Latin: An Intensive Course - Unit 17 - Vocabulary

Front 1

aetas, aetatis, F.

Back 1

time of life, age, life

Front 2

celeritas, -tatis, F.

Back 2

speed, swiftness

Front 3

defendo, -ere, defendi, defensus

Back 3

defend

Front 4

denique (adv.)

Back 4

finally, at last

Front 5

desisto, -ere, -stiti, -stitus

Back 5

stop, desist

Front 6

deterreo, -ere, -ui, -itus

Back 6

deter, prevent, hinder, keep from

Front 7

dubius, -a, -um

Back 7

doubtful

Front 8

dubium, -i, N.

Back 8

doubt, hesitation

Front 9

dubito, (1)

Back 9

hesitate (with inf.); doubt (with indirect question or 'quin' + subjunctive)

Front 10

impedio, -ire, -ivi (-ii), itus

Back 10

deter, impede, prevent

Front 11

metuo, -ere, metui, --

Back 11

fear

Front 12

nemus, nemoris, N.

Back 12

grove, wood

Front 13

obitus, -us, M.

Back 13

a going down, setting; downfall, ruin

Front 14

obsto, -are, -stiti, -status

Back 14

stand in the way of, hinder ( + dat.)

Front 15

orior, -iri, ortus sum

Back 15

rise, arise, begin

Front 16

ortus, -us, M.

Back 16

rising, source

Front 17

pervenio, -ire, -veni, -ventus

Back 17

arrive (at) ( + ad)

Front 18

prohibeo, -ere, -ui, -itus

Back 18

keep from, prohibit, prevent

Front 19

quin (conj.)

Back 19

but that, that not (used after expressions of prevention, negative doubting, etc.)

Front 20

radius, -i, M.

Back 20

rod, ray

Front 21

religio, -onis, F.

Back 21

religious awe, reverence, integrity, sanctity

Front 22

quominus (conj.)

Back 22

by which the less, that not, from (used in positive or negative clauses of prevention)

Front 23

relinquo, -ere, -liqui, -lictus

Back 23

leave behind, abandon

Front 24

reliquus, -a, -um

Back 24

remaining; rest of

Front 25

retego, -ere, -texi, -tectus

Back 25

uncover, reveal

Front 26

tergum, -i, N.

Back 26

back

Front 27

turpis, -e

Back 27

foul, ugly

Front 28

una (adv.)

Back 28

together, at the same time

Front 29

venor, -ari, -atus sum

Back 29

hunt, go hunting

Front 30

verto, -ere, verti, versus

Back 30

turn

Front 31

animadverto, -ere, -verti, -versus

Back 31

turn one's attention to, notice

Front 32

veto, -are, -ui, -itus

Back 32

forbid

Front 33

parataxis; paratactic

Back 33

the absense of subordination and the arrangement of several clauses side by side

i.e. Timeo. I fear. Ut veniat! I wish he would come (veniat is the optative subjunctive)

Front 34

hypotaxis; hypotactic

Back 34

the subordination of one clause to another.

Timeo ut veniat. I fear that he is not coming (It is logical that one would fear that the opposite of his wish might come about)

Front 35

Timeo 'ut venturus sit'

Back 35

I fear that he will not come (emphasis on futurity)

Front 36

Timeo 'ne non veniat'

Back 36

I fear that he is not coming (will not come).

Front 37

Hoc 'facere' dubito.

Back 37

I hesistate to do this. (When 'dubito' (1) means 'hesitate', it takes an infinitive)

Front 38

Dubito 'num abiturus sit'.

Back 38

I doubt whether (that) he will go away.

Front 39

Dubito 'an abeat'.

Back 39

I doubt whether (that) he is going away.

Front 40

Non dubito 'quin abeat'

Back 40

I don't doubt (but) that he is going away. (When the word of expression of doubting is negative, a subjunctive clause introduced by 'quin' (translated literally 'but that') is used.

Front 41

Non dubito 'quin abiturus sit'.

Back 41

I don't doubt (but) that he will go away.

Front 42

Non dubium est 'quin abeat'.

Back 42

It is not doubtful (but) that he is going away.

Front 43

Quis dubitat 'quin abeat'?

Back 43

Who doubts (but) that he is going away? ('quis dubitat' is an example of a 'virtual negative'; that is the implication is that no one doubts that he is going away.)

Front 44

Te veto 'abire'.

Back 44

I forbid you to go away.

Front 45

Te prohibeo 'abire'.

Back 45

I prohibit you to (from going) away.

Front 46

(Te) deterreo 'quominus abeas'

Back 46

I deter you by which the less you go away. I deter you from going away. (Verb of prevention is positive -- subjunctive clause introduced by 'quominus')

Front 47

(Te) deterreo 'ne abeas'

Back 47

I deter you in order that you not go away; I deter you from going away. (Verb of prevention is positive -- subjunctive clause introduced by 'quominus')

Front 48

Non (te) deterreo 'quominus abeas'.

Back 48

I don't deter you by which the less you go away. I don't deter you from going away. (Verb of prevention is negative -- subjunctive clause introduced by 'quominus' or 'quin')

Front 49

Non (te) deterreo 'quin abeas'

Back 49

I don't deter you but that you go away; I don't deter you from going away. (Verb of prevention is negative -- subjunctive clause introduced by 'quominus' or 'quin')

Front 50

What is a supine?

Back 50

A verbal noun (like a gerund)

Front 51

Form the accusative of the supine forms for all four conjugations

Back 51

optatum, impletum, inceptum, sensum

Front 52

Form the ablative of the supine forms for all four conjugations

Back 52

optatu, impletu, inceptu, sensu

Front 53

It urbem 'captum'

Back 53

He goes to capture the city (The accusative of the supine is used without a preposition after verbs of motion to express purpose.

Front 54

Hic liber facilis est 'lectu'.

Back 54

This book is easy with respect to reading; the book is easy to read. (The ablative of the supine is used with some adjectives as an ablative of respect).