35. Vergil, Eclogue 4 vocabulary Flashcards
acanthus (os), i, m.
the acanthus tree
Achillês, -is, m.
Achilles
adeô, -îre, -iî or -îvî, -itum
approach, attack
adeô
to such a degree, even
* adgredior (aggredior), -î, -gressus *
attack
aevum, -î, n.
age, lifetime
agnus, -î, m.
lamb
amômum, i, n.
an eastern spice plant
arâtor, -ôris, m.
farmer
arbustus, a, um
planted with trees
arbustum, i, n.
a wood; (pl.) trees
Arcadia, ae, f.
Arcadia
Argô, (Argo; acc. Argon), f.
Jason’s ship, the Argo
Argus, -î, m.
the hundred-eyed guardian watching over Io; builder of the Argo
aries, -êtis, m.
ram
arista, -ae, f.
ear of grain
armentum, -î, n.
herd
Assyrius, a, um
Assyrian; (malum assyrium = the citron tree)
baccar, baccaris, n.
an unidentified plant, perhaps a cyclamen
Calliope, -es (or Calliopea, -ae), f.
Calliope (the chief muse)
capella, -ae, f.
a she-goat
castus, -a, -um
pure, chaste, holy
* cêdô, -ere, cessî, cessûrus *
go (away); give way; yield
certô (1)
contend, vie
* cingô, -ere, cînxî, cînctus *
gird, girdle, surround
colocâsia, ôrum, m. pl.
the Egyptian bean
concors, -ordis
harmonious
cônsul, -is, m.
consul
convexus, a, um
arching, convex
croceus, a, um
saffron; yellow
cubîle, -is, n.
bed, couch; lair, nest
cultus, -ûs, m.
tilling, cultivation; care; culture, refinement
Cûmaeus, a, um
of Cumae; of the Sibyl
cûnâbula, ôrum, n. pl.
cradle; birthplace
* dêligô, -ere, -lêgî, -lêctus *
select, choose
dêlectus,a, um
chosen, select
* dêsinô, -ere, -siî, -situs *
cease, stop
dignor, -arî, -âtus
think worthy
distentus, -a, -um
distended, filled up
errô (1)
wander; err, be mistaken
falx, falcis, f.
pruning hook
fallax, -âcis
deceitful
fastîdium, (i)i, n.
distaste; repugnance, disgust
fâtum, -î, n.
fate
faveô, -êre, fâvî, fautûrus
be favorable, favor
ferreus, a, um
iron; hardhearted
firmô (1)
strengthen; encourage
flâvesco, escere
turn yellow, become golden
flôs, flôris, m.
flower
flôreô, -êre, -uî, —
bloom, flourish
formidô, -inis, f.
fear, dread
formôsus, -a, -um
beautiful
fraus, fraudis, f.
fraud, deceit
* fundô, -ere, fûdî, fûsus *
pour; rout (of troops)
hedera, -ae, f.
ivy
herba, -ae, f.
herb, plant
hêrôs, hêrôis, m.
hero, demigod
humus, -î, f.
ground, earth
incrêmentum, i, n.
growth; increase
incultus, a, um
unkempt
infindo, -findere, -fidi, -fissum
cleave, split, plough a path into.
ineô, inîre, iniî, initûrus
go into, enter; enter upon, begin