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

The Family

Latin Principal Parts English Meaning English Derivative
pater patris m. father paternal
mater matris f. mother maternal
filia filiae f. daughter filial
filius fili m. son affiliation
soror sororis f. sister sorority
frater fratris m. brother fraternal
avus avi m. grandfather
avia aviae f. grandmother
avunculus avunculi m. maternal uncle avuncular
patruus patrui m. paternal uncle
matertera materterae f. maternal aunt
amita amitae f. paternal aunt
consobrinus consobrini m. maternal cousin
consobrina consobrinae f. maternal cousin
patruelis patruelis paternal cousin
parentes parentium m.pl. ancestors
socer soceri father-in-law
socrus socrus mother-in-law
vir viri husband virile
coniunx coniugis husband conjugal
uxor uxoris wife uxorious
fratris filius sororis filius nephew
fratris filia sororis filia niece
liberi liberorum m.pl. children
nepos nepotis grandson nepotism
neptis neptis f. granddaughter
vitricus vitrici stepfather
noverca novercae stepmother
privignus privigni stepson
privigna privignae stepdaughter
vitrici filius
paternal stepbrother
novercae filius
maternal stepbrother
proavus proavi great-grandfather
proavia proaviae great-grandmother
pronepos pronepotis great-grandson
proneptis proneptis great-granddaughter
ancilla ancillae f. maidservant ancillary
servus servi m. servant, slave servile, subservient
paedogogus paedogogi m. tutor pedagogue

Joan Jahnige - KET - 2006

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