Verba · T, U and V · Lesson 3

teneo to timor

Eleven words: teneo, tener, tergum, terra…

You will be able to

  • Know eleven words of the AP list, from teneo to timor
  • Give the meaning of each, and recall most of them from their meaning

New words

  • teneo, -ere, tenui, tentum to hold, keep, have, grasp, hold fastEnglish: tenacious, tenant
  • tener, -era, -erum soft, delicate, tender, yielding
  • tergum, -i (n.) back; hide, skin
  • terra, -ae (f.) the earth, earth, landEnglish: terrain, territory
  • terreo, -ere, -ui, -itum to frighten; deter
  • terribilis, -e frightful, terrible
  • Teucri, -orum (m. pl.) the Teucrians, Trojans
  • theatrum, -i (n.) theater
  • timeo, -ere, -ui to fear, be afraid, be fearful, apprehensive, dreadEnglish: timid
  • timidus, -a, -um timid, cowardly, fearful, apprehensive
  • timor, -oris (m.) fear, dread, apprehension, alarm, anxiety
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