33. Vergil, Eclogue 9 vocabulary Flashcards
adeô
to such a degree, even
adhûc
hitherto
advena, -ae, m./f.
foreigner, stranger
aetâs, -âtis, f.
age, time of life
agellus, î, m.
little field, plot
anser, anseris, m.
gander
antrum, -î, n.
cave
appâreô, -êre, -uî, -itûrus
appear, become visible
aprîcus, a, um
sunny
aquila, -ae f.
eagle
argûtus, -a, -um
chirping, shrill
* aspiciô, aspicere, axpexî, aspectum *
behold, see; look towards, lie toward; examine, ponder
astrum, -î, n.
star, constellation
Bianor, Bianoris, m. (quantiities unclear)
an unknown or fictional hero buried near Mantua; the name is Greek
brevis, -e
short
cacûmen, -inis, n.
peak, point, tip
* cadô, cadere, cecidî, câsûrus *
fall
capella, -ae, f.
a she-goat
caper, caprî, m.
billy-goat
carpô, -ere, -psî, -ptus
pick, pluck
causor (1)
plead a cause, bring a legal action; plead as an excuse, object
* cadô, cadere, cecidî, câsum *
fall
* caedô, -ere, cecîdî, caesus *
cut down, slay, kill
Châonius, -a, -um
Chaonian; of Dodona
Cinna, ae, m.
a Roman cognomen, esp. C. Helvius Cinna (a friend of Catullus)
clîvus, -î, m.
slope, hill
collis, -is, m.
hill
colônus, -î, m.
settler, colonist
columba, -ae, f.
pigeon, dove
condô, -ere, -didî, -dîtus
found; compose, write; store up; put away, bury
cornix, cornîcis, f.
crow
Cremôna, ae, f.
a town of N. Italy
cycnus (cygnus), -î, m.
swan
Cyrnêus, a, um
of Corsica (rare)
cytisus, i, f.
a fodder-plant; tree-medick (a kind of shrub)
Daphnis, îdis, m.
the name of a handsome Sicilian shepherd, legendary inventor of pastoral poetry
dêliciae, -ârum, f. pl.
delight, pleasure; darling
dêmittô, -mittere, -mîsî, -missum
send down, drop; let fall
Diônaeus, a, um
descendant of Dione (mother of Venus or Venus)
distendô, distendere, distendî, distentum
stretch out; extend; cause to bulge
equidem
indeed
exâmen, -inis, n.
swarm
exâminô (1)
swarm; weigh, balance; consider critically
fâgus, -î, f.
beech-tree
fascis, -is, m.
bundle; pl. the bundle of rods used as symbols of imperium
feriô, -îre, — , —
strike; slay
flôreô, -êre, -uî, —
bloom, flourish
flôs, flôris, m.
flower
* frangô, -ere, frêgî, frâctus *
break
frux, frûgis, f.
fruit; (pl.) grain, crops
* fundô, -ere, fûdî, fûsus *
pour; rout (of troops)
haedus, -î, m.
a kid, young goat
hinc
hence, from here
hûc
hither, to this place
îlex, -icis, f.
holm oak, ilex
immineô (inmineo) -êre, — , —
hang over, threaten
immô (vêrô)
nay even, nay rather
* incîdô, -ere, -cidî *
fall in (with); happen
* incipiô, -ere, incêpî, inceptum *
begin
inducô, -ere, -dûxî, -ductum
bring in; persuade; erase
insero, inserere, insêvî, insitum
plant in; implant, ingraft
instô, -âre, -stitî, -stâtûrus
press on; be close at hand
iugum, -î, n.
yoke; (mountain) ridge
* laedô, -ere, laesî, laesus *
strike, injure
lentus, -a, -um
pliant; slow, lazy
levô (1)
lighten, relieve
lîs, lîtis, f.
quarrel; lawsuit
lupus, -î, m.
wolf
Lycidas, -ae, m.
Lycidas (the name of a handsome young man)
Mantua, ae, f.
a town of Cisalpine Gaul
Martius, a, um
of Mars
Menalcas
a Greek man’s name
migrô (1)
change one’s residence, move; change one’s life
Moeris, Moeris, m.
a man’s name (Greek)
murmur, murmuris, n.
murmur; roar, crash
nepôs, -ôtis, m.
grandson, descendant
nîtor, -î, nîxus or nîsus
struggle; lean on, rely on
nûper
recently
nympha, -ae, f.
nymph
occurso (1)
run often or in large numbers; attack; block; meet the eyes of
olor, olôris, m
swan
orior, orîrî, ortus
rise, arise
ôrtus, -ûs, m.
beginning; attempt
pâstor, -ôris, m.
herdsman, shepherd
pedes, -itis, m.
foot-soldier; (pl.) infantry
Pîeris, -idis or -idos, f.
a Muse; f. pl. the nine Muses
pirus, i, m.
pear
pluvius, a, um
rainy
pômum, -î, n.
fruit; fruit-tree
pôpulus, -î, f.
the poplar
possessor, ôris, m.
landholder
pôtus, ûs, m.
the act of drinking; a drink
pôtô, pôtâre, pôtâvî, pôtâtum or pôtum
to drink
quidem
indeed, certainly, at least
satis, n. (also adverb)
enough
sata, ôrum, n. pl.
crops
seges, segitis, f.
grain field; crop
sepulcrum (sepulchrum), -î, n.
tomb
sinô, -ere, sîvî, situs
allow, permit
* spargô, -ere, sparsî, sparsus *
* spargô, -ere, sparsî, sparsus *
* sternô, -ere, strâvî, strâtus *
strew; spread out, stretch out
strâtum, î, n.
blanket; couch; pavement
strepô, strepere, strepuî
make a noise
* stringô, -ere, strînxî, strictus *
draw tight; graze; draw (a sword)
subdûcô, -ducere, -duxî, -ductum
draw up from below; remove
sublegô, -legere, -lêgî, -lectum
gather up; steal; substitute
suspiciô, -ere, -spexî, -spectus
look up at; suspect
tantum, tantum modo
only (so much), merely
tantus, -a, -um
so great, so much
taxus, -î, f.
yew, yew-tree
têla, -ae, f.
web; the warp of a loom (i.e. the lengthwise threads); yarn beam; loom
têlum, -î, n.
weapon, missile
texô, -ere, -uî, -tus
weave, interlace
Tityrus (os), i, m.
a Greek personal name, esp. for a shepherd
vacca, -ae, f.
cow
varius, -a, -um
varied, diversified
vâtês, -is, m./f.
soothsayer, prophet, bard
ûber, -eris, n.
udder; fertility
ventôsus, a, um
windy
vêr, vêris, n.
spring
vîcînus, a, um
neighboring, nearby
viridis, -e
green
vîtis, -is, f.
vine; the vine-staff of a centurion
umbrâculum, î, n.
bower, arbor; school; umbrella, parasol
uva, uvae, f.
grape; a bunch of grapes
Vârus, -î, m.
a surname in the gens Quinctilius, esp. P. Quinctilius Varus
