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Vocabulary Quiz

You may find it easier to print this vocabulary list and prepare the definitions with paper and pencil before entering your answers into the computer. Or, if you prefer, you can log on to Blackboard and print the version of the quiz that appears there.

For the quiz, you will need to be able to supply the dictionary form of the word, prompted by an English definition and the first letter of the Latin word. Note: You can take the online quiz as often as you want; the computer will record your most recent score. The quiz is only available through Tuesday midnight.

Want to improve your Latin vocabulary in general? Learn about Latin word frequency lists! These lists can help you focus your attention on the most frequently used words. The vocabulary lists for this course are based on a Medieval Latin word frequency list.

Vocabulary and Notes

This week's vocabulary consists of third declension nouns. For all third declension nouns, it is your responsibility to learn the gender of each noun, and its stem. Your Grammar assignment for this week covers third declension nouns.

You might want to play some QUIA Games to practice this vocabulary, and take a practice Cloze Quiz.

Special notes:

• Note the number of third declension nouns that end in -s: ars, civitas, gens, laus, mens, mors, nox, pars, urbs, vox, dux, miles, mons, mos, pes, rex, corpus, genus, opus, os, pectus, tempus
• Do not be fooled by nouns that look like they end in -us! laus, corpus, genus, opus, pectus, tempus. These do not decline like the masculine second declension nouns that end in -us.
• Do not be fooled by nouns that end in -o or -or; these are not verbs! amor, homo, imperator, labor, ordo, uxor
• Remember that c-s=x and g-s=x: hence, noc-s = nox, voc-s = vox, duc-s = dux, reg-s = rex
• the word mille is indeclinable, and is found only in the singular and plural: milia
• the word opus means "achievement, word", but note that the phrase opus est means "there is need of" something in the ablative: opus mihi est laude, "I need praise."
• Note the difference between os, oris, meaning "mouth" and os, ossis meaning "bone"
• vis does not have a genitive form; you will frequently find the ablative vi (by force), the accusative vim, and the plural forms vires, virium