Verba Utilia Ad Scriptiones Scribendas - Useful Words for Writing Papers - Here you can find categorized vocabulary lists which are suitable for writing about modern life in Latin. Select a category below:
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
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Water Words - An ungraded quiz on various derivatives of aqua
