Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Adjectives and Related Words: Size

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



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