Classical Words

gelasin (Wordsmith) Latinitweets: noun irregular: nihil , indeclinable => nothing http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) March 4, 2013 delectare: to be pleasant, to charm: verb. Example sentence:Nihil agere delectat. Translation:It is pleasant t… http://t.co/LEczFTJ5dQ — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) March 4, 2013 nanciscor, nactus and nanctus to get, obtain, receive a thing (esp. by…

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clepsydra (Merriam-Webster) dactylography (Wordsmith) Latinitweets: adverb: ecce! , indeclinable => look! http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) March 1, 2013 subitus: sudden: adjective. Example sentence:Etiam fortes viri subitis periculis terrentur.Translation:Even br… http://t.co/0IZ81DOMr8 — Latin Language (@latinlanguage) March 1, 2013 mītesco (mitisco), ĕre to become mild or mellow, to grow ripe (of fruits, to lose…

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archetype (Wordsmith) dentiloquist (Wordnik) Latinitweets: noun 3: clamor , clamoris, m => shout, shouting, noise http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) February 28, 2013 nē-dum, conj. (lit. while not) by no means, much less (class.), indicates that whereas one thing is not, another can still less be. — Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) February 27,…

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zephyrean (Dictionary.com) hagiarchy (Wordsmith) Latinitweets: preposition: ad , + accusative (used as prefix for verbs) => to, towards, at http://t.co/X9pcrLWUX2 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) February 27, 2013 *inanis, inane* 3rd declension adjective – empty, meaningless #etymology of English adjective "inane"- silly, stupid — Latin Vocabulary (@latinwordaday) February 27, 2013 vībex (vībix), īcis, f.…

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pugilism (Merriam-Webster homologous (Wordsmith) desidious (Worthless) Latinitweets: verb 2: soleo , solere, solitus sum => be accustomed http://t.co/X9pcrLWUX2 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab — LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) February 26, 2013 festīno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. to hasten, make haste, hurry, be quick — Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) February 25, 2013 ἀρδμός, ὁ, means of watering,…

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