Latin Compounds
Inseparable Second Parts in Compounded Adjectives
This is a list of some inseparable second parts in compounded adjectives:
|
|
|
|
|
-ceps, -cipitis
(-headed) |
caput
(head) |
triceps
(three-headed) |
|
-cola, -ae*
(dwelling in or at a place) |
colere
(to inhabit) |
rūricola
(country-dwelling) |
|
-corpor, -oris
(-bodied) |
corpus
(body) |
tricorpor
(three-bodied) |
|
-dicus, -a -um
(-speaking) |
dīcere
(to say) |
māgnidicus
(boastful) |
|
-fer, -era -erum
(-bearing, -carrying) |
ferre
(to carry) |
lūcifer
(bringing light) |
|
-fragus, -a -um
(-breaking) |
frangere
(to break) |
nāvifragus
(shipwrecking) |
|
-gena, -ae**
(-born) |
gignere
(to bring forth) |
terrigena
(earth-born) |
|
-gradus, -a -um
(-paced) |
gradī
(to take steps) |
tardigradus
(slow-paced) |
|
-ficus, -a -um
(-made, -done) |
facere
(to make) |
māgnificus
(magnificent) |
|
-folius, -a -um
(-leaved) |
folium
(leaf) |
lātifolius
(broad-leaved) |
|
-fugus, -a -um
(-fleeing) |
fugere
(to put to flight) |
lūcifugus
(light-shunning) |
|
-ger, -era -erum
(-bearing, -carrying) |
gerere
(to bear) |
armiger
(bearing arms) |
|
-peta, -ae**
-petus -a -um (-seeking) |
petere
(to desire) |
honōripeta
(seeking honor) |
|
-vorus, -a -um
(-devouring) |
vorāre
(to devour) |
herbivorus
(devouring grass) |
*-cola may modify nouns of all three genders.
**-gena and -peta may modify masculine and feminine nouns.
- Two Groups of Compound Words in Latin
- Vocabulary
- Bibliography
Latin Compounds | Pāginae Latīnitātis | DIĒS GAUDIĪ
© 2006-2008 Ian Andreas Miller. All rights reserved. Those statements refer to all of the original content on this page.