Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Verbs and Related Words: Vocal Activities

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



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