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==Other Family members==
==Other Family members==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|amita
|amita
|Aunt (father’s sister)
|Aunt (father’s sister)
|
|[[File:amita_latin.mp3]]


|-
|-
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|patruus
|patruus
|Uncle (father’s brother)
|Uncle (father’s brother)
|
|[[File:patruus_latin.mp3]]


|-
|-
|consobrina
|consobrina
|cousin (on mother’s side)
|cousin (on mother’s side)
|
|[[File:consobrina_latin.mp3]]
|-
|-
|patruelis
|patruelis
|cousin (on father’s side)
|cousin (on father’s side)
|
|[[File:patruelis_latin.mp3]]
|}
|}



Revision as of 12:03, 6 October 2022

👪 Family Members in Latin

Hello Latin learners,


In this lesson, you will learn how to write and pronounce the names of family members in Latin. Family relations are used frequently in the Latin language, so it is very important to know them.


Family members in Latin are, as in other languages, quite specific. For example, there are different words for aunts, uncles, and cousins, depending on whether they are on the father's side or the mother's side.


The table below lists the main family relationship names in Latin in Latin and their translation.

Main Family members

Latin Translation Pronunciation (audio file)
mater Mother
pater Father
filia Daughter
filius Son
frater Brother
soror Sister
Avia grandmother
Avus grandfather

Other Family members

Latin Translation Pronunciation (audio file)
proavia great-grandmother
proavus great-grandfather
nepos Nephew
neptis Niece
Uxor Wife
vir Husband
noverca stepmother
vitricus stepfather
amita Aunt (father’s sister)
matertera Aunt (mother’s sister)
avunculus Uncle (mother’s brother)
patruus Uncle (father’s brother)
consobrina cousin (on mother’s side)
patruelis cousin (on father’s side)

Videos

Latin Words for Family

Family in Latin · Lingua Latina Comprehensibilis


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