Section I: Vocabulary

First Declension: 

agricola, agricolae, m.: farmer 

aqua, aquae, f.: water

āthlēta, āthlētae, m.: athlete 

filia, filiae, f.: daughter 

lupa, lupae, f.: she-wolf

nauta, nautae. m: sailor 

poēta, poētae, m.:  poet 

puella, puellae, f.: girl 

Rōma, Rōmae, f.: Rome

terra, terrae, f.: land

vita, vitae, f. life

Second Declension: 

ager, agrī, m.: plowable/farming land 

amīcus, amīcī, m.: friend

animus, animī, m.: soul, spirit, mind 

campus, campī, m. Chariot racing field 

fīlius, fīliī, m: son

gladius, gladiī, m.: sword

nātus, nātī, m.: son, child 

oculus, oculī, m.: eye

puer, puerī, m.: boy

rivus, rivī, m.: stream, brook, river

servus, servī, m.: slave 

ventus, ventī, m.: wind

vir, virī, m.: man 

deus, deī, m..: god

equus, equī, m. or f.: horse

domus, domī, m.: house, home

 

 

 

First Conjugation: 

amō, amāre, amāvi, amātum: to love

ambulō, ambulāre, ambulāvi, ambulātum: to walk

cūrō, cūrāre, cūrāvi, cūrātum: to care for

exspectō, exspectāre, exspectāvi, ēxspectātum: to wait; to await

habitō, habitāre, habitāvi, habitātum: to live

nārro, nārrāre, nārrāvi, nārrātum: to tell; to narrate 

parō, parāre, parāvi, parātum: to prepare

vocō, vocāre, vocāvi, vocātum: to call 

 

Second Conjugation: 

dēbeo, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitum: to ought 

habeō, habēre, habuī, habitum: to have

teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentum: to hold

videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsum: to see

timeō, timēre, timuī, —-: to fear

 

Other declensions  + Conjugations (You do not need to know how to decline or conjugate these words, just know this form only!): 

custodit: he/she/it protects

Rōmanus, Rōmana, Rōmanum: Roman

homines: people

mortuōs: dead

 

English to Latin: 

Nouns: Must give the nominative singular, genitive singular, and gender (e.g.: agricola, agricolae, m.) 

 

Plowable/farming field: ager, agrī, m. 

Field for chariot racing: campus, campī, m. 

Soul: animus, amimī, m. 

man: vir, virī, m. 

girl: puella, puellae, f. 

horse: equus, equī, m. or f. 

people: homines

sailor: nauta, nautae, m. 

poet: poēta, poētae, m. 

god: deus, deī, m. 

goddess: dea, deae, m. 

She-wolf: lupa, lupae, f. 

Water: aqua, aquae, f. 

Land: terra, terrae, f. 

Son: fīlius, fīliī, m. 

Friend: amīcus, amīcī, m. 

Sword: gladius, gladiī, m. 

Son: natus, natī, m. 

Brook: rivus, rivī, m. 

eye: oculus, oculī, m. 

wind: ventus, ventī, m. 

daughter: filia, filiae, f. 

Rome: Rōma, Rōmae, f. 

slave: servus, servī, m. 

farmer: agricola, agricolā, f. 

life: vita, vitae, f. 

 

 

Verbs: Must give all four principal parts (e.g. amō, amāre, amāvī, amātum) 

 

To love: amō, amāre, amāvi, amātum

To have: habeō, habēre, habuī, hab

To live: habitō, habitāre, habitāvi 

To see: videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsum

To take care of: cūrō, cūrāre, cūrāvi, cūrātum

To wait for: exspectō, exspectāre, exspectāvi, ēxspectātum

To tell: nārro, nārrāre, nārrāvi, nārrātum

To prepare: parō, parāre, parāvi, parātum

To hold: teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentum

To fear: timeō, timēre, timuī, —-

To ought: dēbeo, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitum

To call: vocō, vocāre, vocāvi, vocātum

 

 

Section II. Latin grammar and Morphology: (Answers were due as Homework and Gone over in class for 1-2)

1. On separate sheets of paper decline the following nouns:
1. agricola, agricolae, m. 
2. poēta, poētae, m. 
3. fīlia, fīliae, f. 
4. vir, virī, m. 
5. servus, servī, m. 
6. ager, agrī, m. 
7. terra, terrae, f. 
8. ventus, ventī, m. 
9. puer, puerī, m.
10. amīcus amīcī, m.
2. On separate sheets of paper conjugate the following verbs: 
1. dēbeo, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitum
2. habeō, habēre, habuī, habitum
3. cūrō, cūrāre, cūrāvi, cūrātum
4. nārro, nārrāre, nārrāvi, nārrātum
5. videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsum
6. timeō, timēre, timuī, —-
7. vocō, vocāre, vocāvi, vocātum
8. parō, parāre, parāvi, parātum
9. amō, amāre, amāvi, amātum
10. teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentum

 

3. Identify the case and number of the following nouns and translate accordingly (if there is more than one option, provide all). 

puerī: gen. sg., “of the boy” and nom. pl. “the boys” 

deus: nom. sg. “the god” 

agricolā: abl. sg. “by/with the farmer”

agricola: nom. sg. “the farmer” 

oculō: dat. sg. “to/for the eye” or “abl. sg. “by/with the eye”

agrīs: dat. pl. “to/for the fields” or abl. pl. “by/with the fields” 

terrae: gen. sg. “of the land” or dat. sg. “to/for the land” or 

animōs: acc. pl. "the souls" 

nātum: acc sg. "the child" 

ventīs: dat pl. "to/for the winds" or abl. pl. "by/with the winds" 

aqua: nom. sg. "the water" 

poētārum: gen. pl. "of the poets" 

lupam: acc. sg. "the she-wolf" 

filiās: acc. pl. "the daughters" 

servō: dat. sg. "to/for the slave" or abl. sg. "by/with the slave" 

equī: gen sg. "of the horse" or nom. pl "the horses" 

ager: nom. sg. "the field" 

gladiī: gen sg. "of the sword" or nom pl. "the swords" 

 

 

 

4. Identify the person and number of the following verbs and translate accordingly: 

habet: 3rd. sg. he/she/it has

habitat: 3rd. sg. he/she/it lives

vidēs: 2nd. sg. You see

debeō: 1st sg. I ought

nārrāmus: 1st pl. we tell 

parātis: 2nd pl. y’all prepare

est: 3rd. sg. he/she/it is 

sum: 1st. sg. I am 

custodit: 3rd sg. he/she it is

expsectātis: 2nd pl. y’all wait for 

sumus: 1st. pl. we are

vocō: 1st sg. I call

timet: 3rd. sg. he/she/it fears

cūrant: 3rd. pl. they care for 

dēbent: 3rd. pl. they ought

vocāmus: 1st pl. we call 

 

5. Finite and infinitive verbs: In the following groups of Latin verbs, underline the finite verbs and circle the infinitive verbs. 

 

ambulat timēre parat vocāmus

curāre parāre expsectant amō 

nārrō vidēre habētis debēre 

custodit habitās habēre exspectāre 

 

6. How do we translate infinitives? (Nota bene, they are NEVER the main verb of a sentence!)

 

amāre = “to love” 

Cūrāre = “to care for” 

Dēbēre = “to ought”

 

Section III. Translation sentences: 

 

Translate from Latin into English: 

1. Fīlium nautae Romanī in agrīs vidēmus. We see the son of the Roman sailor in the fields. 
2. Puerī puellās hodie (today) vocant. The boys call the girls today. 
3. Dea virōs Rōmanōs amat. The godess loves Roman men. 
4. Agricolae agrōs magnōs (big) amant et cūrant. The farmers love and care for the big fields. 
5. Habitātisne non in campīs sed (but) in domīs? Do y’all not live in fields but in houses? 
6. Es in campō Romanō, non es in domō. You are in the Roman field, you are not in the home. 
7. Āthlēta et puerum et puellam poētae timet. The athlete fears both the poet’s boy and girl. 
8. Iuppiter multās feminās (many women) amat, sed dēbet amāre non multās feminās sed uxorem, Junonem (Juno). Jupiter loves man women, but he ought to love not many women but the wife, Juno. 
9. Tū (you) parās virōs non timēre. You prepare not to fear the men. 
10. Amō Linguam Latiniam. I love the Latin language. 

 

Translate from English into Latin: 

11. The daughters of the Roman men do not live in Roman houses. Filiae virōrum Rōmanōrum non in Domīs Romanīs habitant. 
12. You see the Great (Magnum) Roman River, the Tiber (Tiberem). Magnum, Romanum, Rivum, Tiberem, vidēs. 
13. The goddess loves few (paucōs) men. Dea paucōs virōs amat. 
14. The son of the poet does not tell the story (fabulam) of the great (magnōrum) Roman men. Filius poētae fabulam magnōrum virōrum non nārrat.
15. I am a poet. Sum poēta.
16. Y’all do not prepare the way (viam) for the goddesses and gods. Non parātis viam deīs. 
17. Who (Quis = singular OR Qui = plural) loves Rome? Quis Rōmam amat? OR Qui Rōmam amant? 
18. The father (Pater) and Mother (Mater) call for the boys to come (venīre) home. Pater et Mater puerōs venīre ad domom. 
19. I await the boys and girls to listen (audīre). Expsectō puerōs et puellās audīre. 
20. We love the Latin Language. Amāmus Lingaum Latinam. 

 

Section IV: Hymn to Demeter: 

1. List the major themes from the first 45 lines of the poem 

 

Power, agency, loss, doctrine of correspondence 

 

 

 

2. List the people, gods, and/or objects involved in the story 

 

Demeter, Hades, Persephone, nature, naiads 

 

 

3. What are some technical terms involved in the creation of this type of poem? 

 

 

epithet, epic poetry, dactylic hexameter 

 

 

4. Who do we believe wrote these poems? Where were they performed and for whom? 

 

We thought it was Homer, hence the name “Homeric Hymns,” but now we think that poets in ancient Greece would recite these before longer drama or recitations of Homer’s longer, epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. 

 

Attached is the Review packet for the Latin Midterm. 

 

Due to Theater rehearsals and performances and Catholic Schools Week Activities, the Latin Midterm has been moved up a day. The Midterm will now be on January 27th for ALL 7th and 8th Graders. Sorry in advance for any inconvenience.