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DLS Latin 2015 2-24
DLS Latin page 61
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| deus, i, m | god |
| filius, fili, m | son |
| liberi, liberorum, m (pl) | children |
| servus, i, m | slave |
| altus, a, um | high, deep |
| bonus, a, um | good |
| liber, libera, liberum | free |
| longus, a, um | long |
| meus, a, um | my, mine |
| noster, nostra, nostrum | our, ours |
| tuus, a, um | your, yours (one person's) |
| vester, vestra, vestrum | your, yours (more than one person's) |
| bene (adverb) | well |
| male (adverb) | badly, ill |
| A Roman familia, | household was made up of slaves and free persons, servi and liberi. Hence the Latin word for children, liberi, is merely the adjective liber used as a noun. |
| Possessive adjectives (meus, noster, tuus, vester) | are not normally used when the fact of possession can be taken for granted. If they are used, they have an emphatic sense. |
| Cum filio ambulo | I am walking with my son. |
| Cum meo filio ambulo | I am walking with my own son. |
| altitude | height above the earth or sea level |
| benefit | advantage, help |
| Bonus | a payment above and beyond the required amount |
| deity | god or goddess |
| filial | of a son or daughter |
| longevity | long life |
| malnutrition | poor nourishment |
| servile | slave like |