All 20 vocabulary words from Lesson 8 of Henle Latin First Year, with English meanings, parts of speech, and forms.
| Latin | English | Part of speech | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| brevis, e | short | adjective | 3rd declension adjective (two-termination) |
| commūnis, e | common | adjective | 3rd declension adjective (two-termination) |
| cupidus, a, um | eager; desirous | adjective | 1st/2nd declension adjective; w. gen. |
| difficilis, e | difficult | adjective | 3rd declension adjective (two-termination) |
| eques, equitis | horseman (pl., cavalry) | noun | masculine · 3rd declension |
| et | and | conjunction | — |
| facilis, e | easy | adjective | 3rd declension adjective (two-termination) |
| finitimus, a, um | neighboring; next | adjective | 1st/2nd declension adjective; w. dat. |
| fortis, e | brave; strong | adjective | 3rd declension adjective (two-termination) |
| gravis, e | heavy; severe; serious | adjective | 3rd declension adjective (two-termination) |
| Iēsus, Iēsū | Jesus | noun | masculine · irregular (Jesus declension) |
| nōbilis, e | noble; renowned | adjective | 3rd declension adjective (two-termination) |
| omnis, e | all; every | adjective | 3rd declension adjective (two-termination) |
| plēnus, a, um | full | adjective | 1st/2nd declension adjective; w. gen. or abl. |
| pōns, pontis | bridge | noun | masculine · 3rd declension |
| prīmā lūce | at dawn | adverb | — |
| quid | what? | pronoun | — |
| signum, ī | standard; signal; sign | noun | neuter · 2nd declension |
| similis, e | like; similar | adjective | 3rd declension adjective (two-termination); w. gen. or dat. |
| urbs, urbis | city | noun | feminine · 3rd declension |
This lesson contains 12 adjectives, 5 nouns, 1 conjunction, 1 adverb and 1 pronoun.
Brevis and fortis introduce a different-looking adjective entry: the second form in -e is the neuter nominative singular, not a noun's genitive. This is a good place to separate the habit of reading noun entries from the habit of reading adjective entries. Facilis and difficilis make an easy contrast to test in both directions; gravis stretches from physical weight to seriousness. Some adjectives also arrive with a case requirement, including cupidus with the genitive and finitimus with the dative. Preserve that information rather than copying only the English meaning. Challenge A week 12 and B week 8 review these adjective patterns while preparing for verb conjugation; I includes the list in week 2. Before moving to verbs, distinguish the masculine/feminine and neuter forms of a two-termination adjective and retain the case notes attached to this lesson's descriptive words.
Forms in this lesson: 3rd-declension adjectives (9), 1st/2nd-declension adjectives (3), 3rd-declension nouns (3), 2nd-declension nouns (1).
In the Classical Conversations schedule, this lesson's vocabulary is assigned in Challenge A, week 12, Challenge B, week 8 and Challenge I, week 2.
It supplies breve, the neuter nominative singular. Brevis is the masculine and feminine form in that case and number.
Cupidus takes a genitive for what someone desires. The case information helps you connect the adjective to the right word when reading.
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