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Latin 1st Declension Noun Vocabulary List

Quiz Question:

What does this Latin word mean in English?

Quiz answer:

English derivative words:

aqua

water

aquarium, aqueduct, aquatics,

Fr.-aqua-egue-ewe-eaue-eau

gratia

favour, thanks, grace

gratitude, grace, - kinds and refusal of], gratuitous

causa

reason, cause

cause, because, excuse, accusation

lingua

tongue, language

language, linguistics, bilingual

cura

care, concern

cure, care, careful, carefree, curious, accurate

littera

letter/literature

letter, literal, literature, literary, transliterate, alliteration

fama

vainglory, worldly fame,

rumour

fame, famous, defame, defamation

rota

wheel

rotary, rotation, rote, roll, control

forma

form, shape

form, formation, formula

tabula

tablet, list

tablet, tabloid, tab

fortuna

luck, fortune

fortune, fortunate

via

way, road

via, viable, viaticum [via strata (paved)=street - via rupta (broken) = route

gloria

true glory

glory, glorify, glorious

vita

life

vital, vitamin, vivacious, vivid, vivify, vivification, revive, vivisection, survive

stella

star

stellar, constellation

anima

soul, spirit

animate, animosity [PIE - ane=to breathe]

parochia

parish/district

parochial, parish

nota

mark/sign/writing

note, notation, connotation, denotation

memoria

history, memory

memory, memorize, remember

justitia

equality, justice, righteousness

justice, justification

prudentia

foresight, good sense, wisdom

prudence

patientia

to suffer well

patience, patient, impatient, patior=passion

terra,

earth, land

terrain, Mediterranean, terrace, terrestrial, terraneous, territory

charta

paper, a writing

chart, charter, card, postcard, cartographer

Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”) Cartel [Fr., It., Ger.-written defiance]

patria

home, native land

patriotic, patron, patronage

porta

gate, passageway, entrance

port, portable, opportunity, support, deport, report, rapport, comportment, transport, sport, purport

scala

ladder

escalate, scale, upscale, scalable

scientia

knowledge, science,

skill

science, scientific

culpa

fault, error

culpable, culprit

catena

chain

chain, concatenate, [med. -catenabacterium, etc.

culina

kitchen, cooking

culinary

flamma

flame, blaze

flame, inflame, flammable, flamboyant, inflammation

summa

main point, substance, total

sum, summary, summa cum laude