Latin/Animals Lesson 2

We continue with animal nouns and vocabulary this week. For previous installments in the Latin series and other links of interest, see the links on the right.

New Vocabulary
We have more animal nouns today, but since many of the Latin animal names are also constellation names, we’ll learn the word for constellation. Also note the various words for cattle: cow and bull are more gender-specific, whereas “bos” works for either gender or bovines in general. Pecus means a herd of cattle, or any livestock in general and is related to pecūnia, money... indicating that livestock was probably the earliest form of currency.

Practice
Spero hanc lectionem tibi placere (I hope you like this lesson)! We will have more animals next time. Those of you who are here because you’re also studying Latin formally, we particularly recommend the lessons on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd declensions. .. and let me know in a comment if there is anything you are confused about. Bonam fortūnam habeas!