Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Verbs and Related Words: Vocal Activities

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



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