Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Verbs and Related Words: Vocal Activities

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



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