Vocabulary - Colors

These lists contain contemporary words in Latin for use in creative writing using the Latin language. The classroom segment contains words that may used to make signs to post on objects in the classroom or around the school. These may be useful for Open House or Foreign Language week activities. Students are encouraged to use Latin terms as much as possible when asking questions or referring to objects.

Sources:
Various issues of the no longer published Pompeiiana Newsletter
John Traupman's Conversational Latin (2nd Ed.) published by Bolchazy-Carducci
Eli Publications: Iuvenis and Adulescens,
Wonderful cooperative sharing of colleagues.
Terms created based on similar French terminology.

Revised August 2007

Colors - The City

Category	Latin	Principal Parts	English Meaning	English Derivative
Colors:	albus	alba, album	white	album
	candidus	candida, candidum	white, bright	candid
	ruber	rubra, rubrum	red	ruby, rubeola
	sanguineus	sanguinea, sanguineum	blood red	sanguine
	roseus	rosea, roseum	rose red/pink	rose
	flammeus	flammea, flammeum	orange	flame
	croceus	crocea, croceum	saffron	crocus
	flavus	flava, flavum	yellow	flavescent
	viridis	viridis, viride	green	virid
	caeruleus	caerulea, caeruleum	blue	cerulean
	purpureus	purpurea, purpureum	purple	purple
	ater	atra, atrum	flat black/dark	atrocious
	niger	nigra, nigrum	black	nigrescent
The City:	urbs	urbis f.	city	urban
	oppidum	oppidi n.	town	oppidan
	via	viae f.	street	viaduct
	iter	itineris n.	journey, path	itinerary
	domus	domi f.	home	domain
	villa	villae f.	large house	villa
	insula	insulae f.	apartment house	insulate
	taberna	tabernae f.	shop	tavern
	templum	templi n.	temple	temple
	basilica	basilicae f.	court	basilica
	forum	fori n.	forum	forensic
	curia	curiae f.	Senate House	curial
	thermae	thermarum f. pl.	baths	thermal
	fons	fontis f.	fountain	font
	aqua	aquae f.	water	aquatic
	raeda	raedae f.	carriage
	lectica	lecticae f.	litter
	porta	portae f.	gate	portal
	portus	portus m.	harbor	port
	museum	musei n.	museum	muse
	argentaria	argentariae f.	bank
	popina	popinae f.	fast food shop
	taberna	tabernae f.	shop	tavern
	thermopolium	thermopolii n.	hot food shop	thermal
	ecclesia	ecclesiae f.	church	ecclesiastical
	epistularum distributorium	epistularum distributorii n.	post office	epistle, distribute
	locus vigilii	loci vigilii m.	police station	location, vigil
	forum	fori n.	town square	forum