Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Adjectives and Related Words: Size

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Size
English Latin
light levis
so great, so much tantus
tall, high, deep altus
ample, large amplus
short brevis
how great, how much, as quantus
more, rather magis
big great, large magnus
master, teacher magister, magistr-
great, large, grand grandis
too little, less parum
side latus, later-
smallest, least minimus
long longus
immense immensus
moderate modicus
broad, wide latus
thin, weak tenuis
biggest, greatest maximus
greatness, magnitude magnitudo, magnitudin-
very little, tiny exiguus
plentiful, liberal, generous largus
little, small parvus
heavy, serious gravis
smaller, less minor, minus
raise levo, -ari, -atus
bigger, greater maior, maius
huge, vast ingens, ingent-



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