All 12 vocabulary words from Lesson 8 of Henle Latin Third Year, with English meanings, parts of speech, and forms.
| Latin | English | Part of speech | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| difficultās, difficultātis | trouble, difficulty | noun | feminine · 3rd declension |
| domesticus, a, um | of the home, domestic | adjective | 1st/2nd declension |
| facinus, facinoris | deed, misdeed, outrage | noun | neuter · 3rd declension |
| fāma, ae | reputation, fame, rumor | noun | feminine · 1st declension |
| impendeō, impendēre | overhang, threaten | verb | 2nd conjugation |
| nesciō, nescīre, nescīvī, nescītus | not know, am ignorant | verb | 4th conjugation |
| nūper | recently | adverb | — |
| sileō, silēre, siluī | am silent, keep silent | verb | 2nd conjugation |
| stō, stāre, stetī, statum | stand | verb | 1st conjugation |
| turpitūdō, turpitūdinis | shame, disgrace | noun | feminine · 3rd declension |
| umquam | ever, at any time | adverb | — |
| vindicō, vindicāre, vindicāvī, vindicātus | punish, deliver, set free | verb | 1st conjugation |
This lesson contains 5 verbs, 4 nouns, 2 adverbs and 1 adjective.
Fāma can mean reputation, fame or rumour, and the choice changes how much the speaker appears to know. Facinus likewise ranges from deed to outrage; let the judgement in the passage guide your English. Pair nesciō with lack of knowledge and sileō with silence, since not knowing and not speaking are not the same condition. Stō has the unexpected perfect stetī despite its first-conjugation infinitive. Domesticus draws attention to the home or internal sphere, while impendeō describes a threat hanging over someone or something. Challenge III week 20 invites comparison of translations and stylistic observations. Prepare a place where choosing a neutral or charged gloss changes the force of the passage. Before Lesson 9, recover stetī from stō, keep nūper distinct from umquam, and separate what is established from what circulates as reputation or rumour.
Forms in this lesson: 3rd-declension nouns (3), 2nd-conjugation verbs (2), 1st-conjugation verbs (2), 1st/2nd-declension adjectives (1), 1st-declension nouns (1), 4th-conjugation verbs (1).
In the Classical Conversations schedule, this lesson's vocabulary is assigned in Challenge III, week 20.
No. Reputation or rumour may be more accurate in context. The choice affects whether the passage reports renown or circulating information.
No. It is the perfect principal part of stō. Learn it with stāre rather than predicting a regular -āvī perfect.
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