Lingua Latina 01: Imperium Rmnum

A supplement for Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata, Chapter 1. You may use this page to support your reading and
rereading of the first chapter. You may find this page useful when reviewing for tests and quizzes, too.
1. There are three kinds of noun: Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter

Singular Plural
Masculine -us -
Feminine -a -ae
Neuter -um -a
2. For verbs also, singular and plural are indicated by the ending
Singular verbs end in -t (e.g. est)
Plural verbs end in -nt (e.g. sunt)
3. Be able to place the following names on a map
Cities and Towns
i. Rma ii. Brundisium iii. Sparta iv. Tsculum v. Delph
Nations and Provinces
i. Graecia ii. Hispania iii. Italia iv. Germnia v. Aegyptus vi. Asia Minor vii. frica viii. Gallia ix. Britannia
x. Syria xi. Arabia xii. Eurpa
Rivers and Islands
i. Nlus ii. Tiberis iii. Rhnus iv. Dnuvius v. Corsica vi. Sardinia vii. Sicilia viii. Crta
Vocabula Nova:
fluvius
nsula
oppidum
ceanus
imperium
prvincia
numerus
littera
vocbulum
capitulum
syllaba
exemplum
pensum
magnus
parvus
Graecus
Rmnus
Latnus
mult
pauc
nus
duo
trs
sex
mlle
prmus
secundus
tertius
est
sunt
in
et
sed
nn
quoque
-ne?
ubi?
num?
quid?
grammatica
singulris
plrlis
4. In this book, Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata, opposites are marked with this symbol:
Do you know the meaning of these opposites from chapters 1-3?
magnus parvus
mult pauc
novus antiquus
interrogat respondet
5. Interrogatives: Words denoting a question
On your new list of words, notice that four are followed by a question mark. They are:
-ne? Added to the first word of a sentence to form a yes/no question
num? Indicates a question has the expected answer of no.


ubi? Where? When?
quid? What?
6. An adjective must agree with the noun in modifies in gender (M, F, N) and number (S, Pl).
fluvius magnus fluvi magn
nsula parva nsulae parvae
oppidum Graecum oppida Graeca
Adjectives occurring in chapter one include:
magnus, -a, -um parvus, -a, -um
Graecus, -a, -um
Rmnus, -a, -um
Latnus, -a, -um
prmus, -a, -um
secundus, -a, -um
tertius, -a, -um
mult, -ae, -a pauc, -ae, -a
7. Some adjectives in Latin are indeclinable, meaning they never change form. Your first example of an
indeclinable adjective is mille (a thousand).
mille fluvi = a thousand rivers
mille nsulae = a thousand islands
mille oppida = a thousand towns