#vocabularium

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Latin Words for Modern Concepts

For everyone on the lingua latina group chat, here is a super useful website with suggested Latin words for many modern concepts. A few of them sound a bit clumsy but I think it could be useful. So far we've just been making up words ourselves from our knowledge of Latin, but here is a slightly more 'official' dictionary. Of course, there is always debate in the community over neo-latin vocabulary, these are just suggestions :)

Here's the link

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Latin Vocabulary: daily-use New Latin

Vocābulārium Latīnum: vocābula cotīdiāna Latīnitātis Novæ (seu Vīvæ)

[image: Modern Rome, 1757 painting by Giovanni Paolo Panini]

[imāgō: Rōma Moderna, pictūra AVC MMCDLXXX ā Iōhanne Paulō Panīniō pīcta]

This vocab post is mainly focused on words that are a part of New or Contemporary Latin - chronolects of Latin from 18th century until today with largely expanded vocabulary.

Note that this post only lists those meanings of an entry that are relevant to modern life - this list isn't comprehensive in any way.

Transportation

Laophorum (II.N) - bus; sometimes "laophoron"

Autoraeda (I.F), autocinētum (II.N) - car

Ductor/ductrīx - driver (autoraedae, laophorī, etc.)

Tramen (III.N) - train

Ferriviārius (ADJ.I-II) - of railway/trains

Ferrivia (I.F) - railway

Statiō (III.F) - station, stop

Strāta autocinētica (I.F) - highway

Quadrivium (II.N) - intersection, crossroads

Electronics

Computātrum (II.N) - computer, PC

Globulus (II.M) - mouse

Dēprimō [globulum] (VB.III) - press/click

Quadrum (II.N) - screen

Seriēs (V.F) malleōrum; clāviātūra (I.F) - keyboard

Tēlephōn(i)um (II.N) - phone

Frīgidārium (II.N) - fridge, refrigerator

Tēlevīsōrium (II.N) - TV (the box)

Media

Nuntiī (II.M) - news (plural in this sense)

Tēlevīsiō (III.F); tēlehorāsis (III-GR.F) - TV (abstract)

Interrēte (III.N) - internet

Locus (II.M) - site

Mēmum (II.N); mimēma (III.M) - meme

Pellicula (I.F) - film; by extension, video

Phōtographēma (III.N) - photo (picture)

Furniture

Sponda (I.F) - bed; couch, sofa

Lectus (II.M) - bed

Strāgulum (II.N) - blanket, bedcover

Cervīcal (III.N) - pillow

Sella (I.F) - chair, seat

Tapēte (III.N) - carpet, rug

Clothes

Camisia (I.F) - shirt (buttoned)

Colobium (II.N) - T-shirt (short-sleeved)

Tunicula, tunica (I.F) - shirt (general)

Brācae (I.F) - pants, trousers (always plural)

Gunna (I.F) - skirt

Vestis (III.F) - dress (apparāta - formal)

Petasus (II.M) - hat

Zōna (I.F) - belt

Calceus campester - sneaker, trainer

Synthesis vestiāria - suit

Hygiene

Sāpō (III.M) - soap

Capitilavium (II.N) - shampoo; shampooing

Antisēpticum (II.N) - disinfectant, antiseptic

Remedium dēodorāns (N) - deodorant

Collūtōrium (II.N) - mouthwash

Lōmentum (II.N) - skin cream, moisturiser

Cērōma sōlāre (N) - sunscreen, SPF

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Latin vocabulary: earth and nature

Vocābulārium Latīnum: terra nātūraque

[imāgō: photographēma silvæ]

[image: photo of a forest]

Landscape

Collis (III.M) - hill; mound; high ground

Mōns (III.M) - mountain

Silva (I.F) - forest, wood

Campus (II.M) - plain, field; flatlands

Pāscuum (II.N) - pasture, grazing field

Prātum (II.N) - meadow

Prātāria (I.F) - prairie or a similar ecosystem of vast dry grasslands (steppe, savanna, pampas)

Tesqua (II.N.PL) - desert, wasteland

Mare (III.N) - sea

Lītus (III.N) - (sea) shore, coast; river bank; beach

Harēna (I.F) - sand; sandy land/desert; sandy shore

Flūmen (III.N) - river; stream, current

Plants

Arbor (III.F) - tree

Flōs (III.M) - flower

Folium (II.N) - leaf; petal; best part or state of something (figuratively)

Caulis (III.M) - stalk, stem

Līlium (II.N) - lily

Rosa (I.F) - rose (also a term of endearment)

Wildlife

Bēstia (I.F) - wild animal, beast; creature

Bēlua (I.F) - beast, monster

Ferus (ADJ.I-II) - wild, savage; untamed; (Fera (I.F) = Bēstia)

Animal (III.N) - animal, living being

Aper (II.C) - wild boar

Lupus (II.M) - wolf

Ursus (II.M) - bear

Apis (III.F) - bee

Vespa (I.F) - wasp

Piscis (III.M) - fish

Weather

Tempestās (III.F) - storm; weather; season

Nimbus (II.M) - rain storm; rain cloud

Imber (III.M) - rain

Nīx (III.F; NB gen. irr. ninguis) - snow

Gelū (IV.N) - cold, frost (always singular)

Calidus (ADJ.I-II) - warm, hot

Frīgidus (ADJ.I-II) - cold, cool, chilly

Hiems (III.F) - winter

Æstās (III.F) - summer

Vēr (III.N) - spring

Autumnus (II.M) - autumn

Āēr (III.C) - air; lower atmosphere; weather

Sources:

Whitaker's Words

Wiktionary

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Latin Vocabulary: Work

*not comprehensive

[Imāgō: agrīcolae frūmenta metentēs; fōns]

[Image: farmers harvesting grain; source]

Words for work

Officium (II.N) - work, occupation

Negōtium (II.N) - business, occupation, work; trouble, labour; matter

Labor (III.M) - labour, toil

Opus (III.N) - work, accomplishment, artwork

Classical jobs

Agrīcola (I.M) - farmer

Colōnus (II.M) - tenant farmer, sharecropper

Incolō (Vb.III) - cultivate; inhabit

Metō (Vb.III) - reap, harvest; crop, snip off; kill/slaughter in battle

Frūmentum (II.N) - grain

Pastor (III.M) - shepherd

Grex (III.C) - flock, herd

Medicus (II.M) - doctor, medic

Sacerdōs (III.C) - priest/-ess

Servus (II.M) - slave, servant

Ancilla (I.F) - maid, female slave

Mīles (III.M) - soldier

Exercitus (IV.M) - military, army

Mercātor (III.M) - merchant, trader

Merx (III.F) - merchandise, goods, wares

Nauta (I.M) - sailor

Nāvigō (Vb.I) - sail; navigate

Modern jobs

Tabellārius (II.M) - post worker; (class.) messenger, letter deliverer

Epīstula (I.F) - letter

Argentārius (II.M) - banker

Ratiōnārius (II.M) - accountant

Ratiō (III.F) - reasoning; (bank) account

Gubernātor (III.M) - pilot; (class.) ship captain, navigator

Tabernārius (II.M) - shopkeeper

Ædificātor (III.M) - construction worker

Māchinātor (III.M) - engineer

Māchina (I.F) - machine; scheme, plan

Magister (II.M) - teacher, tutor

Doceō (Vb.II) - teach

Minister (II.M) - waiter

Workplaces

Ager (II.M) - field; farm; land, soil

Officīna (I.F) - workshop; modern office

Fabrica (I.F) - smith's workshop; modern factory

Taberna (I.F) - stall, shop

Apothēca (I.F) - warehouse

Argentāria (I.F) - bank

Collēgium (II.N) - guild, company, corporation; college; school

Ūniversitās (III.F), acadēmīa (I.F) - university, college, academy (all as in higher-education institutions)

Sources:

Whitaker's Words

Latinitium Dictionaries

Wiktionary

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Latin Vocabulary: Money

Vocābulārium Latīnum: Pecūnia

[Imāgō: nummī Rōmānī Pergameīque; fōns]

[Image: ancient coins from Rome and Pergamum; source]

Forms of money

Nummus (II.M) - coin; cash; a dominant local currency (sestertius, euro, etc.)

Pecūnia (I.F) - money or property

Monēta (I.F) - mint, coinage, currency

Argentum (II.N) - silver; cash; silver-place

Lāmina (I.F) - thin piece or sheet of a material; plate, leaf; money, coin

Currencies

Sestertius (II.M) - sesterce, a silver Roman coin used mainly as a unit in accounting

As (III.M) - the lowest-value Roman coin, originally bronze, later copper; penny, copper (any low-value coin)

Dēnārius (II.M) - a small silver type of Roman coin; dinar (currency of several modern countries)

Aureus (II.M) - a golden type of Roman coin with high value; Polish zloty

Solidus (II.M) - a golden coin from late Rome or its debased Byzantine successor; shilling

Drachma (I.F) - ancient Greek coin equivalent to the dēnārius; dirham, dram

Eurus (II.M) - euro, also called nummus

Thalerus (II.M) - thaler; dollar

Computus (II.M) - bank account

Prices and finances

Pretium (II.N) - price

Cōnstō (VB.I) - cost (used with ablative)

Mercēs (III.F) - salary, wage; rent

Salārium (II.N) - salary; stipend, allowance

Ratiō (III.F) - bill (to pay); accounts, books (finance)

Debitum (II.N) - debt

Collocātiō pecūniæ (III.F) - investment

Vectīgal (III.N) - tax

Sources:

Whitaker's Words

Wiktionary

Neo Latin Lexicon

Latinitium Dictionaries

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Latin Word of the Day

Day XIII (īdūs aprīlēs)

Journey

Translations:

Iter (III.N): journey, trip; march; course, path, road

Cursus (IV.N): running; course, direction; journey, voyage; orbit, tendency; development, succession, career

Phrases:

On a trip, on a journey: in itinere

To come back from a journey: ex itinere redīre

To run until you're out of breath: cursū exanimārī

Stay on course: cursum tenēre

Related vocabulary:

Via (I.F): road, street, path; highway; route

Cursus (ADJ.I/II): ran, traversed (of a journey)

Viō (VB.I): to travel

Iter faciō, itineror (VB.I.DEP): to travel

Rōmānus raedā viāns - A Roman travelling in a carriage

Sources:

Wiktionary

Whitaker's Words

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Latin vocabulary: towns, cities, settlements

[Imāgō: Photographēma panorāmica Forī Rōmānī, autumnō annī MMXIX]

[Photo caption: Panoramic photo taken from above the Forum Romanum, autumn 2019]

Towns and cities

Urbs(III.F): a large city, such as Rome or Athens

Oppidum(II.N): town, typically in Roman territory; also a large Celtic settlement, as described by Caesar

Mūnicipium(II.N): a self-governing city; municipality

Cīvitās(III.F): a city with its citizens and territory; the entirety of a polis/city state; polity; metro area

Colōnia: colony; a frontier city

Villages and other settlements

Vīcus(II.M): village, hamlet; neighbourhood

Rūs(III.F): countryside; farm; village

Castellum(II.N): fortress, citadel; mediaeval castle

Castrum(II.N): in plural, a roman outpost; fort; town with fortified defences (moenia = city walls)

Sources:

Wiktionary

Wikipedia

Whitaker's Words

Latinitium Dictionary

LatDict

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Word of the Night

Scrofulous.

10 points for every time you manage to use it in a sentence. 30 points and my condolences if you actually are.