Latin II/Sport and leisure Lesson 2

Salvēte omnēs! Welcome back to Latin for Wikiversity. Today we'll learn more vocabulary related to sports and games, focusing on team activities and competition.

New Words

Latin	English	Audio (Classical)	Notes
victōria, -ae (f.)	victory	File:La-cls-victoria.ogg	Related to vincō (conquer)
certāmen, -inis (n.)	contest, match	File:La-cls-certamen.ogg	From certō (compete)
turma, -ae (f.)	team	File:La-cls-turma.ogg	Originally cavalry unit
adversārius, -ī (m.)	opponent	File:La-cls-adversarius.ogg	From versus (against)
campus, -ī (m.)	field	File:La-cls-campus.ogg	Source of English "campus"
arbiter, -trī (m.)	referee	File:La-cls-arbiter.ogg	Also means "judge"
corōna, -ae (f.)	crown, prize	File:La-cls-corona.ogg	Award for victory
mēta, -ae (f.)	goal, turning post	File:La-cls-meta.ogg	Finish line in races

Competition Verbs

Latin	English	Notes
certō, -āre	compete	Regular 1st conjugation
vincō, -ere	win, conquer	From previous lessons
laudō, -āre	praise, cheer	Regular 1st conjugation

New Sentences

Latin	English	Notes
Turma nostra victōriam cupīvit.	Our team desired victory.	Perfect tense
In campō certāmus.	We compete on the field.	Location with in + ablative
Arbiter regulās explicat.	The referee explains the rules.	Present tense
Adversāriī fortiter lūdunt.	The opponents play bravely.	Using adverb
Ad mētam currēbant.	They were running to the goal.	Imperfect tense
Spectātōrēs turmam laudant.	The spectators cheer the team.	Direct object
Corōnam victor accēpit.	The winner received the crown.	Perfect tense
Contrā adversāriōs certābimus.	We will compete against opponents.	Future tense
Certāmen māgnum erit.	It will be a great contest.	Future of sum
Turma victrix corōnam habet.	The winning team has the crown.	Present tense

Common Phrases

Latin	English	Notes
Fortiter certā!	Compete bravely!	Command
Euge!	Well done!	Interjection
Ad mētam!	To the goal!	Common cheer
Vincēmus!	We will win!	Future tense

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Now you can describe more complex sporting activities and competitions in Latin! Next time we'll move on to new topics. Valēte!

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