Most Common Latin Words 1-406

Translate the most common Latin words from Latin to English.

Taken from the "Core Vocabulary" spreadsheet.

Words with multiple translations are either separated in the spreadsheet or have been arbitrarily determined to be different enough to require a separate answer.

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Hint	Answer
et	and
sum	be
qui	who
	which
	what
que	and
in (+abl)	in \| on
in (+acc)	into \| onto
non	not
hic	this \| these
ille	that
tu	you
cum (prep + abl)	with
cum (conjunction + subjunctive)	when \| since \| although
ego	I \| me
is	he \| she \| it
ad (+acc)	to \| up to \| towards
ut (+indicative)	as
ut (+subjunctive	so that \| with the result that
ut (in questions)	how \| in what manner
ut (exclamation)	how! \| to what extent!
si	if
se, sui, sibi, se	himself \| herself \| itself \| themselves
omnis	all \| every \| as a whole
nec	and not \| nor
nec...nec	neither...nor
sed	but
a (+abl)	from \| by
ipse	himself \| herself \| itself
possum	be able
aut	or
magnus	great
ex (+abl)	out of \| from
suus	his own \| her own \| its own
do	give
quam	how
quam (after comparative)	than
per (+acc)	through
video	see
facio	do
facio	make
dico	say
causam dicere	plead a case
diem dicere	appoint a day
iam	now
iam	already
atque	and in addition \| and also \| and
atque (after comparative)	than
simul atque	as soon as
ac	and in addition \| and also \| and
ac (after comparative)	than
simul ac	as soon as
alius	other \| another
alias	at another time
res	thing
res publica	commonwealth
res familiaris	family property \| estate
res militaris	art of war
res novae	revolution
habeo	have \| hold
animus	spirit \| mind
meus	my
deus	god \| goddess
multus	much \| many
multo	by far
tuus	your
fero	bear \| carry \| endure
de	down from
de	about \| concerning
ne	lest \| that not
manus	hand
manus	band of men
nullus	not any \| no one
nunc	now
nos	we
noster	our
unus	one
dies	day
nihil	nothing \| not at all
tum	then
enim	for \| indeed
tamen	nevertheless \| still
idem	the same
rex	king
nam	for \| indeed \| really
locus	place
loca (n. pl.)	region
venio	come
inter	between \| among
inter (+acc)	during
pars	part
volo	wish
volo	be willing
etiam	also
etiam	even
bonus	good
ago	drive
ago	do \| act
terra	land
pater	father \| ancestor

Hint	Answer
neque	and not \| nor
neque...neque	neither...nor
domus	house \| home
at	but \| but yet
corpus	body
quoque	also \| too
aliquis	some
aliquis	any
si quis, si quid	anyone who \| anything that
totus	whole \| entire
sic	in this manner \| thus
istic/istuc (adverb)	over there
istinc	from over there
urbs	city
peto	seek
peto	aim at
iubeo	bid \| order
vir	man
bellum	war
vita	life
homo	human being
tempus	time
magis	more
primus	first
ubi	where
ubi	when
hostis	stranger \| enemy
an (in questions)	or
utrum...an	whether...or
mors	death
tam	so \| so much
eo	go
arma	arms \| weapons
superus	situated above
superus	upper
nisi	if not
nisi	unless
vinco	conquer
pono	put \| place \| put aside
dum (+indicative)	while
dum (+subjunctive) (1)	until
dum (+subjunctive) (2)	provided that
sine (+abl)	without
tantus	so great \| so much
tantus (pronoun)	such a quantity \| so much
tanti	at such a price \| of such worth
teneo	hold \| keep
causa	cause \| reason
causa (+ preceding genititve)	for the sake of
sequor	follow
credo	believe
accipio	recieve
virtus	valor \| manliness \| virtue
ante (adv. and preposition +acc.)	before \| in front of
quaero	seek \| inquire
mitto	send \| let go
vis	force
amor	love
caelum	sky \| heavens
sub (+acc or abl)	under \| close to
nox	night
ita	thus \| so
regnum	kingship \| kingdom
populus	people
autem	moreover \| but \| however
caput	head
mare	sea
quidam	someone \| a certain one
mater	mother
pro (+abl)	for \| on behalf of \| in proportion to
quisquis	whoever \| whichever
vos	you (pl)
capio	take \| seize
quia	because
duco	lead
uxorem dicere	marry
ergo	therefore
nomen	name
quidem	certainly \| at least
miser	wretched \| pitiable
fortuna	fortune
novus	new
gravis	heavy \| serious
vel	or else \| or \| even
vel...vel	either...or
longus	long \| far
parvus	small
relinquo	abandon
saepe	often
fio	become \| happen \| be done
os	mouth \| face
alter	other of two
semper	always \| ever
deinde/dein	then \| next
ignis	fire
modo	just \| just now
modo...modo	now...now \| at one moment...at another \| sometimes...sometimes
timeo	to fear \| to dread
scelus	crime \| sin
debeo	owe \| be obliged

Hint	Answer
vivo	live
fatum	fate \| death
voco	call
altus	high \| lofty \| deep
paro	prepare \| acquire
paratus -a -um	ready
miles	soldier
medius	middle \| central
inquam (with direct speech)	say
post (adverb and preposition + acc.)	after
audio	hear \| listen to
puto	think \| suppose
annus	year
sto	stand
vox	voice \| utterance
genus	origin \| lineage \| kind
refero	bring back \| report
scio	know
mens	mind
reddo	return \| give back
licet (+dat. + inf.)	it is permitted
solus	only \| alone
fugio	flee \| escape
ullus	any \| anyone
nemo	no one
natura	nature
mos	custom \| habit
mos (plural)	character
benificium	service \| kindness
pectus	chest \| breast
fides	trust \| faith
patior	permit
patior	endure
cura	care \| concern
ira	wrath \| anger
verbum	word
prope	near \| next
prope (adverb)	nearly \| almost
parens	parent
puer	boy
puer	slave
moveo	move
dolor	pain \| grief
gens	family \| clan
modus	measure \| manner \| kind
via	way \| street
quisque	each one \| everyone
amicus	friendly
amicus (as subst.)	friend
pes	foot
imperium	command \| power
labor	toil \| exertion
ingens	huge \| enourmous
talis	such
parum	too little
apud (+acc.)	near \| in the presence of
oculus	eye
unda	wave \| flowing water \| water
itaque	and so \| therefore
vultus	look \| expression \| face
cado	fall
cado	be killed
natus	son
quis	who?
	which?
	what?
traho	drag \| draw
sanguis	blood
metus	fear \| dread
tantum	only
consilium	plan
consilium	council \| group of advisors
coniunx	spouse \| husband \| wife
amo	to love
amans -ntis (m./f.)	lover
levis	light \| trivial
duo	two
ferus	wild \| fierce
fera -ae (f.)	wild animal
poena	penalty \| punishment
castrum	fortress
frater	brother
haud	not
malus	bad \| evil
iaceo	lie
liber	free
liberi (masculine plural)	freeborn children
iter	journey \| route
ferrum	iron \| iron weapon/implement
spes	hope
puella	girl
puella	girl-friend
silva	forest \| grove
bene	well
finis	end \| boundary
gero	bear \| manage
bellum gerere	wage war
ne	interrogative particle attached to the emphatic word in a question
dux	leader \| general
premo	press \| pursue \| overwhelm

Hint	Answer
dominus	master \| household master \| lord
dominus	mistress
mons	mountain
uterque	each of two
saevus	fierce \| raging \| wrathful
litus	shore
soleo	be accustomed
mille	thousand
equus	horse
durus	hard \| tough \| harsh
cogo	drive together
cogo	compel
numquam	never
primum	at first \| firstly
morior	die
carmen	song
telum	missile \| weapon \| spear
ratio	method \| plan \| reason
umbra	shade \| shadow
ars	skill
tot	so many
dexter	right
dextera -ae (f.)	right hand
signum	sign \| standard \| mark
laetus	glad \| joyful
qualis	of what kind? \| what?
lex	law
periculum	danger
nascor	be born
exercitus	army
pereo	perish \| be lost
ventus	wind
audeo	dare \| be eager
contra (adverb and preposition +acc.)	against \| opposite
aqua	water
rapio	sieze \| tear away
simul	at the same time
tristis	sad \| solemn \| grim
munus	gift \| offering
munus	duty \| obligation
munus (plural)	gladiatorial show
iuvenis	youth
fama	rumour \| fame
adsum	be present
quisquam	any (single) person \| anyone at all
vero	in fact \| certainly \| without doubt
par	equal
vester	your
flumen	stream \| river
quicumque	who- \| whatever
certus	sure \| fixed
fortis	brave
placeo	please
verto	turn
servo	save \| watch over
honor	honor \| glory
honor	office \| post
dignus	worthy
cunctus	entire \| all together
tollo	raise up \| destroy
nego	deny \| refuse
vetus	old
eques	horseman \| knight
trado	hand over \| yield
flamma	flame \| fire
lux	light of day
unde	from where
redeo	go back \| return
sentio	perceive \| feel \| hear \| see
aurum	gold
cedo	go \| move
cedo	yield
quo	for which reason
	to or in what place
	to what end \| for what purpose
saxum	rock \| cliff \| crag
ve (postpositive enclitic)	or
aetas	age \| time of life
felix	lucky
loquor	speak \| talk
quantus (interrogative)	how great?
quantus (relative)	of what size \| of what amount
quantus (as subst.)	what amount?
quantus (relative)	which amount?
quanti	at what price?
quanti (relative)	at which price?
coepi	begin
igitur	therefore
ius	right \| justice \| law
muto	change
invenio	find
invenio	discover
princeps	first \| chief
princeps (as subst.)	leader \| person in charge
ops	assistance \| resources
recipio	take back \| recieve
se recipere	betake onself \| go
sol	sun
consul	consul
orbis	circle

Hint	Answer
orbis terrarum	world
turba	crowd \| uproar
ager	field
solvo	release \| set sail
vitium	flaw \| fault \| crime
vulnus	wound
inde	from there \| from then
senatus	senate
utor (+abl.)	use \| consume \| employ
copia	abundance
copia (plural)	troops
opus	work
colo	inhabit \| cultivate
votum	solemn promis \| vow
votum	hope
iugum	yoke
iugum	ridge \| chain of hills
qua	where
qua	how
tellus	earth
numerus	number \| amount
cognosco	learn \| understand
victor	conquerer
satis	enough \| sufficient \| sufficiently
patria	fatherland \| country
seu	whether
seu...seu	whether...or
casus	a fall
casus	chance \| accident
frango	break \| shatter
civitas	citizenship \| state
nosco	learn \| know
proelium	battle
eripio	snatch away \| rescue \| save
mundus	world \| universe \| heavens
cursus	course
cursus	advance
vix	scarcely
navis	ship
lacrima	tear
humanus	human
mollis	soft \| yielding \| gentle
maneo	remain
agmen	line of march
sidus	star \| constellation
gloria	glory \| fame
diu	for a long time
sive	whether
sive...sive	whether...or
tamquam	so as \| just as
fuga	flight \| route
tutus	safe \| protected
auris	ear
alienus	foreign \| strange
huc	to this place
taceo	be silent
tacitus -a -um	silent
legio	legion
ostendo	show \| hold out
socius	friendly \| allied
socius -i (masculine)	partner \| comrade
prosum (+dat.)	be of use \| do good \| help
ara	altar
lumen	light
tego	cover \| conceal
turpis	ugly \| unsightful
turpis	disgraceful
voluptas	pleasure \| enjoyment
adhuc	thus far \| to this point
gratia	favour \| influence \| gratitude
iniuria	injustice \| wrong \| affront
latus	side \| flank
dulcis	sweet
postquam	after
extremus	farthest \| extreme \| situated at the end or tip
tectum	roof
tectum	building \| house
ingenium	disposition \| ability \| talent
pax	peace
cano	sing
iuvo	help \| assist
iuvo	please \| delight
campus	plain \| field
claudo	close \| shut
doceo	teach
excipio	take out
clarus	clear \| distinguished
illic	at that place \| there
illinc	from that place
procul	at a distance
sacer	holy \| sacred
mora	delay \| hindrance
longe	far \| far off
super (adverb and preposition + acc.)	over
erro	go astray \| wander
sedes	seat
sedes	abode \| habitation
cur	why?
coma	hair \| tresses

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