Archive for July, 2009
Gladiator Posted by kunthra on Jul 30, 2009
The word gladiator comes from the Latin word for sword, which is gladius. The image of a gladiator has captivated the modern age. Hollywood in particular, has glamorized the life of a gladiator. However, the life of a real gladiator was far from ideal. Selling gladiators and training them for the mass games was a…
Word of the Day Answers Posted by kunthra on Jul 27, 2009
Not only will I provide the answers, I’ll provide the links to the page so that you can look at the various forms that the words takes and even hear the word out loud. a) virtus : https://blogs.transparent.com/wotd/today/latin.htm?date=01-01-2009 b) corpus : https://blogs.transparent.com/wotd/today/latin.htm?date=01-02-2009 c) ultimus : https://blogs.transparent.com/wotd/today/latin.htm?date=01-03-2009 d) canis : https://blogs.transparent.com/wotd/today/latin.htm?date=01-04-2009 e) iungere : https://blogs.transparent.com/wotd/today/latin.htm?date=01-06-2009 f)…
Word of the Day Posted by kunthra on Jul 24, 2009
Have you ever noticed the Word of the Day on the right side of this blog page? Every day, a new word in Latin is introduced. It’s a really helpful way to learn Latin and keep up with your vocabulary. I randomly picked some words that I thought were useful. See if you know any…
Festivals in July Posted by kunthra on Jul 21, 2009
Poplifugia, also called Populifugia, was observed on the fifth of July. Poplifugia literally means, “the day of the people’s flight.” There are several legends associated with this feast. Some say that this day was commemorated to honor the flight of the Romans when Romulus, one of the mythical founders of Rome died. Others say that this…
Irregular Third Declension Plural Nouns Posted by kunthra on Jul 18, 2009
The plural endings for the Latin word for power N : vīrēs G : vīrium D : vīribus Acc : vīrēs Abl : vīribus The plural endings for the Latin word for pig N : suēs G : suum D : subus Acc : suēs Abl : subusThe plural endings for the Latin word for…
Irregular Third Declension Singular Nouns Posted by kunthra on Jul 15, 2009
The word for power: N : vīs G : – D : – Acc : viro Abl : vī The Latin word for pig: N : sūs G : suis D : suī Acc : suem Abl : sue The Latin words for ax: N : bōs G : bovis D : bovī Acc : bovem…
Plural Neuter Ending I stems Posted by kunthra on Jul 12, 2009
N : –ia G : –ium D : –ibus Acc : –ia Abl : –ibus The plural endings for the word animal N : animālia G : animālium D : animālibus Acc : animālia Abl : animālibus