Latin Gender

Welcome to the fifth Latin lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Latin to help you practice your daily phrases.

man vir

woman mulier

husband maritus

wife uxor

boy puer

girl puella

father pater

mother mater

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Latin
my son is a student [masculine + noun] filius meus discipulus
her daughter is a student [feminine + noun] eae filia discipula
he has a tall brother [adjective + masculine] is fratrem procerum habet
she has a tall sister [adjective + feminine] ea sororem proceram habet
his brothers are young [plural masculine + adjective] fratres eius sunt iuvenes
his sisters are young [plural feminine + adjective] sorores eius sunt iuvenes

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son filius

daughter filia

brother frater

sister soror

grandfather avus

grandmother avia

child infans

children liberi

Expressions in Latin

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Latin, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Latin
What do you mean? quid dicis?
I don't understand non intellego
I don't know nescio
What is that called in Latin? quomdo illum appellatur latine?
What is this? quid est hoc?
What does that word mean in English? quid vallet illum verbum anglice?
Sorry (if you made a mistake) me paenitet

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