Latin Vocabulary and Grammar

Cards (40)

• 1
  Front

  What does the Latin word 'amor' mean?

  Back

  Love

• 2
  Front

  What does the Latin word 'aqua' mean?

  Back

  Water

• 3
  Front

  What does the Latin word 'terra' mean?

  Back

  Earth or land

• 4
  Front

  What does the Latin word 'lux' mean?

  Back

  Light

• 5
  Front

  What does the Latin word 'tempus' mean?

  Back

  Time

• 6
  Front

  What does the Latin word 'homo' mean?

  Back

  Human being or man

• 7
  Front

  What does the Latin word 'vita' mean?

  Back

  Life

• 8
  Front

  What does the Latin word 'rex' mean?

  Back

  King

• 9
  Front

  What does the Latin word 'pax' mean?

  Back

  Peace

• 10
  Front

  What does the Latin word 'mors' mean?

  Back

  Death

• 11
  Front

  Which Latin noun declension do nouns ending in '-a' (nominative singular) typically belong to?

  Back

  First declension

• 12
  Front

  Which Latin noun declension do nouns ending in '-us' or '-er' (nominative singular) typically belong to?

  Back

  Second declension

• 13
  Front

  Which Latin noun declension includes nouns with a genitive singular ending in '-is' and varied nominative endings?

  Back

  Third declension

• 14
  Front

  Which Latin noun declension do nouns ending in '-us' with a genitive singular in '-us' belong to?

  Back

  Fourth declension

• 15
  Front

  Which Latin noun declension do nouns ending in '-es' with a genitive singular in '-ei' belong to?

  Back

  Fifth declension

• 16
  Front

  What is the genitive singular ending for first-declension Latin nouns?

  Back

  -ae

• 17
  Front

  What is the genitive singular ending for second-declension Latin nouns ending in '-us'?

  Back

  -i

• 18
  Front

  What grammatical gender do most first-declension Latin nouns have?

  Back

  Feminine

• 19
  Front

  What grammatical gender do most second-declension nouns ending in '-um' have?

  Back

  Neuter

• 20
  Front

  What is the nominative plural ending for first-declension Latin nouns?

  Back

  -ae

• 21
  Front

  Which Latin verb conjugation includes verbs whose infinitives end in '-are'?

  Back

  First conjugation

• 22
  Front

  Which Latin verb conjugation includes verbs whose infinitives end in '-ere' with a long 'e'?

  Back

  Second conjugation

• 23
  Front

  Which Latin verb conjugation includes verbs whose infinitives end in '-ere' with a short 'e'?

  Back

  Third conjugation

• 24
  Front

  Which Latin verb conjugation includes verbs whose infinitives end in '-ire'?

  Back

  Fourth conjugation

• 25
  Front

  What is the first-person singular present active indicative of 'amare' (to love)?

  Back

  amo

• 26
  Front

  What is the first-person singular present active indicative of 'videre' (to see)?

  Back

  video

• 27
  Front

  What is the first-person singular present active indicative of 'audire' (to hear)?

  Back

  audio

• 28
  Front

  What does the Latin phrase 'carpe diem' mean?

  Back

  Seize the day

• 29
  Front

  What does the Latin phrase 'et cetera' (etc.) mean?

  Back

  And the rest / and so on

• 30
  Front

  What does the Latin phrase 'per se' mean?

  Back

  By itself / in itself

• 31
  Front

  What does the Latin phrase 'ad hoc' mean?

  Back

  For this specific purpose

• 32
  Front

  What does the Latin phrase 'bona fide' mean?

  Back

  In good faith / genuine

• 33
  Front

  What does the Latin phrase 'veni, vidi, vici' mean?

  Back

  I came, I saw, I conquered

• 34
  Front

  What does the Latin phrase 'e pluribus unum' mean?

  Back

  Out of many, one

• 35
  Front

  What does the Latin phrase 'in absentia' mean?

  Back

  In the absence (of someone)

• 36
  Front

  What does the Latin phrase 'alma mater' mean?

  Back

  Nourishing mother (used to refer to one's former school or university)

• 37
  Front

  What Latin case is used to indicate the subject of a sentence?

  Back

  Nominative

• 38
  Front

  What Latin case is used to indicate the direct object of a verb?

  Back

  Accusative

• 39
  Front

  What Latin case is used to indicate possession (equivalent to 'of' or the English possessive)?

  Back

  Genitive

• 40
  Front

  What Latin case is used to indicate the indirect object of a verb (equivalent to 'to' or 'for')?

  Back

  Dative