Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Adjectives and Related Words: Size

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



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