29. Vergil, Georgics 1.461-88 vocabulary Flashcards
aequor, -oris, n.
the sea
âêr, âeris, m (acc. âera)
air
aeternus, -a, -um
lasting, eternal
Aetna, -ae, f.
Mt. Aetna
ager, agrî, m.
field, territory
Alpes, ium, f.
the Alps
altus, -a, -um
high; deep
amnis, -is, m.
river
appâreô, -êre, -uî, -itûrus
appear, become visible
armentum, -î, n.
herd
* ârdeô, -êre, ârsî, ârsûrus *
burn (intrans.), blaze
* audeô, -êre, ausus sum (perf. subj. ausim etc.) *
dare
* audiô, -îre, -îvî (-iî), -îtus *
hear
Auster, -strî, m.
the south wind; the South
caecus, -a, -um
blind; hidden
caelum, -î, n.
sky, heavens
Caesar, Caesaris, m.
Caesar
campus, -î, m.
plain
* canô, -ere, cecinî, cantus *
sing; prophesy, foretell
canis, canis, m. / f.
dog
* cadô, cadere, cecidî, câsum *
fall
* caedô, -ere, cecîdî, caesus *
cut down, slay, kill
cessô (1)
loiter, delay; cease
comêtês, ae, m.
comet
contorqueô, -êre, -torsî, -tortum
whirl, throw around
cruor, -ôris, m
gore, blood
Cyclops, -ôpis, m.
a Cyclops
dehiscô, -ere
divide; yawn
dênique
finally, at length
dîrus, -a, -um
dreadful, awful
ebur, eboris, n.
ivory
effervescô, effervescere, effervî
boil, boil over; burst forth
Êridanus, -î, m.
the river Po
exaudiô, exaudîre, exaudî (-îvî), exaudîtum
hear clearly
exstinguô (extinguo), -ere, -stînxî, -stînctus
extinguish
exta, -ôrum n. pl.
vital organs (of a sacrificial animal)
* fallô, -ere, fefellî, falsus *
deceive, disappoint, prove false
ferrûgô, -inis, f.
rust; rust colored
fibra, -ae, f.
fiber; pl. entrails
flamma, -ae, f.
flame
fluvius, -î, m.
stream, river
fornax, fornâcis, f.
furnace, oven
fraus, fraudis, f.
fraud, deceit
fulgur, fulguris, n.
flashing
Germânia, ae, f.
Germany
globus, -i, m.
ball, sphere, globe
impius (inpius), a, um
impious, disobedient
importûnus (inportûnus), -a, -um
unti; distressing, dangerous; cruel, savage
infandus, a, um
unspeakable, shocking
ingêns, -entis
huge, enormous
illacrimô (inlacrimô) or illacrimor (1)
cry over
insânus, -a, -um
insane; foolish; that which causes madness; outrageous
insolîtus, a, um
unaccustomed, unusual
instô, -âre, -stitî, -stâtûrus
press on; be close at hand
liquefacio, -facere, -fêcî, -factus (passive liquefiô, etc.)
melt dissolve; decompose; weaken
*loquor, loquî, locûtus*
speak, talk
lûcus, -î, m.
grove
lupus, -î, m.
wolf
maestus, -a, -um
sad
mânô (1)
drip, flow
minax, -âcis
threatening
mîrus, -a, -um
strange, wonderful
miseror, -ârî, -âtus
lament, commiserate
modus, -î, m.
manner, way; measure
moneô, -êre, monuî, monitus
warn, advise
môtus, -ûs, m.
movement; disturbance, revolt
neque, nec
and not, neither, nor
nitidus, a, um
shining, bright
nûbês, -is, f.
cloud
nûbô, -ere, nupsî, nuptum
(of women) marry
obscênus (obscaenus) -a, -um
ill-omened; disgusting
obscûrus, -a, -um
dark, hidden, obscure
* operiô, operîrî, operuî, opertum *
cover; shut; hide
palleô, -êre, -uî, —
be pale
pecus, -udis, f.
cattle, herd; sheep, flock
plûs, plûris
more
pôns, pontis, m.
bridge
pontus, -î, m.
sea
Pontus, -î, m.
the Black Sea; Pontus (a region in N.E. Asia Minor, bordering the Black Sea)
prôluô, -luere, -luî, -lûsum
wash out, wash off; drench
puteus, puteî, m.
well; dungeon
quamquam
although; and yet
quotiêns
how many times, how often
resonô (1)
produce a sound, call a name; resound, echo
Rôma, -ae, f.
Rome
* rumpô, -ere, rûpî, ruptus *
burst, break
saeculum, -î, n.
an age, a generation
saepe
often
saxum, -î, n.
rock
serênus, -a, -um
bright, calm, serene
sêrus, -a, -um
late
silens, silentis
silent; mf. pl. the dead
simulâcrum, -î, n.
likeness, image
sistô, -ere, stetî, status
cause to stand still, stop, set
sôl, sôlis, m.
sun
sonô, -âre, -uî, -itus
sound, resound
sonitus, -ûs, m.
sound, noise
stabulum, -î, n.
stable, stall
sûdô (1)
sweat, perspire
tellûs, -ûris, f.
earth, world
tempus, -oris, n.
time
terra, -ae f.
earth, land
* tegô, -ere, têxî, têctus *
cover; protect
totiêns … quotiêns
as often … as
totiêns
so many times, so often
tôtus, a, um
whole, all, entire
tremô, -ere, -uî, —
quake, shake, tremble
trîstis, -e
sad, gloomy
* ferô, ferre, tulî, lâtus *
bear, endure; carry, bring
tumescô, tumescere, tumuî
swell; (of wars) brew; become enraged
tumultus, -ûs, m.
uproar; uprising
vertex, -icis, m.
whirlpool; the top of the head; top, peak
videô, -êre, vîdî, vîsus
see; in passive usually “seem”
ululô (1)
wail, howl
ûmidus, -a, -um
moist, damp
undo (1)
throw up waves, surge, swell; overflow with, be full of; waver, fluctuate
unde
whence; from which (what) place, from where
volucer, -cris, -cre
flying; (subst.) bird
volvô, -ere, volvî, volûtus
roll, revolve
vesper, -erî, m. (or vespera, -ae, f.)
evening
