Latin Fourth Declension (-u stem Nouns) Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
manus
A
hand
2
Q
acus
A
needle
3
Q
aestus
A
heat
4
Q
anus
A
crone, hag, old woman. (Not to be unintentionally confused with anus, -i which means something entirely different.)
5
Q
arcus
A
bow
6
Q
artus
A
joint, limb
7
Q
cantus
A
song
8
Q
condus
A
shopkeeper
9
Q
cultus
A
civilization
10
Q
domus
A
house, home. (Usually declension 4, but sometimes declension 2.)
11
Q
exercitus
A
army
12
Q
fructus
A
enjoyment, profit, fruit produce
13
Q
gradus
A
step, pace
14
Q
Idus
A
(plural) Ides. (as in ``Beware the Ides of March!’’)
15
Q
lacus
A
lake
16
Q
magistratus
A
magistrate
17
Q
metus
A
fear, dread
18
Q
porticus
A
colonnade
19
Q
portus
A
harbor
20
Q
quercus
A
oak
21
Q
senatus
A
senate
22
Q
sexus
A
sex, gender
23
Q
sinus
A
indentation, fold, curve, (math.) sine. (This noun should not be confused with sinus, -i which refers to a large drinking cup.)
24
Q
tonsus
A
haircut
25
tribus
tribe
26
bozo, bozus
clown
27
adventus
approach, arrival. (from advenio, -venire, -veni, -ventus. arrive.)
28
casus
chance, case, falling. (from cado, -ere, cecidi, casurus. fall.)
29
census
census. (from censeo, -êre, -ui, -us. expect, tax, register.)
30
coitus
sexual intercourse. (from coeo, -ire, -ii, -iturus. (irreg.) meet, mate.)
31
cruciatus
torture
32
flatus
wind
33
fletus
weeping
34
fremitus
(loud) grumbling, muttering.
35
motus
motion
36
prospectus
view, prospect
37
reditus
return
38
sensus
sensation, feeling
39
sonitus
sound, noise, din
40
spiritus
breath, soul, enthusiasm.
41
cornu, cornus
horn.
42
genu
knee
