Keep Track of Contractions

Occasionally, words are taken together and presented as such within a Latin edition of the text; this is especially frequent with the older poets and comedians.

• ūnusquisque (ūnus quisque) every single one
• sīquis (sī quis) if anyone
• quārē (quā rē) therefore
• quamobrem (quam ob rem) on account of which
• rēspūblica (rēs pūblica) republic
• iūsiūrandum (iūs iūrandum) oath
• paterfamiliās (pater familiās) head of family

Sometimes, this slurring will alter spoken pronunciation.

• homōst (homō est) it’s a man
• perīculumst (perīculum est) danger (Will Robinson)!
• ausust (ausus est) there’s a hazard
• quālist (quālis est) as it is
• vīn’ (vīsne) don’t you see?
• scīn’ (scīsne) don’t you know?
• sīs (sī vīs) if you want
• sōdēs (sī audēs) if you don’t mind
• sūltis (sī vultis) if you want

The Essential AG: 13, 13n

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Single-Termination Third Declension Adjectives

Here’s a review of triple- and twin-termination adjectives, covered in earlier posts:

• Triple-termination: ācer, ācris, ācre (sharp)
• Twin-termination: levis (m/f), leve (light)

Formation of Single-Termination Third Declension Adjectives

These are complicated because they take several possible consonant stems. That said, their declension is more-or-less equivalent to third declension i-stem nouns (nūbes, nūbis or mare, maris)

atrōx, actrōcis, fierce

A few things to note:

• The ablative singular may be either atrōcī or (less often) atrōce
• The neuter plurals all feature the i–stem (-ia, -ium, -ibus, etc.)
• The masculine and feminine plural accusative may (rarely) be atrocīs

Here are a few more nouns to consider:

egēns, egentis: needy

praeceps, praecipitis: headlong

pār, paris: equal, alike

ūber, ūberis: fruitful, copious

The Essential AG: 118

Famous Phrase: cēterīs pāribus [all other things being equal]

(an ablative absolute, denoting non-variable components of scientific experiments or other forms of structural reasoning)