Thus:--
_1st pers. sing. pres. ind._ duco (I draw)
_Root_ DUC-
_Derivative_ _educe_
_Supine_ ductum (drawing, or to draw)
_Root_ DUCT-
_Derivative_ _ductile_
I. In giving a Latin verb-primitive in this book three "principal parts" of
the verb will be given, namely: (1) The present infinitive, (2) the first
person singular of the present indicative, and (3) the supine--the second
and the third parts because from them radicals are obtained, and the
infinitive because this is the part used in naming a verb in a general way.
Thus as we say that _loved_, _loving_, etc., are parts of the verb "to
love," so we say that _a'mo_ (present ind.) and _ama'tum_ (supine) are
parts of the verb _ama're_.
II. It should be noted that it is incorrect to translate _amo_, _amatum_,
by "to love," since neither of these words is in the infinitive mood, which
is _amare_. The indication of the Latin infinitive will be found of great
utility, as it is the part by which a Latin verb is referred to in the
Dictionary.
7. NOUN-RADICALS and ADJECTIVE RADICALS are formed from the nominative and
from the genitive (or possessive) case of words belonging to these parts of
speech. Thus:--
NOM. CASE. ROOT. DERIVATIVE.
iter (a journey) ITER-. re_iter_ate
GEN. CASE. ROOT DERIVATIVE.
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