Apuleius, Met. 3.21 Flashcards by William Turpin

accurrō –ere –currī (–cucurrī) –cursus

to run to, hurry to

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aduncus –a –um

hooked

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adusque

all the way up to (prep. + abl.)

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affricō (adfricō)–āre –fricuī –fricātum

to rub on

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āla ālae f.

wing, armpit

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arbitror arbitrārī arbitrātus sum

to judge, consider, think; observe, witness

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arcula –ae f.

a small chest or box, a casket

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avis avis f.

bird

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būbō –ōnis m.

owl

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capillus capillī m.

hair

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cautē

carefully

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cōgō cogere coēgī coāctus

to collect, gather, round up, restrict, confine; force, compel; convene; congeal

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conloquor conloquī conlocūtus sum

talk with, have a discussion with

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crēscō crēscere crēvī crētus

to come forth/to be; arise/spring (from); be born; become visible/great; grow (up); thrive, increase (size/number/honor), multiply; ascend; attain, be promoted

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cubiculum –ī n.

bedroom

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cupiō cupere cupiī/cupīvī cupītus

to wish/long/be eager for; desire/want, covet; desire as a lover; favor, wish well

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dēprōmō –ere –prōmpsī –prōmptus

to draw forth

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dēvestiō –īre

to undress (+ abl) (only in Apuleius)

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dēvolō dēvolāre dēvolāvī dēvolātus

to fly away

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domina dominae f.

mistress of the family, wife; lady, lady–love, mistress; owner

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dūrō dūrāre dūrāvī dūrātus

to harden

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ēdō ēdere ēdidī ēditus

emit, bring forth, carry out, perform (actions)

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ēgerō ēgerere ēgessī ēgestum

to carry out, bring out, take away, remove

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ēvolō ēvolāre ēvolāvī ēvolātus

to fly away, rush out

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fiō fierī factus sum

become, be made

fluctuō fluctuāre fluctuāvī fluctuātus

undulate; hesitate

forīnsecus

out of doors; out, away (adverb)

fortis forte

brave; strong

gerō gerere gessī gestus

to bear; manage, conduct; perform

incurvus –a –um

bent, curved

indicō indicāre indicāvī indicātus

reveal, declare

indidem

from the same place or source (adverb)

īnsonus –a –um

without sound, noiseless, silent

iubeō iubēre iussī iussus

order

lacinia –ae f.

garment, strip of cloth

lēniter

gently

lucerna –ae f.

a lamp, oil–lamp

membrum membrī n.

limb, body part

mollis molle

soft

nāsus nāsī m. or nāsum nāsī n.

the nose

operculum –ī n.

cover, lid

ōstium ōsti(ī) n.

doorway, entrance

paulātim

little by little, by degrees, gradually; a small amount at a time, bit by bit

percieō –ēre -iī–itus

stir up, excite

perīclitābundus –a –um

ttesting (only in Apuleius)

perlinō –ere –lēvī

to smear all over

pinnula –ae f.

a little wing

plūmō plūmāre

be covered with feathers; become feathered

plūmula –ae f.

little feather

plūsculus –a –um

somewhat more, a little more

praeparō –parāre –parāvī –parātus

prepare

proin

accordingly

prōmicō –āre

shoot forth, sprout

prōmoveō –ēre –mōvī –mōtus

make progress

proximus, a, um

nearest, next (in proximō, close at hand)

pyxis –idis f.

a small box, casket

querulus –a –um

having a mournful sound

quispiam quaepiam quidpiam

any, some

reclūdō –ere –clūsī –clūsus

open

removeō removēre removī remōtus

remove

resultō resultāre ––– resultātus

jump back

rīma –ae f.

crack

satis or sat (comp. satius)

enough, sufficiently

sēcrētō

in private [NOT secretly]

specula –ae f.

the act of observing, the act of spying

strīdor –ōris m.

screech

sublīmō –āre

raise; (in pass.) soar

succussus, –ūs m.

a shaking, jolting

summus –a –um

highest

superior superius

higher

suspendō suspendere suspendī suspēnsum

raise up; be in suspense

tantus –a –um

so much, so great, of such size

trānsigō trānsigere trānsēgī trānsāctum

spend

tremulus –a –um

shaking

unguēdō –inis f.

an ointment, unguent (hapax legomenon)

unguis –is m.

fingernail; claw, talon

vestīgium vestīgi(ī) n.

step, track; trace; footstep

vigilia vigiliae f.

the "watch" of a night, i.e. one of the divisions of the night

voluptārius —a —um

of pleasure, giving enjoyment, pleasurable, pleasant, agreeable, delightful