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SPECIAL VOCABULARIES

Nouns

ancil'la, maidservant
Iūlia, Julia

Adverbs[1]

cūr, why
nōn, not

Pronouns

mea, my
tua, thy, your (possessives)
quid, interrog. pronoun, nom. and acc. sing., what?

-ne, the question sign, an enclitic (§ 16) added to the first word, which, in a question, is usually the verb, as amat, he loves, but amat'ne? does he love? est, he is; estne? is he? Of course -ne is not used when the sentence contains quis, cūr, or some other interrogative word.

LESSON VII, §62

Nouns

casa, -ae, f., cottage
cēna, -ae, f., dinner
gallī'na, -ae, f., hen, chicken
īn'sula, -ae, f., island (pen-insula)

Adverbs

dein'de, then, in the next place
ubi, where

Preposition

ad, to, with acc. to express motion toward

Verbs

ha'bitat, he (she, it) lives, is living, does live (inhabit)
laudat, he (she, it) praises, is praising, does praise (laud)
parat, he (she, it) prepares, is preparing, does prepare
vocat, he (she, it) calls, is calling, does call; invites, is inviting, does invite (vocation)

Pronoun

quem, interrog. pronoun, acc. sing., whom?

LESSON VIII, §69

Nouns

Italia, -ae, f., Italy
Sicilia, -ae, f., Sicily
tuba, -ae, f., trumpet (tube)
via, -ae, f., way, road, street (viaduct)

Adjectives

alta, high, deep (altitude)
clāra, clear, bright; famous
lāta, wide (latitude)
longa, long (longitude)
nova, new (novelty)
  1. An adverb is a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb; as, She sings sweetly; she is very talented; she began to sing very early.