All 31 vocabulary words from Lesson 2 of Henle Latin First Year, with English meanings, parts of speech, and forms.
| Latin | English | Part of speech | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| amīcus, amīcī | friend | noun | masculine · 2nd declension |
| bellum, bellī | war | noun | neuter · 2nd declension |
| caelum, caelī | sky; heaven | noun | neuter · 2nd declension |
| Christiānus, Christiānī | Christian | noun | masculine · 2nd declension |
| Christus, Christī | Christ | noun | masculine · 2nd declension |
| cum | with | preposition | — |
| dedērunt | they gave | verb | irregular verb perfect |
| dedit | he; she; it gave | verb | irregular verb perfect |
| Deus, Deī | God | noun | masculine · 2nd declension |
| et | and | conjunction | — |
| fīlius, fīliī | son | noun | masculine · 2nd declension |
| Gallia, ae | Gaul | noun | feminine · 1st declension |
| Gallus, ī | a Gaul | noun | masculine · 2nd declension |
| gladius, gladiī | sword | noun | masculine · 2nd declension |
| imperium, imperiī | command; power; empire | noun | neuter · 2nd declension |
| in | in; on | preposition | — |
| incolunt | they inhabit | verb | 3rd conjugation present |
| itaque | and so; therefore | conjunction | — |
| oppidum, oppidī | town | noun | neuter · 2nd declension |
| perīculum, perīculī | danger | noun | neuter · 2nd declension |
| post | after; behind | preposition | — |
| praemium, praemiī | reward | noun | neuter · 2nd declension |
| propter | on account of | preposition | — |
| quod | because | conjunction | — |
| rēgnum, rēgnī | kingdom; royal power | noun | neuter · 2nd declension |
| Rōma, ae | Rome | noun | feminine · 1st declension |
| Rōmānus, ī | a Roman | noun | masculine · 2nd declension |
| sed | but | conjunction | — |
| servus, servī | slave; servant | noun | masculine · 2nd declension |
| vīcērunt | they conquered | verb | 3rd conjugation perfect |
| vidētis | you (plural) see | verb | 2nd conjugation present |
This lesson contains 18 nouns, 5 verbs, 4 prepositions and 4 conjunctions.
The second declension adds a useful contrast: amīcus names a person, while bellum and oppidum are neuter. Keep the genitive beside each headword so that the shared pattern remains visible even when the nominatives differ. Sort this larger list into people, places, and ideas of command or danger; then give the short connecting words their own turn. Sed changes the direction of a thought, while itaque signals a consequence. Dedit and dedērunt already mean gave, not gives. Challenge A studies these words in weeks 3–4, discussing noun roles and looking ahead to the third declension. B reaches them in week 2; I reviews them in week 1 alongside the other opening lists. Before moving on, recognise the neuter nouns without calling them masculine simply because they belong to the second declension, and retrieve the connectors without relying on the surrounding story.
Forms in this lesson: 2nd-declension nouns (16), irregular verbs (2), 1st-declension nouns (2), 3rd-conjugation verbs (2), 2nd-conjugation verbs (1).
In the Classical Conversations schedule, this lesson's vocabulary is assigned in Challenge A, weeks 3 and 4, Challenge B, week 2 and Challenge I, week 1.
No. Both belong to the second declension, but bellum is neuter and amīcus is masculine. Learn both the pattern and the gender.
Both describe giving in the past. Dedit has a singular subject; dedērunt means they gave.
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