Vocabulary of Vulgar Latin (sermonem rusticum)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine

1.    mother           matrem, illam matrem, matres
2.    father           patrem, illum patrem, patres
3.    sister           sororem, illam sororem, sorores


1.    water           aquam, illam aquam
2.    fire           focum, illum focum, focos
3.    sun           *soliclum, illum soliclum


1.    cat           cattum, illum cattum, cattos
2.    dog           canem, illum canem, canes
3.    horse           caballum, illum caballum, caballos


1.    white           * blancum, blancam (Germanic)
2.    black           nigrum, nigram
3.    red           rubeum, rubeam

* signifies hypothetical and reconstructed

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