Verba Utilia Verba


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

Directions - Travel

Category Latin Principal Parts English Meaning English Derivative
Directions: sinister sinistra, sinistrum left sinister

dexter dextra, dextrum right dexterity

in derectum
straight

sursum
up

deorsum
down

procul
far

probe
near

longus longa, longum long

brevis brevis short brevity

officium peregrinationum officii n. tourist information
Travel: tessera tesserae f. ticket

iter ferrum itineris n. train

autoraedaor omnibus autoraedae f. bus

ferrivia ferriviae f. subway

adroportüs adroport m. airport

statio ferriviaria stationis f. train station

abitus abitüs departure

adventus adventüs arrival

autoraedae locandae
car rental agency

area stativa areae f. parking

deversorium deversorii n. hotel

conclave conclavis n. room

condicia condiciae f. reservation

nulla vacuitas vacuitatis f. no vacancies

chartula chartulae f. passport

Joan Jahnige - KET - 2006

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