Monthly Archives: September 2011

Elementary Latin~ due pridie Nonibus Octobris Chapter 4: Sentences p. 29, Sententiae Antiquae, #1, 2, 3, 4. Fortuna est caeca. Si pericula sunt vera, infortunatus es. (infortunatus, -a, -um. unlucky, unfortunate) Salve, O amice; vir bonus es. Non bella est … Continue reading →

Elementary Latin~ due pridie Kalendis Octobris Quiz on declining 2nd declension nouns like puer/vir, bellum (war) —  magister, magistr- (teacher) and vocabulary. There is an online chart here — just ignore the case called the “locative.” Verb “to be”: sum, es, est, sumus, estis, … Continue reading →

Elementary Latin~ due α.d. V Kalendis Octobris Decline bellum (war) —  magister, magistr- (teacher). Read ch. 3 on the 2nd declension of neuter nouns (like bellum, war). Verb “to be”: sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt.    Infinitive = esse. Sentences:    Filium nautae … Continue reading →

Elementary Latin~ due α.d. xvi kalendis octobris Quiz on  the second declension (m) and vocabulary. Decline filius (son) —  puer (boy). Read ch. 3 on the 2nd declension of neuter nouns (like bellum, war). Latin vocabulary. ch. 3: ager, agri (field) … Continue reading →

Elementary Latin~ due α.d. xvi kalendis octobris Read ch. 3 on the second declension. Decline populus (people). Write out vocabulary for ch. 3 Sentences to translate:  Quid cogitas? Debemus iram vitare.    —-   Puellae vitam poetae servant.   — … Continue reading →

Elementary Latin~ due α.d. Xvi kalendis octobris Quiz on 1st declension nouns —  chapter 2 vocabulary —  names of 6 cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, vocative; 3 genders: masculine, feminine, neuter Sample sentence (for extra credit):   —   … Continue reading →

Elementary Latin Review the Syllabus. Purchase the textbook for your class. Read Ch. 1. Write out vocabulary for Ch. 1. Learn the endings for present tense, 1st conjugation: -O, -S, -T, -MUS, -TIS, -NT. Conjugate clamo, clamare (shout) and laudo, … Continue reading →