Lecture 1

Question 1

Lūx, lībertās

Answer 1

Light, liberty

Question 2

līber

Answer 2

Adjective

Free

Question 3

lībertās

Answer 3

Noun

Freedom

Question 4

Ē plūribus ūnum

Answer 4

Phrase

Out of the many, one

Question 5

Annuit Coeptis

Answer 5

Phrase

He (God) approved our undertakings.

Question 6

Novus Ordō Seclōrum

Answer 6

Phrase

A new order of the ages.

Question 7

habeās corpus

Answer 7

Phrase

Literal: you should have your body

English: the person will appear (in court)

Question 8

tabula rasa

Answer 8

Phrase

Literal: scraped tablet

English: blank slate

Question 9

persona nōn grāta

Answer 9

Phrase

Literal: a person not pleasing

English: an unwelcome person

Question 10

curriculum vītae

Answer 10

Phrase

Literal: the course of life

English: summary of life experience

Question 11

Vowel Pronunciation: A

Answer 11

Short sound: “uh” in about
Example: ǎd

Long sound: “ah” in father
Example: Rōmānus

• The Latin A is never pronounced as the
  English A in either cat or Kate.

Question 12

Vowel Pronunciation: E

Answer 12

Short sound: “eh” in get
Example: sěd

Long sound: “ay” in cake
Example: sēparō

Question 13

Vowel Pronunciation: I

Answer 13

Short sound: “h” in kin
Example: in

Long sound: “ee” in machine
Example: līber

Question 14

Vowel Pronunciation: O

Answer 14

Short sound: “ou” in ought
Example: nox

Long sound: “o” in go
Example: nōn

Question 15

Vowel Pronunciation: U

Answer 15

Short sound: “uh” as in book
Example: mūrŭs

Long sound: “ew” as in food
Example: mūrŭs

Question 16

Vowel Pronunciation: Y

Answer 16

Treat as a Latin “i”
Example: Polybius

Short sound: “h” in kin
Example: in

Long sound: “ee” in machine
Example: līber

• Used only in words deriving from Greek.

Question 17

mūrus

Answer 17

Noun

Wall

Question 18

Consonant Pronunciation: C

Answer 18

“k” in car
Example: Caesar

Question 19

Consonant Pronunciation: G

Answer 19

“guh” in game
Example: gemma

Question 20

Consonant Pronunciation: I

Answer 20

“yuh” in yum
Example: iam

Question 21

Consonant Pronunciation: V

Answer 21

“wuh”
Example: Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī

Question 22

Dipthong Pronunciation: AE

Answer 22

“i” in ice
Examples: Caesar, aeternus

Question 23

Dipthong Pronunciation: OE

Answer 23

“oi” in oil
Examples: moenia, coeptis

Question 24

Dipthong Pronunciation: AU

Answer 24

“ow” in howl
Examples: Paullus, Paulus

Question 25

Rules for Stress

Answer 25

1) If a word has two syllables, always accent the first syllable. 2) If a word has three or more syllables, the accent goes on the second-to-last syllable if the vowel in the second-to-last syllable is long or counts as long. * A short vowel counts as long if it is followed by two or more consonants. 3) If a word has three or more syllables, the accent goes on the third-to-last syllable if the vowel in the second-to-last is short.

Question 26

Caesar

Question 27

Carrus

Question 28

Cibus

Question 29

Gemma

Question 30

Genesis

Question 31

Gignō

Question 32

Iam

Question 33

Ianitor

Question 34

Ianuārius

Question 35

Vēnī

Question 36

Vīdī

Question 37

Vīcī

Question 38

Ad

Question 39

Capīo

Question 40

Ab

Question 41

Māter

Question 42

Frāter

Question 43

Sed

Question 44

Ex

Question 45

Medulla

Question 46

Rēgēs

Question 47

In

Question 48

Videō

Question 49

Bis

Question 50

Vīnum

Question 51

Sentīre

Question 52

Possum

Question 53

Nox

Question 54

Ē

Question 55

plūribus

Question 56

Annuit

Question 57

Lūx

Question 58

Coeptis

Question 59

Novus

Question 60

Ordō

Question 61

Seclōrum

Question 62

habeās

Question 63

corpus

Question 64

tabula

Question 65

rasa

Question 66

persona

Question 67

nōn

Question 68

grāta

Question 69

Rōmānus

Question 70

sēparō

Question 71

Nox

Question 72

aeternus

Question 73

Moenia

Question 74

Cīvīlis

Question 75

Bonus

Question 76

Ventus

Question 77

Vesta

Question 78

Ætās

Question 79

Aut

Question 80

Amāmus

Question 81

spectāmus

Question 82

interficimus

Question 83

Caelum

Question 84

inānis et vacua