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Essential Words
Mahoney's List
| Latin | English |
|---|---|
| ego mei mihi me me | I, me |
| nos nostrum/nostri | we; us |
| voco vocare vocavi vocatus | to call |
| debeo debere debui debitus | to owe; ought |
| habeo habere habui habitus | to have, hold |
| moveo movere movi motus | to move |
| teneo tenere tenui tentus | to hold |
| video videre vidi visus | to see |
| vereor vereri veritus sum | to fear |
| ago agere egi actus | to drive, do, act, concern oneself with |
| capio capere cepi captus | to seize |
| credo credere credidi creditus | to trust, believe |
| qui quae quod | who, which |
| dico dicere dixi dictus | to say, speak |
| duco ducere duxi ductus | to lead; consider |
| facio facere feci factus | to do, make |
| gero gerere gessi gestus | to bear, manage |
| incipio incipere incepi inceptus | to begin |
| interficio interficere interfeci interfectus | to kill |
| mitto mittere misi missus | to send; release, let go |
| occido occidere occidi occisum | to knock down, kill |
| peto petere petii/petivi petitus | to seek, go towards |
| pono ponere posui positus | to place |
| quidam quaedam quiddam | a certain person/thing |
| reddo reddere reddidi redditus | to return |
| vivo vivere vixi victus | to live |
| loquor loqui locutus sum | to speak |
| sequor sequi secutus sum | to follow, come next |
| utor uti usus sum | to use |
| audio audire audivi auditus | to hear |
| scio scire scivi/scii scitus | to know |
| venio venire veni ventum | to come |
| alius alia aliud (archaic: alis alid) | other, another |
| alter altera alterum | other of two |
| quis quid | who, what |
| neuter neutra neutrum | neither |
| nullus nulla nullum | not any, no |
| solus sola solum | alone, only |
| totus tota totum | whole |
| ullus ulla ullum | any |
| unus una unum | one |
| uter utra utrum | either which (of two) |
| causa causae f. | cause, reason, lawsuit |
| gloria gloriae f. | renown, glory |
| terra terrae f. | land |
| quisque quidque/quicque | each, every |
| aequus aequa aequum | equal |
| amicus amica amicum | friendly (+dat.) |
| animus animi m. | spirit, mind |
| annus anni m. | year |
| arma armorum n. | arms, weapons |
| bellum (duellum) belli n. | war |
| bonus bona bonum | good |
| certus certa certum | sure, fixed |
| dignus digna dignum | worthy |
| deus dei m. | god |
| sui sibi se se | himself, herself, itself (reflexive) |
| filius filii m. | son |
| imperium imperii n. | command, power |
| ingenium ingeni(i), n. | disposition, ability |
| iudicium iudici(i) n. | decision; trial |
| liber libera liberum | free |
| adeo | so, to such a point, to such an extent |
| locus loci m. or loca locorum n. pl. | place, region |
| longus longa longum | long, far |
| magnus magna magnum | great |
| meus mea meum | my, mine |
| tu tui tibi te te | you |
| modus modi m. | measure; manner |
| multus multa multum | much, many |
| natus nati m. (or gnatus) | son |
| noster nostra nostrum | our, ours |
| novus nova novum | new |
| parvus parva parvum | small |
| populus populi m. | people |
| primus prima primum | first |
| principium principi(i) n. | beginning |
| publicus publica publicum | public |
| vos vestrum/vestri | you (plural) |
| quantus quanta quantum | how great |
| regnum regni n. | royal power, kingdom |
| salvus salva salvum | safe, intact |
| suus sua suum | his/her/its own |
| tantus tanta tantum | so much, so great |
| tuus tua tuum | your |
| verus vera verum | real, true |
| vester vestra vestrum | your |
| vir viri m. | man |
| adulescens adulescentis | young, growing; young person |
| atque or ac | and, also |
| aetas aetatis f. | age |
| civis civis m. or f. | citizen |
| civitas civitatis f. | citizenship; the state (late) |
| corpus corporis n. | body |
| crimen criminis n. | verdict, accusation |
| dux ducis m. or f. | leader, general |
| facilis facile | easy |
| gens gentis f. | family, clan |
| gravis grave | heavy |
| homo hominis m. | human being, man |
| hostis hostis m. | (public) enemy |
| ius iuris n. | right, justice, law |
| mater matris f. | mother |
| miles militis m. | soldier |
| mors mortis f. | death |
| mulier mulieris f. | woman |
| nomen nominis n. | name |
| omnis omne | every; all |
| ops opis f. | resources |
| ordo ordinis m. | row |
| hic haec hoc | this, these |
| pars partis f. | part, portion |
| pater patris m. | father; (in pl.) Patricians; Senators |
| potestas potestatis f. | power |
| qualis quale | what sort |
| rex regis m. | king |
| similis simile | similar |
| sol solis m. | sun |
| talis tale | such |
| tempus temporis n. | time |
| urbs urbis f. | city |
| uxor uxoris f. | wife |
| virtus virtutis f. | manliness, courage |
| vis vis f. | force |
| vulnus vulneris n. | wound |
| domus domi f. | house, home |
| dies diei m. or f. | day |
| fides fidei f. | trust, faith |
| res rei f. | matter, business, affair, thing |
| an | or, whether, if |
| aut; aut... aut | or, either...or |
| autem | however; moreover |
| idem eadem idem | same |
| deinde or dein | then, next |
| dum | while, until, provided that |
| enim | in fact, for |
| et | and |
| etiam | also |
| nam | for |
| ne | not; in order that…not; that…not; that |
| neque or nec | and not; neither … nor … |
| ille illa illud | that |
| atque | and |
| quia | because |
| quod | because |
| sed | but |
| ipse ipsa ipsum | himself, herself, itself (intensive) |
| si | if |
| tamen | nevertheless, however |
| tum or tunc | then, at that time |
| ut or uti | so that; as, when; that; how? In what manner? |
| vel | or |
| a ab abs | from, by |
| cum | with (prep. +abl.) |
| de | down from, about, concerning |
| e ex | out of, from |
| pro | on behalf of, for, instead of, in accordance with (+ abl.) |
| is ea id | he, she it; that |
| sine | without (+abl.) |
| ad | to, up to, towards |
| ante | before, in front of (adv. and prep. +acc.) |
| contra | against, opposite (adv. and prep. +acc.) |
| inter | between, among; during |
| per | through |
| post | after (adv. and prep. +acc.) |
| trans | across |
| in | in, on |
| sub | under |
| iste ista istud | that |
| haud or haut | not at all, by no means |
| iam | now; already |
| inde | from there, from then |
| ita | in this way, so |
| modo | only, just now |
| non | not |
| nondum | not yet |
| nunc | now |
| quam | than; as, how |
| quidem | moreover |
| nemo neminis m. or f. | no one |
| satis or sat (comp. satius) | enough |
| tam | so |
| ubi | where, when |
| unde | from where, whence |
| do dare dedi datus | to give |
| eo | there, in that place; for that reason |
| fero ferre tuli latus | to bear, carry, report |
| fio fieri factus sum | to become |
| inquam inquis inquit inquiunt | to say |
| nolo nolle nolui | to be unwilling (+ inf.) |
| nihil or nil or nihilo n. | nothing |
| possum posse potui | to be able |
| sum esse fui futurus | to be |
| volo velle volui | to wish |
| amo amare amavi amatus | to love |
| appello appellere appuli appulsus | to drive to; bring |
| impero imperare imperavi imperatus | to command, control |
| iuro iurare iuravi iuratus | to swear, take an oath |
| probo probare probavi probatus | to approve |
| puto putare putavi putatus | to think |
| sto stare steti statum | to stand |
| minor | smaller |
| minimus minima minimum | smallest |
| melior | better |
| optimus | best |
| maior | greater |
| maximus | greatest |
| bene | well |