Latin Plural

Welcome to the fourth Latin lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases.

book liber

books libri

car currus

cars currūs

tree arbor

trees arbores

flower flos

flowers flores

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look wehn converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - Latin
I speak one language [singular form] unam linguam scio
we speak three languages [plural noun] scimus tres linguas
he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] visitat multas regiones
they are happy now [plural pronoun] nunc beati sunt
she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] ea quinque calceos rubros habet
I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] panem fartum sine caepibus cupio

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman mulier

women mulieres

man vir

men viri

house domus

houses domūs

cup poculum

cups pocula

cow vacca

cows vaccae

horse equus

horses equi

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your Latin by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - Latin
Help auxiliarete!
Call the ambulance voca ambulance
I need a doctor opus est mihi medico
Where is the closest pharmacy? ubi est pharmacia proxissima?
Are you okay? sanus esne?
I am sick aegroto
Call the police voca vigiles

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