Animalia        Animals

           

 


dog                  canis

cat                    fēles

horse                equus

sheep               ovis

cow                  vacca

lizard                lacerta

wolf                  lupus

tiger                  tigris

lion                   leo

pig                    porcus

deer                 cervus

bear                 ursus

snake               serpens

duck                 anas


Match these words:

           

             1. sheep                                  tigris

 

             2. dog                                     leo

 

             3. cat                                       porcus

 

             4. horse                                   equus

 

             5. cow                                     ovis

 

             6. lizard                                   anas

 

             7. wolf                         serpens

 

             8. tiger                                     cervus

 

             9. lion                                      ursus

 

            10. pig                                      lacerta

 

            11. deer                                   canis

 

            12. bear                                   lupus

 

            13. snake                                 vacca

 

            14. duck                                   fēles

 

           

 

Answer in Latin -

           

Which animal says:

           

            baa, baa                                               oink, oink                                

           

            moo, moo                                             bow-wow                               

 

            meow, meow                                        neigh, neigh                              

 

 


Give the English for these Latin words:

 

 

            canis                                                                

            fēles                                                                

            equus                                                              

            ovis                                                                 

            vacca                                                              

            lacerta                                                             

            lupus                                                               

            tigris                                                                

            leo                                                                   

            porcus                                                             

            cervus                                                             

            ursus                                                               

            serpens                                                            

            anas                                                                

 

 

Give the English for these Latin words:

 

 1. Canis runs in the field.                                                                                            

 

 2. Lacerta sits in the sunlight.                                                                          

 

 3. Ursus likes honey.                                                                                                  

 

 4. MacDonald senex habēbat vaccam.                                                                     

 

 5. Frāter, dormīsne?                                                                                                 

 

 6. Audiō rūfum lupum.                                                                                              


Derivatives

 

There are several derivatives from Latin words for animals.   If I saw a canine, I saw some

 

kind of                                                   -like animal.   Dogs, foxes, wolves, and jackals are

all                                 .   A feline is a                          -like animal.   Cats, lions, tigers, etc. are all

 

                                                .   If you joined an equestrian club, you would be interested in

 

                                                .   Pork is meat from a                                                  .  

 

 

What do these mean?   Can you translate these Latin sentences?

 

 

 1. Habeō ūnum equum.                                                                                                           

 

 2. Audiō duōs lupōs.                                                                                                               

 

 3. Videō pūniceum porcum.                                                                                                    

 

 4. Videō pūniceam lacertam.                                                                                                   

 

 5. Stō in solō.                                                                                                                         

 

 6. Valdē ēsuriō.                                                                                                                      

 

 7. Habeō quīnque croceās mappās.                                                                                         

 

             8. Culīnam intrō.                                                                                                                     

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 9. Frāter ōrat.                                                                                                                         

 

10. Habeō ūnam purpuram arcam.                                                                                           

 

11. Ducō albam fēlem                                                                                                              

 

12. Dēmonstrō fenestram.                                                                                                        

 

13. Lavō canem.                                                                                                                      

 

14. Nunc māter cibum fert.                                                                                                      

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