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
irritus (inritus), a, um
not ratified; null and void; empty
integer, -gra, -grum
(untouched), whole; new, fresh
Iuppiter, Iovis, m.
Jupiter
iûdex, -icis, m.
judge, juror
iugum, -î, n.
yoke; (mountain) ridge
lac, lactis, n.
milk
laetor, -ârî, -âtus
rejoice, be glad
lâna, -ae, f.
wool
leô, -ônis, m.
lion
lînum, i, n.
flax; thread, string; linen cloth
Linus (os), i. m.
a son of Apollo who died young
Lûcîna, ae, f.
a goddess of childbirth
luto (1)
cover with mud
lûtum, i, n.
clay, mud, dirt
mare, maris, n.
sea
mâs, maris
male, masculine
mel, mellis, n.
honey
mênsa, -ae, f.
table
mênsis, -is, m.
month
mercês, -êdis, f.
wages, profit
metuô, -ere, -î
fear
modo
only; lately, just now
mundus, a, um
neat, elegant; m. a neat person; world, universe, heavens
mûnusculum, -î, n.
a small gift or favor
mûrex, -icis, m.
the “purple fish”; purple
mûrus, -î, m.
wall
mûs, mûris, m/f.
mouse, rat
myrîcê (murîca?), ae, f.
the tamarisk
nauticus, -a, -um
of ships, nautical
nûmen, -inis, n.
(divine) power or will, divinity, godhead
nûtô (1)
keep nodding; hesitate
Orpheus, -eî or -eos, m.
Orpheus
pâcô (1)
pacify, subdue
Pân, Pânos, m.
Pan
Parca, -ae, f.
Roman goddess of birth; one of the Fates
passim
here and there, in all directions
patrius, a, um
father’s, ancestral
paucî, -ae, -a
few, a few
paulâtim
little by little, gradually
paulô (abl.)
(by) a little
* pendô, -ere, pependî, pênsus *
pay; weigh
pendeô, -êre, pependî, —
hang, be suspended
permisceô, -êre, -miscuî, -mixtum
mix together; confuse
Pollio, -ônis, m.
A Roman cognomen; esp. C. Asinius Pollio, 76BCE to 4CE
pondus, -eris, n.
weight
prâtum, -î, n.
meadow
priscus, a, um
ancient, olden, old-fashioned
profundus, a, um
deep; n. depth, the sea
prôgeniês, -êî, f.
offspring, race
quercus, -ûs, f.
oak tree; oak leaf crown
rastrum, -î, n. (pl usually rastri, i.e. masc.)
a hoe
ratis, -is, f.
raft, boat
regô, -ere, rêxî, rêctus
direct, rule
rêgnô (1)
reign
* rîdeô, -êre, rîsî, rîsus *
laugh, smile
rîsus, -ûs, m.
laughter
rôbustus, a, um
of oak; strong
roscidus, -a, -um
wet with dew, dewy
rubeô, -êre, — , —
be red, redden
saeculum (saeclum) -î, n.
an age, a generation
sandyx, sandycis (sandycis), m.
a red dye; red cloth
sat (adv.)
enough, sufficient
Sâturnius, a, um
of Saturn
scelus, -eris, n.
crime
sentis, sentis, m.
briar, bramble, thorn bush
serpêns, -entis, m.
snake, serpent
Sîcelis, idos, f. / adj.
Sicilian
simul
at the same time
solvô, -ere, solvî, solûtus
loose, loosen; set (i.e. loosen) sail; pay
sponte
of (one’s) own accord
suâvis, e
agreeable, pleasant
subeô, -îre, -îvî or -iî, -itum
enter; attack; support; climb
suboles (soboles), -is, f.
sprout, offshoot; offspring, progeny, race, lineage
sûdô (1)
sweat, perspire
sulcus, -î, m.
furrow
taurus, -î, m.
bull
tellûs, -ûris, f.
earth, world
Thetis, -idis, f.
Thetis, the mother of Achilles
Thrâcius, a, um
Thracian
Tîphys, yos, m.
the helmsman of the Argo
ûber, -eris, n.
udder; fertility
uva, uvae, f.
grape; a bunch of grapes
vector, oris, m.
one who carries; a passenger, a rider
vellus, -velleris, n.
fleece; wool
venênum, -î, n.
poison
vestiô, vestîre, vestîvî or vestiî, vestîtum
dress, clothe
vestîgium, -gî, n.
footprint, track, trace
* vincô, -ere, vîcî, victus *
conquer
victus, ûs, m.
sustenance; way of life
vînea, -ae, f.
grapevines
vir, -î, m.
man; husband
vîrum, -î, n.
slime; venom
vulgus (or volgus), -î, m.
the common people, the masses
vulgô (volgô) (1)
publish, broadcast; make common
vulgô (volgô) (adv.)
publicly; promiscuously; all over; regularly; all together;
