esne salvete salve audax audax sum aut inaudax
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esne… salvete! salve! audax… audax sum …aut inaudax? Unit 12, Session 2 Negative prefixes inaudax sum LO: To discover how Latin makes opposite adjectives (antonyms) using prefixes and to translate these adjectives using a variety of English words © C Andrew 2016 & 2020
Word Roots Challenge victus/victa cautus/cauta defeated careful victim probity disquieting apparatus ingratiate caution someone who has suffered high standard of worrying ormake or tools toaequipment do things to carefulness from a bad action moral behaviour upsetting someone like youor circumstance gratus/ grata quietus/ quieta calm 12. 02 Negative prefixes thankful probus/proba honest paratus/parata ready © C Andrew 2016 & 2020
verbs esse finire regere Quick fire sentences pugnare nouns regina pater adjectives paratus/ parata quietus/ quieta victus/ victa cautus/cauta gratus/ grata probus/proba other & et parati sumus quod cauti sumus non nemo numquam new words quod because 12. 02 Negative prefixes © C Andrew 2016 & 2020
verbs esse finire regere Quick fire sentences pugnare nouns regina pater adjectives paratus/ parata quietus/ quieta victus/ victa cautus/cauta gratus/ grata probus/proba other & et draco quietus numquam pugnat non nemo numquam new words draco dragon 12. 02 Negative prefixes © C Andrew 2016 & 2020
verbs esse finire regere Quick fire sentences pugnare nouns regina pater adjectives paratus/ parata quietus/ quieta victus/ victa cautus/cauta gratus/ grata probus/proba other & et non nemo numquam proba regina populum gratum diu regebat new words diu for a long time 12. 02 Negative prefixes © C Andrew 2016 & 2020
verbs esse finire regere Quick fire sentences pugnare nouns regina pater adjectives paratus/ parata quietus/ quieta victus/ victa cautus/cauta gratus/ grata probus/proba other & et nemo regem victum adiuvabat non nemo numquam new words adiuvare to help 12. 02 Negative prefixes © C Andrew 2016 & 2020
verbs esse finire regere Quick fire sentences pugnare nouns regina pater adjectives paratus/ parata quietus/ quieta victus/ victa cautus/cauta gratus/ grata probus/proba other & et pater cenam non finit et gratae estis non nemo numquam new words cena dinner 12. 02 Negative prefixes © C Andrew 2016 & 2020
Antonyms - another way to be negative As well as using the words non not nemo numquam never no-one you can also express opposites (or antonyms) in Latin by changing the adjective with the prefix in- or sometimes inquietus not calm invictus im- incautus not careful not thankful not beaten improbus not honest 12. 02 Negative prefixes ingratus imparatus not ready © C Andrew 2016 & 2020
Translating in- and im- adjectives You can use the word ‘not’ plus the original adjective to translate an antonym adjective, but there’s quite often a neater English alternative. Can you select an appropriate synonym (written in blue) for each adjective? inquietus invictus not calm reckless 12. 02 Negative prefixes not beaten incautus not careful thankless ingratus not thankful imparatus improbus not ready frenzied unprepared undefeated not honest treacherous © C Andrew 2016 & 2020
Plenary quiz valete! Question 1 What English words can you think of that come from the Latin ‘cautus’ meaning ‘careful’? Question 2 What prefixes make a Latin adjective into its antonym/opposite? Question 3 quid Latine est 12. 02 Negative prefixes ���� ? vale! © C Andrew 2016 & 2020
