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Latin 7
Days/Months/Seasons/Weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ver | spring |
| aestas | summer |
| autumnus | fall, autumn |
| hiems | winter |
| Solis Dies | Sunday |
| Lunae Dies | Monday |
| Martis Dies | Tuesday |
| Mercurii Dies | Wednesday |
| Iovis Dies | Thursday |
| Veneris Dies | Friday |
| Saturnii Dies | Saturday |
| What was Sunday named after? | the sun |
| What was Monday named after? | the moon |
| What was Tuesday named after? | Mars, the god of war |
| What was Wednesday named after? | Mercury, the messenger god |
| What was Thursday named after? | Jupiter (Jove), the king of the gods |
| What was Friday named after? | Venus, the goddess of love and beauty |
| Ianuarius | Janus, the two-faced god of doorways and beginnings |
| Februarius | februa - a purification of sacred places |
| Martius | Mars, the god of war |
| Aprilis | aperire - to open |
| Maius | Maia, the goddess of growth and increase |
| Iunius | Juno, the queen of the gods |
| Iulius | Julius Caesar, famous Roman who improved the calendar and achieved much for Rome |
| Augustus | first Roman Emperor |
| September | originally the seventh month |
| October | originally the eighth month |
| November | originally the ninth month |
| December | originally the tenth month |
| dies | day |
| mensis | month |
| annus | year |
| anni tempus | time of year (season) |
| heri | yesterday |
| hodie | today |
| cras | tomorrow |
| What months were added to the calendar at the end of the Roman Republic? | January and February |
| What months were renamed at the end of the Roman Republic? | July and August |
| What was the original name for July? | Quinctilis |
| What was the original name for August? | Sextilis |
| How many months did the Roman calendar have until the end of the Roman Republic? | ten |
| What was one thing that was not added to the Roman calendar at the end of the Roman Republic? | leap year |
| Why was the Roman calendar changed at the end of the Roman Republic? | the years were too short |
| What did the Romans base their calendar year on before the end of the Roman Republic | a lunar calendar - 10 months with 28 days |
| What did the Romans base their calendar year on at the end of the Roman Republic? | a solar calendar - 12 months with varying days |
| tempestas | weather |
| Tempestas est bona | The weather is good |
| Tempestas est mala | The weather is bad |
| Sol lucet | The sun is shining/ It's sunny |
| Pluit | It's raining |
| Ningit | It's snowing |
| Grandinat | It's hailing |
| Fulget | It's lightning |
| Tonat | It's thundering |
| Ventosa est | It's windy |
| Calida est | It's hot |
| Tepida est | It's warm (comfortable) |
| Frigida est | It's cold |
| Nebulosa est | It's cloudy |
| Obscura est | It's dark |
| Pruinosa est | It's frosty |
| Glacialis est | It's icy |
| Spurca est | It's awful/terrible |
| Lubrica est | It's slippery |
| Serena est | It's calm |
| Procellosa est | It's stormy |
| Aestuosa est | It's muggy/humid |
| What was Saturday named after? | Saturn, the father of the Olympians (Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, Juno, Vesta, and Ceres) |
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