diff --git a/src/latin/ParadigmsLat.gf b/src/latin/ParadigmsLat.gf
index cedb844cc..38f396324 100644
--- a/src/latin/ParadigmsLat.gf
+++ b/src/latin/ParadigmsLat.gf
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ oper
   abl : Case = Abl ;
   voc : Case = ResLat.Voc ;
 
+  plural : Number = Pl ;
+  singular : Number = Sg ;
+  missing : Coordinator = Missing ;
+  
   mkN = overload {
     mkN : (verbum : Str) -> N 
       = \n -> lin N ( noun n ) ;
@@ -41,9 +45,10 @@ oper
       = \x,y,z -> lin N ( noun_ngg x y z ) ;
   } ;
   
-  pluralN = ResLat.pluralN ;
-  singularN = ResLat.singularN ;
-  constN = ResLat.constN ;
+  pluralN : N -> N = \n -> lin N (ResLat.pluralNoun n) ;
+  singularN : N -> N = \n -> lin N (ResLat.singularNoun n) ;
+  constN : Str -> Gender-> N = \s,g -> lin N (ResLat.constNoun s g);
+  
   mkA = overload {
     mkA : (verbum : Str) -> A -- Nominative masculine
       = \n -> lin A ( adj n ** {isPre = False } ) ;
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ oper
 	False => let a = adj n in { s = table { Posit => a.s ! Posit ; _ => \\_ => nonExist } ; adv = a.adv }
       } ** { isPre = False } )
   } ;
-  
+  constA : Str -> A = \s -> lin A (ResLat.constAdj s) ;
 
   mkV = overload {
     mkV : (tacere : Str) -> V
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ oper
   V0 : Type = V;
   mkV0 = overload {
     mkV0 : V -> V0 = \v -> lin V0 v ; -- Same as in english, don't know if it's working
-    mkV0 : Str -> V0 = \v -> lin V0 (mkImpersonal v) ;
+    mkV0 : Str -> V0 = \v -> lin V0 (impersonalVerb v) ;
     } ;
   
   mkV2 = overload {
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@ oper
       = \v,p -> lin V2 ( v ** { c = p } ) ; 
     } ;
 
+  constV : Str -> Verb = \s -> lin V (ResLat.constVerb s) ;
 
   mkAdv = overload {
     mkAdv : Str -> Adv
diff --git a/src/latin/ResLat.gf b/src/latin/ResLat.gf
index c5bb1cff1..cd2a2f1f6 100644
--- a/src/latin/ResLat.gf
+++ b/src/latin/ResLat.gf
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ param
 --      massable = cn.massable;
     } ;
 
-  pluralN : Noun -> Noun = \n ->
+  pluralNoun : Noun -> Noun = \n ->
     { 
       s = table {
 	Pl => n.s ! Pl ;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ param
 --      massable = n.massable ;
     };
 
-  singularN : Noun -> Noun = \n ->
+  singularNoun : Noun -> Noun = \n ->
     lin N { 
       s = table {
 	Sg => n.s ! Sg ;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ param
       postap = n.postap 
 --      massable = n.massable ;
     };
-  constN : Str -> Gender -> Noun = \s,g ->
+  constNoun : Str -> Gender -> Noun = \s,g ->
     { s = \\_,_ => s ; g = g } ;
 
   param
@@ -194,7 +194,10 @@ param
   emptyAdj : Adjective = 
     { s = \\_,_ => "" ; comp_adv = "" ; super_adv = "" ; adv = { s = \\_ => "" } } ; 
 
--- verbs
+  constAdj : Str -> Adjective = \a ->
+    { s = \\_,_ => a ; comp_adv = "" ; super_adv = "" ; adv = { s = \\_ => "" } } ; 
+
+  -- verbs
 
 param 
   VActForm  = VAct VAnter VTense Number Person ;
@@ -750,7 +753,7 @@ param
     } ;
 
   -- at the moment only fills present tense
-  mkImpersonal : Str -> Verb = \s ->
+  impersonalVerb : Str -> Verb = \s ->
     {
       act = table {
 	VAct VSim (VPres VInd)  Sg P1 => s ;
@@ -764,7 +767,20 @@ param
       part = \\_,_ => nonExist ;
       sup = \\_ => nonExist ;
     } ;
-  
+
+  constVerb : Str -> Verb = \s ->
+    {
+      act = table {
+	_ => s
+	} ;
+      pass = \\_ => nonExist ;
+      imp = \\_ => nonExist ;
+      inf = \\_ => nonExist ;
+      ger = \\_ => nonExist ;
+      geriv = \\_ => nonExist ;
+      part = \\_,_ => nonExist ;
+      sup = \\_ => nonExist ;
+    } ;
   actPresEnding : Number -> Person -> Str = 
     useEndingTable <"m", "s", "t", "mus", "tis", "nt"> ;