All 11 vocabulary words from Lesson 36 of Henle Latin First Year, with English meanings, parts of speech, and forms.
| Latin | English | Part of speech | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| aeternus, a, um | eternal; everlasting | adjective | 1st/2nd declension adjective |
| alius, alia, aliud | other; another (of more than two) | adjective | irregular adjective |
| alter, altera, alterum | the one; the other (of two) | adjective | irregular adjective |
| caput, capitis | head | noun | neuter · 3rd declension |
| neuter, neutra, neutrum | neither (of two) | adjective | irregular adjective |
| nullus, a, um | no; none | adjective | irregular adjective |
| quot | how many? | adjective | indeclinable adjective |
| sōlus, a, um | alone; only | adjective | irregular adjective |
| tōtus, a, um | whole; all; the whole of | adjective | irregular adjective |
| ullus, a, um | any | adjective | irregular adjective |
| uter, utra, utrum | which? (of two) | adjective | irregular adjective |
This lesson contains 10 adjectives and 1 noun.
Two objects or a larger group: that is the first distinction to make here. Alter and uter concern a choice between two, whereas alius points to another among more than two. Neuter excludes both members of a pair. These adjectives look partly familiar but have special pronominal forms, so do not assume every case follows bonus without exception. Quot supplies how many without changing its own form. Caput is the concrete noun among these selectors and descriptions, with its neuter gender and capit- stem visible in the entry. Challenge I uses these words in weeks 20–21 during translation review. Lay out two objects, then several, and choose the appropriate headword before consulting the endings. Before Lesson 37, explain the two-versus-many distinction, recognise an indeclinable adjective, and distinguish no, any, alone and whole rather than letting their short English meanings merge.
Forms in this lesson: irregular adjectives (8), 1st/2nd-declension adjectives (1), 3rd-declension nouns (1).
In the Classical Conversations schedule, this lesson's vocabulary is assigned in Challenge I, weeks 20 and 21.
Alter means one or the other of two. Alius means another or other among more than two. The size of the group matters.
Quot is indeclinable: it keeps its form. It still functions adjectivally in asking how many.
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