Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Adjectives and Related Words: Size

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



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