OCR GCSE Latin Vocabulary

a, ab

From, away from, by

absum

I am absent

abesse

To be absent

afui

I was absent

ac, atque

And

accido

I happen

accidere

To happen

accidi

I happened

accipio

I accept, receive

accipere

To accept, receive

accepi

I accepted, received

acceptus

Having been accepted, received

ad

To

adeo

So much, so greatly

adsum

I am present

adesse

To be present

adfui

I was present

advenio

I arrive

advenire

To arrive

adveni

I arrived

aedifico

I build

aedificare

To build

aedificavi

I built

aedificatus

Having been built

ager, agri

Field

ago

I do, act, drive

agere

To do, act, drive

egi

I did, acted, drove

actus

Having been done, acted, driven

alii... alii

Some... others

alius, alia, aliud

Other

alter, altera, alterum

The other, another

altus, alta, altum

High, deep

ambulo

I walk

ambulare

To walk

ambulavi

I walked

amicus, amici

Friend

amo

I love

amare

To love

amavi

I loved

amatus

Having been loved

amor, amoris

Love (noun)

ancilla, ancillae

Slave-girl

animus, animi

Spirit, soul

annus, anni

Year

ante

before, in front of

antea

before

appareo

I appear

apparere

To appear

apparui

I appeared

appropinquo

I approach

appropinquare

To approach

appropinquavi

I approached

apud + accusative

Among, with, at the house of

aqua, aquae

Water

arma, armorum

Arms, weapons

ars, artis

Art, skill

ascendo

I climb

ascendere

To climb

ascendi

I climbed

ascensus

Having been climbed

audax, audacis

Bold, daring

audeo

I dare

audere

To dare

ausus sum

I dared

audio

I hear

audire

To hear

audivi

I heard

auditus

Having been heard

aufero

I steal, take away

auferre

To steal, take away

abstuli

I stole, took away

ablatus

Having been stolen, taken away

autem

But, however

bellum, belliauxilium, auxilii

Help

bellum, belli

War

bellum gero

I wage war

bellum gerere

To wage war

bellum gessi

I waged war

bellum gestus

The war having been waged

bene

Well

benignus, benigna, benignum

Kind

bibo

I drink

bibere

To drink

bibi

I drank

bonus, bona, bonum

Good

brevis, breve

Short, brief

cado

I fall

cadere

To fall

cecidi

I fell

casus

Having been fallen

caelum, caeli

Sky, heaven

canis

Dog

capio

I take, catch, capture

capere

To take, catch, capture

cepi

I took, caught, captured

captus

Having been taken, caught, captured

captivus, captivi

Prisoner

caput, capitis

Head

castra, castrorum

Camp

celer, celeris, celere

Quick

celo

I hide

celare

To hide

celavi

I hid

celatus

Having been hidden

cena, cenae

Dinner

ceteri, ceterae, cetera

The others, the rest

cibus, cibi

Food

circum + accusative

Around

civis

Citizen

clamo

I shout

clamare

To shout

clamavi

I shouted

clamatus

Having been shouted

clamor, clamoris

Shouting, uproar

clarus, clara, clarum

Clear, famous

coepi

I begin

coepisse

To begin

cogito

I think

cogitare

To think

cogitavi

I thought

cogitatus

Having been thought

cognosco

I find out, get to know

cognoscere

To find out, get to know

cognovi

I found out, got to know

cognitus

Having been found out, got to know

cogo

I force, compel

cogere

To force, compel

coegi

I forced, compelled

coactus

Having been forced, compelled

comes, comitis

Companion

conficio

I finish, wear out

conficere

To finish, wear out

confeci

I finished, wore out

confectus

Having been finished, worn out

conor

I try

conari

To try

conatus sum

I tried

consilium, consilii

Plan, idea

conspicio

I catch sight of

conspicere

To catch sight of

conspexi

I caught sight of

conspectus

Having been caught sight of

constituo

I decide

constituere

To decide

constitui

I decided

constitutus

Having been decided

consul, consulis

Consul, government official

consumo

I eat

consumere

To eat

consumpsi

I ate

consumptus

Having been eaten

contra + accusative

Against

convenio

I gather

convenire

To gather

conveni

I gathered

copiae, copiarum

Forces, troops

corpus, corporis

Body

cras

Tomorrow

credo

I trust, believe

credere

To trust, believe

credidi

I trusted, believed

creditus + dative

Having been trusted, believed

crudelis, crudele

Cruel

cum + ablative

With

cum

When

cupio

I want

cupere

To want

cupivi

I wanted

cupitus

Having been wanted

cur?

Why?

cura, curae

Care, worry

curro

I run

currere

To run

cucurri

I ran

cursus

Having been run

custodio

I guard

custodire

To guard

custodivi

I guarded

custoditus

Having been guarded

custos, custodis

Guard

dea, deae

Goddess

debeo

I owe

debere

To owe

debui

I owed

debitus

Having been owed

defendo

I defend

defendere

To defend

defendi

I defended

defensus

Having been defended

deinde

Then

deleo

I destroy

delere

To destroy

delevi

I destroyed

deletus

Having been destroyed

descendo

I go down

descendere

To go down

descendi

I went down

descensus

Having been gone down

deus, dei

god

dico

I say

dicere

To say

dixi

I said

dictus

Having been said

dies, diei

Day

difficilis, difficile

Difficult

diligens, diligentis

Careful

dirus, dira, dirum

Dreadful

discedo

I leave

discedere

To leave

discessi

I left

diu

For a long time

do

I give

dare

To give

dedi

I gave

datus

Having been given

doceo

I teach

docere

To teach

docui

I taught

doctus

Having been taught

domina, dominae

Mistress

dominus, domini

Master

domus

Home

domi

At home

donum, doni

Gift

dormio

I sleep

dormire

To sleep

dormivi

I slept

duco

I lead

ducere

To lead

duxi

I led

ductus

Having been led

dum

While, until

dux, ducis

Leader

e, ex + ablative (or as a verb prefix)

From, out of

ecce!

Look!

effugio

I escape

effugere

To escape

effugi

I escaped

ego, mei

I, me

emo

I buy

emere

To buy

emi

I bought

emptus

Having been bought

enim

For

eo

I go

ire

To go

ii, ivi

I went

epistula, epistulae

Letter

equus, equi

Horse

et

And

et... et

Both... and

etiam

Also, even

exercitus

Army

exspecto

I wait for

exspectare

To wait for

exspectavi

I waited for

exspectatus

Having been waited for

femina, feminae

Woman

fero

I bring, bear, carry

ferre

To bring, bear, carry

tuli

I brought, bore, carried

latus

Having been brought, bore, carried

ferox, ferocis

Fierce

festino

I hurry

festinare

To hurry

festinavi

I hurried

fidelis, fidele

Loyal

filia, filiae

Daughter

filius, filii

Son

flumen, fluminis

River

forte

By chance

fortis, forte

Brave

forum, fori

Market place

frater, fratris

Brother

frustra

In vain

fugio

I flee

fugere

To flee

fugi

I fled

gravis, grave

Heavy, serious

gaudeo

I rejoice, am pleased

gaudere

To rejoice, be pleased

gavisus sum

I rejoiced, was pleased

gaudium, gaudii, n (2)

Joy, pleasure

gens, gentis, f (3)

Family, tribe, race, people

gladius, gladii, m (2)

Sword

gravis, grave

Heavy, serious

hic

This, here

hodie

Today

homo, hominis (3)

Man

hora, horae (1)

Hour

hortor

I encourage

hortari

To encourage

hortatus sum

I encouraged

hortus, horti (2)

Garden

hostis, hostis (3)

Enemy

habeo

I have

habere

To have

habui

I had

habitus

Having been had

habito

I live

habitare

To live

habitavi

I lived

habitatus

Having been lived

heri

Yesterday

iaceo

I lie down

iacere

To lie down, to throw

iacui

I lay down

iacio

I throw

ieci

I threw

iactus

Having been thrown

iam

Now

ianua, ianuae (1)

Door

ibi

There

idem, eadem, idem

The same

igitur

Therefore, and so

ille

He

illa

She

illud

It, that

imperator, imperatoris (3)

Emperor, general, leader

imperium, imperii (2)

Empire, power, command

impero

I order, command

imperare

To order, command

imperavi

I ordered, commanded

imperatus + dative

Having been ordered, commanded

in + ablative

In, on

in + accusative

Into, onto

incendo

I burn, set on fire

incendere

To burn, set on fire

incendi

I burnt, set on fire

incensus

Having been burnt, set on fire

infelix, infelicis

Unlucky, unhappy

ingens, ingentis

Huge

ingredior

I enter

ingredi

To enter

ingressus sum

I entered

inimicus, inimici (2)

Enemy

inquit

S/he says, s/he said

insula, insulae (1)

Island, block of flats

intellego

I understand, realise

intellegere

To understand, realise

intellexi

I understood, realised

intellectus

Having been understood, realised

inter + accusative

Among, between

interea

Meanwhile

interficio

I kill

interficere

To kill

interfeci

I killed

interfectus

Having been killed

intro

I enter

intrare

To enter

intravi

I entered

intratus

Having been entered

invenio

I find

invenire

To find

inveni

I found

inventus

Having been found

invito

I invite

invitare

To invite

invitavi

I invited

invitatus

Having been invited

ipse

Himself

ipsa

Herself

ipsum

Itself

ira, irae (1)

Anger

iratus, irata, iratum

Angry

is

He

ea

She

id

It, that

ita

In this way, so

itaque

Therefore, and so

iter, itineris (3)

Journey

iterum

Again

iubeo

I order

iubere

To order

iussi

I ordered

iussus

Having been ordered

iuvenis, iuvenis (3)

Young man

labor, laboris, m (3)

Work

laboro

I work

laborare

To work

laboravi

I worked

lacrimo

I cry

lacrimare

To cry

lacrimavi

I cried

laetus, laeta, laetum

Happy

laudo

I praise

laudare

To praise

laudavi

I praised

laudatus

Having been praised

legio, legionis, f (3)

Legion

lego

I read, choose

legere

To read, choose

legi

I read, chose

lectus

Having been read, chosen

lentus, lenta, lentum

Slow

leo, leonis, m (3)

Lion

libenter

Willingly, gladly

liber, libri, m (2)

Book

liberi, liberorum, m pl. (2)

Children

libero

I set free

liberare

To set free

liberavi

I set free

liberatus

Having been set free

libertus, liberti, m (2)

Freedman, ex-slave

locus, loci, m (2)

Place

longus, longa, longum

Long

loquor

I speak

loqui

To speak

locutus sum

I spoke

lux, lucis, f (3)

Light, daylight

magis

More

magnopere

Greatly

magnus, magna, magnum

Large, great

malo

I prefer

malle

To prefer

malui

I preferred

malus, mala, malum

Bad, evil

maneo

I remain, stay

manere

To remain, stay

mansi

I remained, stayed

manus, manus, f (4)

Hand, group of people

mare, maris, n (3)

Sea

maritus, mariti, m (2)

Husband

mater, matris, f (3)

Mother

maxime

Very greatly

medius, media, medium

Middle

mercator, mercatoris, m (3)

Merchant

meus, mea, meum

My

miles, militis, m (3)

Soldier

minime

No, least

miror

I admire, wonder at

mirari

To admire, wonder at

miratus sum

I admired, wondered at

miser, misera, miserum

Miserable, wretched, sad

mitto

I send

mittere

To send

misi

I sent

missus

Having been sent

modus, modi, m (2)

Manner, way, kind

moneo

I warn, advise

monere

To warn, advise

monui

I warned, advised

monitus

Having been warned, advised

mons, montis, m (3)

Mountain

morior

I die

mori

To die

mortuus sum

I died

mors, mortis, f (3)

Death

moveo

I move

movere

To move

movi

I moved

motus

Having been moved

mox

Soon

multo

Much

multus, multa, multum

Much, many

murus, muri, m (2)

Wall

nam

For

narro

I tell, relate

narrare

To tell, relate

narravi

I told, related

narratus

Having been told, related

nauta, nautae, m (1)

Sailor

navigo

I sail

navigare

To sail

navigavi

I sailed

navis, navis, f (3)

Ship

ne + subjunctive

So that... not, lest

-ne

Question word

nec, neque

and not, nor, neither

neco

I kill

necare

To kill

necavi

I killed

necatus

Having been killed

nemo, neminis

No-one

nescio

I don't know

nescire

To not know

nescivi

I didn't know

nihil

Nothing

nisi

Unless, except

nolo

I don't want, refuse

nolle

To not want, refuse

nolui

I didn't want, refused

nomen, nominis, n (3)

Name

non

Not

nonne...?

Surely...?

nonnulli, nonnullae, nonnulla

Some, several

nos, nostrum

We, us

noster, nostra, nostrum

Our

novus, nova, novum

New

nox, noctis, f (3)

Night

nullus, nulla, nullum

Not any, no

num

Whether

num...?

Surely... not?

numquam

Never

nunc

Now

nuntio

I announce

nuntiare

To announce

nuntiavi

I announced

nuntiatus

Having been announced

nuntius, nuntii, m (2)

Messenger, message, news

occido

I kill

occidere

To kill

occidi

I killed

occisus

Having been killed

offero

I offer

offerre

To offer

obtuli

I offered

oblatus

Having been offered

olim

Once, some time ago

omnis, omne

All, every

opprimo

I crush, overwhelm

opprimere

To crush, overwhelm

oppressi

I crushed, overwhelmed

oppressus

Having been crushed, overwhelmed

oppugno

I attack

oppugnare

To attack

oppugnavi

I attacked

oppugnatus

Having been attacked

oro

I beg

orare

To beg

oravi

I begged

oratus

Having been begged

ostendo

I show

ostendere

To show

ostendi

I showed

ostentus

Having been shown

paene

Almost, nearly

paro

I prepare

parare

To prepare

paravi

I prepared

paratus

Having been prepared

pars, partis, f (3)

Part

parvus, parva, parvum

Small

pater, patris, m (3)

Father

patior

I suffer, endure

pati

To suffer, endure

passus sum

I suffered, endured

patria, patriae, f (1)

Country, homeland

pauci, paucae, pauca

Few, a few

pax, pacis, f (3)

Peace

pecunia, pecuniae, f (1)

Money

pello

I drive

pellere

To drive

pepuli

I drove

pulsus

Having been driven

per + accusative

Through, along

pereo

I die, perish

perire

To die, perish

perii

I died, perished

periculum, periculi, n (2)

Danger

persuadeo

I persuade

persuadere

To persuade

persuasi + dative

I persuaded

perterritus, perterrita, perterritum

Terrified

pervenio

I reach, arrive at

pervenire

To reach, arrive at

perveni

I reached, arrived at

perventus

Having been reached, arrived at

pes, pedis, m (3)

Foot

peto

I make for, seek, beg/ask for

petere

To make for, seek, beg/ask for

petivi

I made for, sought, begged/asked for

petitus

Having been made for, sought, begged/asked for

plenus, plena, plenum

Full

poena, poenae, f (1)

Punishment

poenas do

Pay the penalty

pono

I put, place, put up

ponere

To put, place, put up

posui

I put, placed, put up

positus

Having been put, placed, put up

porta, portae, f (1)

Gate

porto

I carry

portare

To carry

portavi

I carried

portatus

Having been carried

portus, portus, m (4)

Harbour, port

possum

I am able

posse

To be able to

potui

I was able

post + accusative

After, behind

postea

Afterwards

postquam

After, when

postridie

On the next day

praemium, praemii, n (2)

Prize, reward, profit, gift

precor

I pray (to), beg

precari

To pray (to), beg

precatus sum

I prayed (to), begged

primo

At first

primus, prima, primum

First

princeps, principis, m (3)

Chief, emperor

pro + ablative

In front of, for, in return for

procedo

I advance, proceed

procedere

To advance, proceed

processi

I advanced, proceeded

proelium, proelii, n (2)

Battle

proficiscor

I set out

proficisci

To set out

profectus sum

I set out

progredior

I advance

progredi

To advance

progressus sum

I advanced

promitto

I promise

promittere

To promise

promisi

I promised

promissus

Having been promised

prope + accusative

Near

propter + accusative

On account of, because of

proximus, proxima, proximum

Nearest, next to

puella, puellae, f (1)

Girl

puer, pueri, m (2)

Boy

pugno

I fight

pugnare

To fight

pugnavi

I fought

pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum

Beautiful, handsome

punio

I punish

punire

To punish

punivi

I punished

punitus

Having been punished

puto

I think

putare

To think

putavi

I thought

putatus

Having been thought

quaero

I search for, ask

quaerere

To search for, ask

quaesivi

I searched for, asked

quaesitus

Having been searched for, asked

qualis? quale?

What sort of?

quam + superlative adverb

As ... as possible

quam

Than

quam? quam!

How? How!

quamquam

Although

quando?

When?

quantus? quanta? quantum?

How much?

-que

And

qui, quae, quod

Who, which, what

quidam, quaedam, quoddam

One, a certain, some

quis?

Who?

quid?

What?

quo?

To where?

quod

Because

quomodo?

In what way? How?

quoque

Also, too

quot?

How many?

rapio

I seize, grab

rapere

To seize, grab

rapui

I seized, grabbed

raptus

Having been seized, grabbed

re-

-back - a prefix used with verbs

reddo

I give back, restore

reddere

To give back, restore

reddidi

I gave back, restored

redditus

Having been given back, restored

redeo

I return, go back

redire

To return, go back

redii

I returned, went back

refero

I bring back, report, tell

referre

To bring back, report, tell

rettuli

I brought back, reported, told

relatus

Having been brought back, reported, told

regina, reginae, (f 1)

Queen

regnum, regni, (n 2)

Kingdom

rego

I rule

regere

To rule

rexi

I ruled

rectus

Having been ruled

regredior

I return, go back

regredi

To return, go back

regressus sum

I returned, went back

relinquo

I leave

relinquere

To leave

reliqui

I left

relictus

Having been left

res, rei, (f 5)

Thing, matter, event

resisto

I resist

resistere

To resist

restiti + dative

I resisted

respondeo

I reply

respondere

To reply

respondi

I replied

responsus

Having been replied

rex, regis, (m 3)

King

rideo

I laugh, smile

ridere

To laugh, smile

risi

I laughed, smiled

rogo

I ask, ask for

rogare

To ask, ask for

rogavi

I asked, asked for

rogatus

Having been asked, asked for

Roma, (f 1)

Rome

Romae

In/at Rome

Romanus, Romana, Romanum

Roman ADJECTIVE

rumpo

I break, burst

rumpere

To break, burst

rupi

I broke, burst

ruptus

Having been broken, burst

sacer, sacra, sacrum

Sacred

saepe

Often

saevus, saeva, saevum

Savage, cruel

saluto

I greet

salutare

To greet

salutavi

I greeted

salutatus

Having been greeted

salve! salvete (plural)!

Hello!

sanguis, sanguinis, (m 3)

Blood

sapiens, sapientis

Wise

satis

Enough

scelestus, scelesta, scelestum

Wicked

scelus, sceleris, (n 3)

Crime

scio

I know

scire

To know

scivi

I knew

scitus

Having been known

scribo

I write

scribere

To write

scripsi

I wrote

scriptus

Having been written

se, sui

Himself, herself, itself, themselves

sed

But

sedeo

I sit

sedere

To sit

sedi

I sat

semper

Always

senator, senatoris, (m 3)

Senator

senex, senis, (m 3)

Old man

sentio

I feel, notice

sentire

To feel, notice

sensi

I felt, noticed

sensus

Having been felt, noticed

sequor

I follow

sequi

To follow

secutus sum

I followed

servo

I save, protect, keep

servare

To save, protect, keep

servavi

I saved, protected, kept

servatus

Having been saved, protected, kept

servus, servi, (m 2)

Slave

si

If

sic

Thus, in this way

signum, signi, (n 2)

Sign, signal, standard

silva, silvae, (f 1)

Wood

simul

At the same time

simulac, simulatque

As soon as

sine + ablative

Without

soleo

I am accustomed to

solere

To be accustomed to

solitus sum

I was accustomed to

solus, sola, solum

Alone, lonely, only

specto

I look at, watch

spectare

To look at, watch

spectavi

I looked at, watched

spectatus

Having been looked at, watched

spero

I hope, expect

sperare

To hope, expect

speravi

I hoped, expected

speratus

Having been hoped, expected

spes, spei, (f 5)

Hope

statim

At once, immediately

sto

I stand

stare

To stand

steti

I stood

stultus, stulta, stultum

Stupid, foolish

sub + accusative/ablative

Under, beneath

subito

Suddenly

sum

I am

esse

To be

fui

I was

summus, summa, summum

Highest, greatest, top of

supero

I overcome, overpower

superare

To overcome, overpower

superavi

I overcame, overpowered

superatus

Having been overcome, overpowered

surgo

I stand up, rise

surgere

To stand up, rise

surrexi

I stood up, rose

suus, sua, suum

His, her, its, their (own)

taberna, tabernae, (f 1)

Shop, inn

taceo

I am silent

tacere

To be silent

tacui

I was silent

tacitus

Having been silent

talis, tale

Such

tam

So

tamen

However

tandem

At last, finally

tantus, tanta, tantum

So great

tempestas, tempestatis, (f 3)

Storm

templum, templi, (n 2)

Temple

tempus, temporis, (n 3)

Time

teneo

I hold

tenere

To hold

tenui

I held

tentus

Having been held

terra, terrae, (f 1)

Ground, land, country

terreo

I frighten

terrere

To frighten

terrui

I frightened

territus

Having been frightened

timeo

I fear, am afraid

timere

To fear, be afraid

timui

I feared, was afraid

tollo

I lift, hold up

tollere

To lift, hold up

sustuli

I lifted, held up

sublatus

Having been lifted, held up

tot

So many

totus, tota, totum

Whole

trado

I hand over

tradere

To hand over

tradidi

I handed over

traditus

Having been handed over

traho

I drag

trahere

To drag

traxi

I dragged

tractus

Having been dragged

trans + accusative (or as a verb prefix)

Across

tristis, triste

Sad

tu, tui

You (singular)

tum

Then

turba, turbae, (f 1)

Crowd

tuus, tua, tuum

Your (singular)

ubi

Where, when?

umquam

Ever

unde

From where

urbs, urbis (f 3)

City, town

ut (in a subjunctive)

That, so that, in order to

ut (indicative)

As, when

uxor, uxoris (f 3)

Wife

vale, valete (plural)!

Goodbye

validus, valida, validum

Strong

vehementer

Violently, loudly

vendo

I sell

vendere

To sell

vendidi

I sold

venditus

Having been sold

venio

I come

venire

To come

veni

I came

verbum, verbi, (n 2)

Word

verto

I turn

vertere

To turn

verti

I turned

versus

Having been turned

verus, vera, verum

True, real

vester, vestra, vestrum

Your

via, viae, (f 1)

Road, way

victoria, victoriae, (f 1)

Victory

video

I see

videre

To see

vidi

I saw

visus

Having been seen

videor

I seem, appear

videri

To seem, appear

visus sum

I seemed, appeared

villa, villae (f 1)

House

vinco

I conquer, win

vincere

To conquer, win

vici

I conquered, won

victus

Having been conquered, won

vinum, vini, (n 2)

Wine

vir, viri, (m 2)

Man

virtus, virtutis, (f 3)

Courage, virtue

vita, vitae, (f 1)

Life

vivo

I live

vivere

To live

vixi

I lived

vivus, viva, vivum

Alive, living

voco

I call

vocare

To call

vocavi

I called

vocatus

Having been called

volo

I want

velle

To want

volui

I wanted

vos, vestrum

You plural

vox, vocis, (f 3)

Voice, shout

vulnero

I wound, injure

vulnerare

To wound, injure

vulneravi

I wounded, injured

vulneratus

Having been wounded, injured

vulnus, vulneris, (n 3)

Wound, injury

facilis, facile

Easy

facio

I make, do

facere

To make, do

feci

I made, did

factus

Having been made, done

faveo

I favour, support

favere

To favour, support

favi

I favoured, supported

fautus + dative

Having been favoured, supported

felix, felicis

Happy, lucky, fortunate

egredior

I go out

egredi

To go out

egressus sum

I went out

vultus, vultus, (m 4)

Expression, face

ante

before, in front of