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📜AP Latin Unit 1 Vocabulary

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TermDefinition
Latin phrasesMulti-word expressions in Latin that appear on the required vocabulary list for the Aeneid war scenes.
Latin wordsWords from the Latin language that appear on the required vocabulary list for the Aeneid war scenes.

1.1 Vergil, Aeneid, Book 1, Lines 1-209

TermDefinition
caseThe grammatical form of a Latin noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its function in a sentence (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, or vocative).
cognatesWords in different languages that share a common origin and similar form, often helping to determine meaning through comparison with English or other known languages.
context cluesInformation from surrounding words and sentences that help determine the meaning of unfamiliar or ambiguous vocabulary.
genderThe grammatical classification of Latin nouns, adjectives, and pronouns as masculine, feminine, or neuter.
moodThe grammatical category of Latin verbs that indicates the mode or manner of the action, such as indicative (factual), subjunctive (hypothetical), or imperative (command).
numberThe grammatical distinction between singular and plural forms of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns in Latin.
personThe grammatical category of Latin verbs that indicates whether the subject is first person (I/we), second person (you), or third person (he/she/it/they).
polysemous wordsWords that have multiple distinct meanings, requiring context clues to determine which meaning is intended in a specific passage.
prefixesWord elements added to the beginning of a root word that modify or clarify its meaning.
rootsThe core element of a word that carries its primary meaning and can be combined with prefixes and suffixes.
suffixesWord elements added at the end of a root word that modify its meaning or grammatical function.
tenseThe grammatical category of Latin verbs indicating the time of an action (present, imperfect, perfect, pluperfect, future, or future perfect).
voiceThe grammatical category of Latin verbs indicating whether the subject performs the action (active voice) or receives the action (passive voice).
word formation patternsRecurring structures in Latin words, such as prefixes, suffixes, and root elements, that help identify word meanings.

1.2 Vergil, Aeneid, Book 1, Lines 418–440

TermDefinition
caseThe grammatical form of a Latin noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its function in a sentence (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, or vocative).
cognatesWords in different languages that share a common origin and similar form, often helping to determine meaning through comparison with English or other known languages.
context cluesInformation from surrounding words and sentences that help determine the meaning of unfamiliar or ambiguous vocabulary.
genderThe grammatical classification of Latin nouns, adjectives, and pronouns as masculine, feminine, or neuter.
moodThe grammatical category of Latin verbs that indicates the mode or manner of the action, such as indicative (factual), subjunctive (hypothetical), or imperative (command).
numberThe grammatical distinction between singular and plural forms of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns in Latin.
personThe grammatical category of Latin verbs that indicates whether the subject is first person (I/we), second person (you), or third person (he/she/it/they).
polysemous wordsWords that have multiple distinct meanings, requiring context clues to determine which meaning is intended in a specific passage.
prefixesWord elements added to the beginning of a root word that modify or clarify its meaning.
rootsThe core element of a word that carries its primary meaning and can be combined with prefixes and suffixes.
suffixesWord elements added at the end of a root word that modify its meaning or grammatical function.
tenseThe grammatical category of Latin verbs indicating the time of an action (present, imperfect, perfect, pluperfect, future, or future perfect).
voiceThe grammatical category of Latin verbs indicating whether the subject performs the action (active voice) or receives the action (passive voice).
word formation patternsRecurring structures in Latin words, such as prefixes, suffixes, and root elements, that help identify word meanings.

1.3 Vergil, Aeneid, Book 1, Lines 494–578

TermDefinition
caseThe grammatical form of a Latin noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its function in a sentence (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, or vocative).
context cluesInformation from surrounding words and sentences that help determine the meaning of unfamiliar or ambiguous vocabulary.
genderThe grammatical classification of Latin nouns, adjectives, and pronouns as masculine, feminine, or neuter.
moodThe grammatical category of Latin verbs that indicates the mode or manner of the action, such as indicative (factual), subjunctive (hypothetical), or imperative (command).
numberThe grammatical distinction between singular and plural forms of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns in Latin.
personThe grammatical category of Latin verbs that indicates whether the subject is first person (I/we), second person (you), or third person (he/she/it/they).
polysemous wordsWords that have multiple distinct meanings, requiring context clues to determine which meaning is intended in a specific passage.
prefixesWord elements added to the beginning of a root word that modify or clarify its meaning.
rootsThe core element of a word that carries its primary meaning and can be combined with prefixes and suffixes.
suffixesWord elements added at the end of a root word that modify its meaning or grammatical function.
tenseThe grammatical category of Latin verbs indicating the time of an action (present, imperfect, perfect, pluperfect, future, or future perfect).
voiceThe grammatical category of Latin verbs indicating whether the subject performs the action (active voice) or receives the action (passive voice).
word formation patternsRecurring structures in Latin words, such as prefixes, suffixes, and root elements, that help identify word meanings.