Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Verbs and Related Words: Vocal Activities

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Vocal Activities
English Latin
sound, noise sonitus
plan, consultation, wisdom consilium
an order, right to command imperium
complain, bewail queror, questus
song, poetry cantus
confess, acknowledge confiteor, confessus (dep)
name, call by name appello, -avi, -atus
consul consul
indicate, make known indico, -avi, -atus
talk speak, say loquor, locutus
sound, noise sonus
silence silentium
ask for, need requiro, -quisivi, -quisitus
tell, relate narro, narravi, narratus
pray beg, curse precor, precatus
deny, say no nego, -avi, -atus
be silent taceo, tacui, tacitus
respond, answer respondeo, respondi, responsus
urge, exhort, encourage hortor, hortatus (dep)
commander, emperor imperator
announce nuntio, -avi, -atus
demand, entreat rogo, -avi, -atus
oration, speech oratio, oration-
confess, admit fateor, fassus (dep)
order, command impero, -avi, -atus
orator, speaker orator
sing, play a musical instrument, prophesy cano, cecini, cantus
ask, inquire, beg quaero or quaeso, quaesivi, quaesitus
call back revoco
silent, secret tacitus
advise, warn moneo, monui, monitus
sing, play canto, -avi, -atus
speak, pray, beg oro, -avi, -atus
consult, consider consulo, consului, consultus
call voco, -avi -atus
say inquam, inquit, inquiunt (few other forms)
poem carmen, carmin-
eloquence eloquentia
say, tell dico, dixi, dictus
voice vox, voc-
messenger nuntius
sound, resound, shout sono, sonui, sonitus
say aio, ais, ait, aiunt (no other forms)
be silent sileo, silui
order, command iubeo, iussi, iussus
swear iuro, - avi, -atus
forbid, prevent veto, vetui, vetitus
prayers curse prex, prec-



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