2ND DECLENSION NOUNS XII Flashcards
clipeum i
round shield (usu. bronze)
alumnus i
son, child, ward
feretrum i
bier
hyacinthus i
a flower (poss lily or iris); sapphire
aurum i
gold (metal/color), gold money, riches;
ostrum i
purple dye; material dyed purple;
pugnus i
fist;
hospitium i(i)
(ties of) hospitality; lodging;
saxum i
stone
umerus i
upper arm, shoulder;
fraxinus i
ash-tree; spear or javelin of ash; f
cuneus i
wedge
cedrus i
cedar f
propinquus i
relative;
rudimentum i
(esp pl) early training; first experience
meritum i
service; worthiness, due reward;
nimbus i
rainstorm, cloud;
bustum i
tomb, grave-mound; funeral pyre
focus i
hearth, fireplace
Hymenaeus i
marriage, wedding, match
elegus i
elegy; elegiac verses (pl.),
privignus i
stepson;
vitricus i
stepfather;
remus i
oar;
lapillus i
little stone, pebble; gem