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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Great Courses Latin 101: Learning a Classical Language Chapter 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agō, agere, ēgī, āctum | do, drive, lead |
| bellum | war (agere bellum = to wage war) |
| bibō, bibere, bibī, bibitum | drink |
| caedō, caedere, cecīdī, caesum | cut, cut down, slay |
| Caesar | Gaius Julius Caesar, politician, author, and conquerer of Gaul, famously assassinated on March 15 (the Ides), 44 B.C.E. |
| cibum | food |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictum | say, speak, tell |
| discipulī (m.), discipulae (f.) | students |
| edō, edere, ēdī, ēsum | eat |
| est | is |
| et | and |
| flōrēs | flowers |
| Gallia | Gaul (corresponding geographically to modern France) |
| mīles/mīlitēs | soldier/soldiers |
| mulier/mulierēs | woman/women |
| -ne (enclitic particle) | attaches to the first word in the sentence to indicate that what follows is a question |
| pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positum | put, place, put aside, put away |
| pontifex/pontificēs | priest/priests (pontifex maximus = chief priest) |
| salvē (sing.), salvēte (pl.) | greetings |
| valē (sing.), valēte (pl.) | be well, farewell |
| vendō, vendere, vendidī, venditum | sell |
| vincō, vincere, vīcī, victum | conquer |
| vīnum | wine |