Vocabulary - Nature

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

Nature - Animals

Category	Latin	Principal Parts	English Meaning	English Derivative
Nature:	arbor	arboris f.	tree	arboreal
	flos	floris m.	flower	floral
	caelum	caeli n.	sky	celestial
	flumen	fluminis n.	river	flume
	mons	montis m.	mountain	Vermont
	nubes	nubis f.	cloud, gloom	nebulous
	sol	solis m.	sun	solar
	stella	stellae f.	star	stellar
	luna	lunae f.	moon	lunar
	ignis	ignis m.	fire	ignite
	astrum	astri n.	star	astronomy
	saxum	saxi n.	rock
	ventus	venti m.	wind	ventilate
	lux	lucis f.	light	lucid
	tenebrae	tenebrarum f. pl.	darkness	tenebrous
	herba	herbae f.	grass	herbal
	silva	silvae f.	forest, woods	silvan, sylvan
Animals:	canis	canis m./f.	dog	canine
	felis	felis m./f.	cat	feline
	mus	muris m.	mouse	muscle
	musca	muscae f.	fly
	piscis	piscis m.	fish	Pisces
	avis	avis m./f.	bird	aviary
	ovis	ovis m./.	sheep	ovine
	vacca	vacca f.	cow	vaccinate
	bos	bovis m./f.	bull, ox, cow	bovine
	taurus	tauri m.	bull	toreador
	lepus	leporis m.	hare
	apis	apis f.	bee	apiary
	aquila	aquilae f.	eagle	aquiline
	ursus	ursi m.	bear	Ursa Minor
	aper	apri m.	boar
	simia	simiae f.	ape	simian
	leo	leonis m.	lion	leonine
	asinus	asini m.	donkey	asinine
	vulpes	vulpis m./f.	fox	vulpine
	lupus	lupi m./f.	wolf	lupine