Summary Wheelock's Latin is the first Greek translation of Wheelock’s Latin (7th edition, updated and revised), one of the most popular manuals for learning the Latin language worldwide. In a methodical, enjoyable, and comprehensible way, it highlights the beauty, liveliness, and timeless value of Latin. It includes:

• 40 chapters with detailed presentation of Grammar and Syntax, and application of the rules on texts of great Roman authors, accompanied by notes, translation tips, and comprehension questions.

• Extensive Greek-Latin and Latin-Greek vocabulary.

• Self-improvement exercises, complete with answers, for independent study.

• A rich collection of authentic, unadapted Latin texts for translation, along with full vocabulary support.

• Etymological information, maps, and graphics that highlight various aspects of Roman culture.

The book is primarily aimed at students of philosophical schools as well as high school students who wish to learn Latin in a precise and pedagogically sound manner, and also to the general public who aspire to enjoy Roman literature in its original form through systematic mastery of Latin and to gain insight into their history and culture.

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Contents: Note from the translators || Preface || Foreword || The revised edition || About the authors || The Wheelock's Latin series || Introductio: The position of the Latin language in the history of languages, A brief overview of Latin literature, The alphabet and pronunciation || Maps.

I Verbs. First and second conjugation. Adverbs. Reading and translation || II The first decline of nouns and adjectives. Prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections || III Masculine nouns and adjectives of the second declension. Presentation. Word order || IV The second declension of nouns. Declension of neuters. Adjectives. The present tense of sum. The nominative as predicate. Substantivized adjectives (adjectives functioning as nouns) || V First and second conjugation: Future and imperfect. Adjectives in -er.

VI Sum and Possum. The infinitive as an object (complement to the verb) || VII Third declension nouns || VIII Third conjugation: The present system (the tenses that are formed from the present stem) || IX Demonstrative pronouns hic, ille, iste. Pronominal adjectives with genitive in -ius || X Fourth conjugation of verbs and verbs in -io. Verbs of the third conjugation.

XI Personal pronouns ego, tu, and is. Demonstrative pronouns is and idem || XII The system of the perfect active voice: summary || XIII Reflexive pronouns and possessives. Definite pronoun || XIV Isosyllabic nouns of the third declension (with root ending in -i). Ablatives of means, accompaniment, and manner.

XV Numerals. Genitive partitive. Ablative with numerals and ablative of time || XVI Adjectives of the third declension || XVII The relative pronoun || XVIII First and second conjugation: passive voice - vernacular tenses. Ablative of the poetic cause.

XIX The perfect passive system. Interrogative pronouns and adjectives || XX Fourth declension. Ablatives of from place of motion and of separation or distancing || XXI Third and fourth conjugation: present passive voice.

XXII Fifth declension nouns. Ablative of place (station) and summary of syntactical uses of the Ablative || XXIII Participles || XXIV Absolute ablative. Passive periphrastic construction (or conjugation). Dative of the poetic cause.

XXV Infinitives. Indirect speech || XXVI The degrees of adjectives. Ablative comparative || XXVII Irregular comparative forms of adjectives || XXVIII The subjunctive mood. The present tense of the subjunctive. Final clauses.

XXIX Subjunctive of the imperfect. Present subjunctive and imperfect of sum and possum. Conclusive clauses || XXX Perfect and pluperfect subjunctive. Indirect questions. Tense sequence.

XXXI Clauses of cum. The verb fero || XXXII Formation and degrees of adverbs. Volo, malo, nolo. Clauses of dummodo || XXXIII Hypothetical discourse.

XXXIV Deponent verbs. Ablative as a complement of deponent verbs || XXXV Dative with adjectives, certain verbs, and compounds || XXXVI Volitive clauses. The verb fio.

XXXVII Declension of eo. Indication of place and time || XXXVIII Relative adverbial clauses. Dative personal. The supine.

XXXIX Gerund and gerundive || XL The ne, num, and nonne in direct questions. Hesitant clauses. Genitive and ablative of quality || Loci Antiqui || Loci Immutati.

Self-improvement exercises || Solutions to self-improvement exercises || Appendix || Summarium Formarum || Vocabulary: Greek - Latin || Vocabulary: Latin - Greek || Abbreviations || Index || Index of Sententiae Antiquae.

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