Latin Nouns and Their Meanings
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What is the Latin term for 'father' or 'child'?

  • populus
  • nātus (correct)
  • patronus
  • puer
  • Otium refers to a state of activity and busyness.

    False

    Translate the Latin word 'odium'.

    hatred

    The Latin word for 'egg' is __________.

    <p>ovum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following terms refers to a garrison in Latin?

    <p>praesidium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Latin term for 'friend'?

    <p>amicus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word 'scutum' translates to 'spear' in Latin.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Latin word 'bellum' means 'peace'.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'remedium' mean in Latin?

    <p>remedy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Somnus' means __________ in Latin.

    <p>sleep</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'caelum' refer to?

    <p>sky or heaven</p> Signup and view all the answers

    An '_____ is a sign of divine favor or goodwill.'

    <p>exemplum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the Latin words with their correct meanings:

    <p>vīnum = vine; grapevine tumulus = hill; mound puer = boy; child ventus = wind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following Latin terms with their English meanings:

    <p>cibus = food gladius = sword lupus = wolf agnus = lamb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of 'tribunus' in Latin?

    <p>tribune (Roman politician)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Latin term refers to 'a cave'?

    <p>antrum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word 'ferrum' means 'gold' in Latin.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'animus' mean?

    <p>feeling, spirit, or mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word for 'farmer' in Latin is _____?

    <p>colonus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following terms means 'Empire' in Latin?

    <p>imperium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Latin Nouns and Meanings

    • aedificium, -iī, n.: building
    • aevum, -ī, n.: age; lifetime; timespan
    • ager, agrī m.: field
    • agnus, -ī m.: lamb
    • altum, -ī, n.: the deep sea
    • alveus, -ī, m.: basket
    • amīcus, -ī, m.: friend
    • animus, -ī, m.: feeling, spirit, mind
    • annus, -ī, m.: year
    • antrum, -ī, n.: cave
    • argentum, -ī, n.: silver
    • arvum, -ī, n.: field; plowed land
    • astrum, -ī, n.: star; heavenly body
    • atrium, -iī, n.: atrium (entryway)
    • aurum, -ī, n.: gold; money
    • auxilium, -iī, n.: help
    • baculum, -ī, n.: stick; club
    • barbarus, -ī, m.: foreigner; barbarian
    • bellum, -1, n.: war; battle
    • beneficium, -iī, n.: kindness; favor
    • bonum, -ī, n.: good (thing); advantage
    • caelum, -ī, n.: sky; heaven(s)
    • campus, -ī, m.: field; plain
    • capillus, -ī, m.: hair; head of hair
    • captīvus, -ī, m.: captive; prisoner
    • cervus, -ī m.: deer
    • chorus, -ī, m.: chorus; band; troop
    • cibus, -ī, m.: food
    • colonus, -ī m.: farmer, settler
    • cōnsilium, -iī, n.: plan; idea
    • deus, -ī, m.: god
    • digitus, -ī, m.: finger
    • discipulus, -ī m.: student
    • dolus, -ī m.: trick, deceit
    • dominus, -ī, m.: master; lord; Lord (God)
    • donum, -ī, n.: gift; donation
    • equus, -ī, m.: horse
    • exemplum, -ī, n.: pattern; copy
    • exsilium, -iī, n.: exile; banishment
    • factum, -ī, n.: fact; deed
    • famulus, -ī m.: household servant
    • ferrum, -ī, n.: iron; sword
    • flagellum, -ī, n.: whip; lash
    • flagitium, -iī, n.: scandal; crime
    • fluvius, -iī, m.: river
    • forum, -ī, n.: market place; city center
    • fretum, -ī, n.: strait (of water)
    • frumentum, -ī, n.: grain; food
    • fundus, -ī m.: farm, estate
    • fātum, -1, n.: fate; that which is spoken
    • filius, -iī m.: son
    • gaudium, -iī, n.: delight; joy
    • gladius, -iī, m.: sword
    • hortus, -ī, m.: garden
    • hospitium, -iī n.: hospitality
    • imperium, -iī, n.: authority; power; Empire
    • incendium, -iī n.: fire, conflagration
    • ingenium, -iī n.: character; temperament
    • inimīcus, -ī, m.: enemy; personal enemy
    • initium, -iī, n.: beginning, origin
    • iudicium, -iī, n.: judgment; (legal) opinion; trial
    • iugum, -ī, n.: yoke; team (of horses); ridge (of a mountain)
    • lectus, -ī, m.: bed
    • legatus, -ī, m.: officer; envoy; ambassador
    • libellus, -ī, m.: booklet; little book
    • liber, librī, m.: book
    • lignum, -ī, n.: wood
    • locus, -ī, m.: place; location
    • lucus, -ī, m.: grove; sacred grove
    • ludus, -ī, m.: game, school
    • lupus, -ī, m.: wolf
    • lētum, -ī, n.: death; ruin (esp in poetry)
    • lībertus, -ī, m.: freeman; (former slave)
    • magister, -trī, m.: teacher; captain (of a ship)
    • malum, -ī, n.: evil; disaster; apple*
    • maritus, -ī, m.: husband
    • medicus, -ī, m.: doctor
    • membrum, -ī, n.: limb; member
    • minister, -trī, m.: attendant, administrator
    • modus, -ī, m.: way, manner
    • monumentum, -ī, n.: monument
    • morbus, -ī, m.: sickness, disease
    • mundus, -ī, m.: the world; the earth
    • mūrus, -ī, m.: wall (esp interior wall)
    • negotium, -iī, n.: business, job;
    • nidus, -ī m.: nest
    • numerus, -ī, m.: number
    • nummus, -ī m.: coin
    • nātus, -ī, m.: son; child
    • nūntius, -iī, m.: message; message*
    • oculus, -ī, m.: eye; circular opening
    • odium, -iī, n.: hatred; boredom
    • officium, -iī, n.: duty; service; responsitbility
    • oleum, -ī n.: oil; petroleum
    • oppidum, -iī, n.: small town; village
    • ovum, -ī, n.: egg
    • patronus, -ī m.: patron
    • perīculum, -ī, n.: danger; peril
    • pilum, -ī, n.: spear
    • plaustrum, -ī n.: wagon; cart
    • polus, -ī, m.: pole; North Pole
    • populus, -ī, m.: population; people; nation
    • porcus, -ī m.: pig
    • praeceptum, -ī, n.: lesson; rule
    • praemium, -iī, n.: prize; reward
    • praesidium, -iī, n.: garrison
    • pretium, -iī, n.: price
    • proelium, -iī, n.: fight; battle
    • prīncipium, -iī, n.: beginning
    • pōculum, -ī, n.: cup
    • puer, -ī, m.: boy; child; slave
    • radius, -iī, m.: ray, spoke
    • remedium, -iī n.: remedy
    • Remus, -ī, m.: not the founder of Rome; the other of two famous twins
    • Romulus, -ī, m.: founder of Rome; one of two famous twins
    • rursus, -ī, m.: retreat
    • rusticus, -ī, m.: farmer
    • rāmus, -ī, m.: branch; bough (of a tree)
    • rēgnum, -ī, n.: kingdom
    • rētiārius, -iī, m.: net man (gladiator)
    • rīvus, -ī, m.: stream; river
    • saccus, -ī, m.: sack; (money) bag
    • sacrum, -ī, n.: sacrifice; sacred vessel
    • saeculum, -ī, n.: age; era; generation; century
    • sagittarius, -iī, m.: archer
    • saxum, -ī, n.: rock; stone
    • scutum, -1, n.: shield
    • sepulchrum, -ī, n.: tomb; grave
    • sertum, -ī, n.: garland; wreath of flowers
    • servus, -ī, m.: slave
    • signum, -ī. n.: sign, signal; military standard
    • socius, -iī, m.: ally; companion
    • somnium, -ī, n.*: dream
    • somnus, -ī, m.*: sleep
    • sonus, -ī, m.: sound; roar
    • spatium, -iī, n.: space, distance
    • stagnum, -ī, n.: pool
    • studium, -iī, n.: eagerness, devotion; desire
    • supplicium, -iī, n.: punishment; torture
    • taurus, -ī, m.: bull
    • templum, -ī, n.: temple
    • tergum, -1, n.: back; rear
    • titulus, -ī, m.: title, inscription
    • torus, -ī, m.: bed; couch; royal throne or seat
    • tribunus, -ī, m.: tribune (Roman politician)
    • tributum, -ī, n.: tribute; tax
    • triumphus, -ī, m.: triumph
    • tumulus, -ī, m.: hill; mound; swelling
    • tēctum, -ī, n.: roof; ceiling; house
    • tēlum, -ī, n.: javelin; weapon
    • ursus, -ī, m.: bear
    • ventus, -ī, m.: wind
    • verbum, -1, n.: word
    • vestigium, -iī, n.: footprint; step; track; trace;
    • vir, -ī, m.: man; husband
    • vīcīnus, -ī, m.: neighbor
    • vīnum, -ī, n.: vine; grapevine
    • võtum, -ī, n.: vow; prayer; sacred promise
    • ānulus, -ī, m.: ring
    • ōsculum, -ī, n.: kiss
    • ōtium, -iī, n.: leisure; ease, rest

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