvero          certainly, for indeed
etenim              but in fact, furthermore, and indeed
etiamdum         still, as yet
etiamnum         till now
etiamsi             even if, although
etiamtum          till then
etsi                   even if, and yet, though
ex ordine          in order, in turn, one after the other
hactenus           thus far, so far, till now
iamdiu             long since
iamdudum       long ago, for a long time 
iamiam            right now, any moment now
iam nunc          just now
iampridem       long ago, for a long time
iam tum            even at that time
in medium        for the common good
in pretio           valuable 
interea              meanwhile
inter se             mutually, one another
licet                  although, even if
minime vero     certainly not
modo                only, at all, in any way, a moment ago, if only
modo demum   only now
nec mora          without delay, at once
nondum            not yet
non iam            no longer
nunc quoque     even now
olim                  once, at times, sometime, one day
omnino             at all, altogether, entirely
paene                nearly, almost
parum               not very, too little, not enough
penitus              deep within, from the depths, utterly, thoroughly
perinde             just as
postmodo          presently, shortly, soon after, a little later
praesertim        especially
primo                at first
primum             firstly, in the first place, first of all
profecto            really, certainly
proinde             consequently, therefore
propterea          therefore
protinus            forthwith, right away, at once, immediately
quamobrem       why
quemadmodum  just as
quidem               in fact, indeed, at any rate, it is true
quippe                certainly, of course, for in fact
quodsi                but if
quondam           once, formerly, long ago, sometimes
saltem                at least, at all events
sed enim            but in fact, but actually
sic quoque         even so
sine fraude        without harm
siquidem            if only
tantummodo      only
tum cum             at the time when
tum demum        only then
ubi primum        as soon as
ut primum          as soon as
venit usu            it happens
vero                    indeed
verum                 but
verumtamen       but nevertheless
vixdum               hardly, as yet






          

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