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Latin
anime[ˈa.nɪ.mɛ]
noun
This is the form of the noun 'animus' used when addressing someone directly, meaning 'mind' or 'spirit'.

“O anime, surge!”

Oh spirit, arise!

Also means
  1. vocative singular of animus

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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mānā[ˈmaː.naː]
verb
This is the imperative form of the verb mānō, meaning to flow, drip, or trickle.

“Mānā, fōns, aquam in hunc locum.”

Flow, spring, water into this place.

Also means
  1. second-person singular present active imperative of mānō
  2. flow

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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hance[ˈhaŋ.kɛ]
adj
This is an accusative feminine singular form of a demonstrative pronoun. It is used to point to a feminine noun that is the direct object of a sentence.

“Video hance puellam.”

I see this girl.

Also means
  1. accusative feminine singular of hice

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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banāna[baˈnaː.na]
noun
A curved, yellow fruit that grows in tropical climates.

“Illi amicabiliter ad navem noſtram appellentes, tantum Cocorum ac Bananarum nobis obtulerunt numerum.”

They, approaching our ship in a friendly manner, offered us such a number of coconuts and bananas.

Also means
  1. banana

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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languē
verb
This is a command form telling someone to be faint, weak, or sluggish.

“Noli languē!”

Do not be sluggish!

Also means
  1. second-person singular present active imperative of langueō

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Albānia[aɫˈbaː.ni.a]
name
A country located in Southeastern Europe. It also refers to a historical region known as Caucasian Albania.

“Albānia est in Eurōpā.”

Albania is in Europe.

Also means
  1. Albania (a country in Southeastern Europe)
  2. Caucasian Albania
  3. Albania

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Canā̆da[kaˈnaː.da]
name
A large country in North America. Historically, it also referred to a French colony in that region.

“Canā̆da est in Americā Septentriōnālī.”

Canada is in North America.

Also means
  1. Canada (a country in North America; capital: Ottavia)
  2. Canada (a French colony in the New France territory, North America; capital: Quebecum)
  3. Canada

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Hispānō[hɪsˈpaː.noː]
noun
This is the dative or ablative singular case of the noun Hispānus, meaning a Spaniard or someone from Hispania.

“Dōnō librum Hispānō.”

I give the book to the Spaniard.

Also means
  1. dative/ablative singular of Hispānus
  2. to/by a Spaniard

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Ōceania[oː.keˈa.ni.a]
name
The geographical region comprising the islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

“Multae insulae in Ōceaniā sunt.”

There are many islands in Oceania.

Also means
  1. Oceania (A composed of the islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, principally divided into Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia)
  2. Oceania

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Rōmānia[roːˈmaː.ni.a]
name
A historical term referring to the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, or the modern-day country of Romania.

“Nam ego quoque ipse virum quemdam Narbonensem ... audivi, se familiarissimum Ataulpho apud Narbonam fuisse: ac de eo ... didicisse, quod ... referre solitus esset, se in primis ardenter inhiasse: ut, obliterato Romano nomine, Romanum omne sŏlum, Gothorum imperium et faceret et vocaret: essetque, ut vulgariter loquar, Gothia, quod Romania fuisset; fieretque nunc Ataulphus quod quondam Caesar Augustus.”

I, too, once heard a man from Narbonne who claimed to be very familiar with Athaulf and who had learned that Athaulf would often say that, more than anything else, he desired this: after eliminating the name of Rome, he would make the entire Roman land subject to Gothic power and call it so, calling (if I may speak vulgarly) what was previously Romania as "Gothia". And so Athaulfus would become what Caesar Augustus once was.

Also means
  1. Roman Empire
  2. Byzantine Empire
  3. Romania (a country in Southeastern Europe)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ūranium[uːˈra.ni.ũː]
noun
A heavy, silvery-white radioactive metal used as a fuel in nuclear power plants.

“Ūranium in centrīs nucleāribus adhibētur.”

Uranium is used in nuclear centers.

Also means
  1. uranium

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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aberrant[aˈbɛr.rant]
verb
This indicates that a group of people or things are wandering off the path or straying. It is the third-person plural form of aberrō.

“Viatores a via aberrant.”

The travelers wander away from the road.

Also means
  1. third-person plural present active indicative of aberrō
  2. they wander away

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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arrogant
verb
The third-person plural present active form of the verb 'arrogō', meaning they claim or attribute to themselves.

“Magistrātūs sibi potestātem arrogant.”

The magistrates claim power for themselves.

Also means
  1. third-person plural present active indicative of arrogō
  2. they claim

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tānzānia[taːnˈzaː.ni.a]
name
Tanzania is a large country situated in the eastern part of Africa.

“Tānzānia in Africā orientālī patet.”

Tanzania extends across East Africa.

Also means
  1. Tanzania (a country in East Africa)
  2. Tanzania

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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tītānium[tiːˈtaː.ni.ũː]
noun
A strong, lightweight, and corrosion-resistant transition metal used in industry.

“Tītānium est metallum dūrum.”

Titanium is a hard metal.

Also means
  1. titanium

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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acanthine
adj
This is a grammatical form used when directly addressing someone or something described as having the quality of the acanthus plant.

“O acanthine flos!”

Oh acanthus-like flower!

Also means
  1. vocative masculine singular of acanthinus
  2. of acanthus (vocative)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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candidāte
noun
The vocative singular form of candidātus, used when addressing someone who is a candidate.

“Audi, candidāte!”

Listen, candidate!

Also means
  1. vocative singular of candidātus
  2. candidate

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
dēfendant
verb
This is a subjunctive form used to express a wish or a command that they should defend something.

“Ut patriam dēfendant, arma capiunt.”

So that they may defend the fatherland, they take up weapons.

Also means
  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of dēfendō
  2. may they defend

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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germānium[ɡɛrˈmaː.ni.ũː]
noun
A brittle, greyish-white metalloid used in electronics and semiconductors.

“Germānium in electronicīs adhibētur.”

Germanium is used in electronics.

Also means
  1. germanium

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
organizer
verb
A form of the verb meaning to arrange or structure something, specifically used in the first-person singular present passive subjunctive.

“Ut res organizer.”

So that I may be organized.

Also means
  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of organizō
  2. organize

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
trānslāte
verb
This is the vocative masculine singular form of the participle trānslātus, meaning transferred or translated.

“O trānslāte vir, venī ad nōs.”

O transferred man, come to us.

Also means
  1. vocative masculine singular of trānslātus
  2. transferred

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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accelerant
verb
The third-person plural present active indicative form of the verb accelerō, meaning they accelerate or speed up.

“Hi currus accelerant.”

These chariots are speeding up.

Also means
  1. third-person plural present active indicative of accelerō
  2. they are speeding up

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Maurītānia[mau̯.riːˈtaː.ni.a]
name
A country in West Africa, or the name of an ancient Berber kingdom in North Africa.

“Maurītānia multās rēgionēs desertās habet.”

Mauritania has many desert regions.

Also means
  1. Mauretania (ancient Berber kingdom)
  2. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)
  3. Mauritania

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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quantitāte
noun
This is the ablative singular form of the noun quantitās, meaning quantity.

“Res magna quantitāte est.”

The thing is great by quantity.

Also means
  1. ablative singular of quantitās
  2. by quantity

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Latin
trānsitīve
adj
A grammatical term addressed to a masculine noun that passes its action onto an object.

“O verbum transitīve!”

O transitive verb!

Also means
  1. vocative masculine singular of trānsitīvus
  2. transitive

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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vōx hūmāna[ˈwoːks huːˈmaː.na]
noun
The sound produced by a person's vocal cords, or the natural way a person speaks.

“Vōx hūmāna in templō sonat.”

The human voice sounds in the temple.

Also means
  1. the human voice
  2. what a person would say

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scandināvia[skan.dɪˈnaː.wi.a]
name
Scandinavia is a large geographic region located in Northern Europe. It generally includes the countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

“Scandināvia est in septentriōnālibus Europae partibus.”

Scandinavia is in the northern parts of Europe.

Also means
  1. Scandinavia (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of modern Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands)
  2. Scandinavia, Scandinavian Peninsula (a peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland)
  3. a large and fertile island in Northern Europe, perhaps Zealand or Scania
  4. Scandinavia

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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substantīve[sʊp.stanˈtiː.wɛ]
adj
The form used to directly address something described as a substantive or noun.

“O substantīve, rem nōminās.”

O substantive, you name a thing.

Also means
  1. vocative masculine singular of substantīvus

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cīvis rōmānus sum[ˈkiː.wɪs roːˈmaː.nʊs ˈsũː]
phrase
A historic phrase used by Romans to demand protection and rights. It was a formal declaration of status in the Roman Republic.

“Cervices in carcere frangebantur indignissime civium Romanorum, ut iam illa vox et imploratio “Civis Romanus sum,” qua saepe multis in ultimis terris opem inter barbaros et salutem tulit.”

In that prison, Roman citizens were most shamefully strangled. That phrase 'I am a Roman citizen,' which had so often brought to many help and safety when amongst the barbarians in the furthest corners of the world.

Also means
  1. I am a Roman citizen.

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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hūmānum est errāre[huːˈmaː.nũː ˈɛst ɛrˈraː.rɛ]
proverb
A famous proverb meaning that it is part of human nature to make mistakes. Everyone makes errors at some point.

“Errare humanum est, ignoscere divinum.”

To err is human, to forgive is divine.

Also means
  1. to err is human

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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āh[ˈaː(ɦ)]Means an
intj
An exclamation used to express realization, relief, or delight.

“Āh, tandem te video!”

Ah, finally I see you!

Also means
  1. ah

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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as[ˈas]Means an
noun
A bronze or copper Roman coin of low value. It is also used to represent a single, undivided unit of weight or property.

“Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus, rumoresque senum severiorum”

Let us live, my Lesbia, and love, and account all the rumours of very grave old men as worth a single penny.

Also means
  1. as, a Roman coin originally made of a Roman pound of bronze but later minted from 2, 1, and finally ½ Roman ounces of copper
  2. penny, copper, any similarly low-value coin
  3. synonym of libra, Roman pound, a unit of weight
  4. unit, any undivided unit of measurement
  5. estate, an undivided piece of property
  6. disc, any circular object
  7. a Roman coin

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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au[ˈau̯]Means an
intj
An interjection used to express feelings of pain or grief.

“Au! Vulnus meum dolet.”

Oh! My wound hurts.

Also means
  1. expressing pain or grief; oh! ah!
  2. oh!

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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em[ˈẽː]Means an
intj
An exclamation used to draw attention to something, similar to saying look or here it is. It can also imply a result or consequence.

“em tibi!”

here's for you!

Also means
  1. here is, see!; this is why
  2. here is, see!

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ha[ˈha]Means an
intj
An interjection used to express joy or laughter, similar to the English ha ha.

“Ha! Bene factum est.”

Ha! It is well done.

Also means
  1. expressing joy or laughter: hurrah!, ha ha!
  2. hurrah

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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MDMeans an
name
An abbreviation representing the city of Milan, known in Latin as Mediolanum.

“Iter ad MD longum est.”

The journey to Milan is long.

Also means
  1. abbreviation of Mediolanum, Milan.

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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nī[ˈniː]Means an
adv
A negative particle used in specific grammatical combinations to mean if not or unless.

“Nī tū veniās, dōnum nōn accipiam.”

Unless you come, I will not accept the gift.

Also means
  1. not, if...not, unless- an absolutely negative particle like ne so only in combinations
  2. unless

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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PSMeans an
noun
An abbreviation for post scriptum, meaning written after. It is commonly used to add a remark at the end of a letter or document.

“Litteras scripsi, PS adieci.”

I wrote the letter and added a postscript.

Also means
  1. initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, postscript
  2. abbreviation of pustulatum or pusulatum
  3. postscript

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cōr[ˈkoːr]Means an
adv
An archaic form of the interrogative adverb meaning why or for what reason.

“Cōr tū venis?”

Why do you come?

Also means
  1. why
  2. for what reason
  3. wherefore
  4. to what purpose
  5. from what motive

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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hem[ˈhẽː]Means an
intj
An interjection used to express surprise, skepticism, or to prompt someone to look at something. It is similar to saying 'well!' or 'really?' in English.

“Nōn? Hem?”

You don't? Really?

Also means
  1. eh?, really?, well, well!, just look! (expressing surprise)
  2. eh?

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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