Latin nouns

The Latin nouns in this list are given first in the nominative case and then in the genitive (the latter of which yields all of the oblique forms). For full declension of all forms of a Latin nouns, see Latin declension. This list also contains the English derivatives which descend from each noun. Nouns which were borrowed into Latin (i.e. corona from Greek) are not included here unless Latin was the first language in which the word was written (see persōna, pǒpulus, satelles). The external links [1] go to the hypothetical Indo-European root of that particular noun.

ager, agrī "(arable) land, (tilled) field" agrarian, agriculture, peregrine, pilgrim [2]
aevum, aevī "age, lifetime, generation" coeval, longevity, medieval, primeval [3]
annus, annī "year, season, age"annals, annual, annuity, anniversary, biennium, decennium, millennium, perennial, quadrennium, quindecennial, quinquennium, septennial, sexennial, superannuated, triennium, vicennial [4]
bōs, bovis "cow" beef, bovine, bugle [5]
canis, canis "dog" canaille, canary, canicular, canine, chenille, kennel [6]
capsa, capsae "container, holder, box, case" case, cash, cashier, capsule
cella, cellae "storeroom, silo, small room, poor man's apartment" cell, cella, cellar, cellarer, rathskeller [7]
cīvis, cīvis "(fellow/private citizen)" citizen, city, civic, civil, civility [8]
classis, classis "fleet of ships, class of citizens, band, group" class, classic, classical, classism [9]
cor, cordis "heart, mind judgment, dear friend" accord, concord, cordate, cordial, cordiform, courage, quarry, discord, misericord, record [10]
cornū, cornūs "horn, drinking vessel, funnel, trumpet, arm (of a lake) " bicornuate, Capricorn, corn, cornea, corneous, corner, cornet, cornicopia, corniculate, cornification, cornu, lamellicorn, longicorn, tricorn, unicorn [11]
crūx, crūcis "cross, crucifix, torment, tormentor" cross, crucial, cruciate, crucifixion, crucify, crux
diēs, diēī "day, time, period, space of time" adjournment, circadian, dial, diary, diet, dismal, diurnal, du jour journal, journey, meridian, postmeridian, quotidian, sojourn [12]
domina, dominae "mistress of the house, lady, owner, sweetheart, wife" derivatives at dominus
dominus "owner, proprietor, master, ruler, lord" belladonna, dame, Dan, danger, Dom, domain, dominate, dominical, dominie, dominion, domino, domino, don, Donna, duende, dungeon, madam, Madame, Mademoiselle|Mademoiselle, madonna, predominate [13]
domus, dome, domestic, domicile; major-domo [14]
femina, feminae "female, woman" effeminate, female, feme, feminine, femme, femme fatale [15]
flōs, flōris "flower, bud, blossom, best of (something)" cauliflower, deflower, effloresce, enfleurage, ferret, flora, Flora, floral, floret, floriated, florid, florigen, florin, florist, –florous, flour, flourish, flower, millefleur [16]
focus, focī "fireplace, hearth" focal, focus
fōns, fontis "spring, fountain, source, origin" font, fountain
forma, formae "form, shape, figure, beauty" conform, deformation, form, formation, formula, formulary, reform, transform, transformer
frons, frontis "forehead, brow, front (of something)" affront, confrontation, effrontery, front, frontispiece
homō, hominis "human being, man, person, humankind" bonhomie, homage, hombre, homicide, hominid, homo, homunculus, ombre, [17]
jūs, juris 'law' abjure, adjure, conjure, injury, jural, juridical, jurisconsult, jurisdiction, jurisprudence, jurist, jury, nonjuror, objurgate, perjure [18]
lēx, lēgis "law, motion, bill, statute, rule" illegitimate , legal, legislator, legist, legit, legitimate, lex, loyal, privilege [19]
līnum "flax, linen, thread" align, crinoline, leno, line, line, lineage, linen, lingerie, linnet, linseed, lint [20]
locus, locī "place, site, spot" allocate, local, locate, location, locative
luna, lunae "moon, month, night, crescent" Luna, lunar, lunate, lunatic, lune, lunula, mezzaluna, sublunary [21]
lupus, lupī "wolf" lobo, loup-garou, lupine, lupus, robalo [22]
mare, maris "sea, saltwater" Beche-de-mer, cormorant, maar, mare, mariculture, marinara, marinate, marine, Marines, maritime, ormer, submarine, ultramarine
māter, mātris "mother" alma mater, madrepore, mater, maternal, maternity, matriculation, matrimony, matrix, matron, [23]
modus, modī "measure, size, limit, manner, harmony, melody" accommodation, commode, commodious, commodity, modal, mode, model, modern, modicum, modify, modulate, module, modulus, mold, mood, moulage [24]
nihil, contracted to nīl (indeclinable) "nothing" annihilate, nihilism, nihility, nil [25]
nōmen, nōminis "name, clan/middle name, reputation, title" agnomen, binomial, cognomen, denomination, ignominy, misnomer, nomenclature, nominal, nominate, noun, nuncupative, praenomen, pronoun, renown [26]
oculus, oculī "eye, bud (of a plant), vision, mind's eye" antler, eyelet, inoculate, monocle, ocellus, ocular, oculist, oculomotor, oculus, pinochle, trompe l'oeil, ullage [27]
onus, oneris "burden, load, trouble, fetus" exonerate, onerous, onus
opus, operis "work" co-op, co-operation, cooperative, hors d'oeuvre, inure, maneuver, manure, officinal, opera, operation, operose, opus, stover [28]
pānis, pānis "bread, loaf of bread" appanage, companion, company, panada, panatela, panic grass, pannier, panocha, pantry, pastille, penuche [29]
pars, partis "part, portion, share, fraction, side" bipartite, compart, impart, parcel, parcener, parse, part, participate, participle, particle, particular, partisan, partita, party, repartee [30]
pater, patris "father" compadre, expatriate, goombah, padre, pater, paternal, patri-, patriotic, patrician, patrimony, patron, père, perpetrator [31]
pāx, pācis "peace, treaty, compact, agreement" appease, appeasement, pace, pax, pay, peace, pacific, pacify
persōna, persōnae "mask, role, person" probably from Etruscan phersu "mask" impersonate, person, personable, personality, personalize
pīla, pīlae "pillar, pier" pile (heap), pillar
pīlum "spear, pestle" pile (foundation of a structure)
pilus "hair" pile, depillatory
populus, populī "people, ation, public, crowd" of Etruscan origin depopulate, people, populace, popular, popular
rādīx, radicis "root, radish, foot, base" deracinate, eradication, irradicable, radical, radicle, radish, radix [32]
ramus, ramī "branch, bough, genealogical branch" ramification, ramify, ramose, ramus [33]
rēs, (reī, rēī) "thing, matter, affair, object, circumstance"re, real, really, reality, rebus, reify, republic, res [34]
rēx, rēgis "king" real, regal, regicide, regius professor, regulus, reign, rial, riyal, royal, vicereine, viceroy [35]
rūs, rūris "countryside, fields, farm, estate" rural, rustic [36]
saeculum, saecula "generation, age" secular
satelles, satellitis "bodyguard, attendant, sentinel" possibly from Etruscan satellite
signum, signī "sign, indication, proof, military standard" assign, consign, consignment, design, designate, designer, insignia, resign, scarlet, scarlatina, seal, segno, sigil, sign [37]
terra, terrae "earth, land, ground, country, soil" fumitory, inter, mediterranean, parterre, subterranean, terrace, terrain, Terran, terraqueous, terrene, terreplein, terrestrial, terre-verte, terricolous, terrier, terrigenous, territory, trueen, turmeric, verditer [38]
uncia, unciae "a twelfth part" inch, ounce, uncial, quincunx [39]
verbum, verba "word, saying, expression, expression, proverb, verb" adverb, proverb, verb, verve [40]
vestis "garment" devest devestation, devestator, invest, revet, travesty, vest [41]
vīlla "country home, farmhouse, homestead" bidonville, nasty, villa, village, villain, villanelle, villein [42]
vir, virī "man, husband, hero" decemvir, decurion, duumvir, triumvirate, virago, virile, virtue, virtuosa, virtuoso [43]

Reference

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000

Latin nouns

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