Caesar, BG 4.16 Flashcards by William Turpin

for these sets of vocabulary “cards” I have removed words that seem particularly common or easy. Words given in for this chapter will not be repeated if they occur in later ones.

These lists were made using the Haverford Bridge Program created by Prof. Bret Mulligan. For questions or corrections please contact wturpin1@swarthmore.edu

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accēdō accēdere accessī accessum

to go or come to, approach; be added, be included; happen; be an additional factor (esp. impersonal + quod or ut)

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aequus –a –um

level, even; equitable, just; calm, tranquil; equal to; suitable to

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<p>Ariovistus –ī m.</p>

a leader of the Seuvi (a German tribe)

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audeō audēre ausus sum

to dare

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autem

however; moreover

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causa causae f.

reason, cause; case; lawsuit; (in abl., often after a word in gen.) for the sake of

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commemorō commemorāre commemorāvī commemorātus

to recall (to self/other); keep in mind, remember; mention/relate; place on record

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cōnficiō cōnficere cōnfēcī cōnfectus

to accomplish, complete; finish off, kill

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coniungō coniungere coniūnxī coniūnctus

to connect, join/yoke together; marry; connect/compound (words) (w/conjunctions); unite (sexually); place/bring side–by–side; juxtapose; share; add; associate; join in time, make follow without a break

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cōpia cōpiae f.

abundance; in pl., troops, forces; (+ gen.) opportunity for; use of, access to

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dēdō dēdere dēdidī dēditus

to give up, surrender, devote

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equitātus equitātūs m.

cavalry, horse–soldiers; equestrian order; bodies of cavalry (pl.); horsemanship, equitation, riding; creature in heat (> mare)

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etiam

also, even; still

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exercitus exercitūs m.

army

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exīstimō exīstimāre exīstimāvī exīstimātus

to value/esteem; form/hold opinion/view; think/suppose; estimate; judge/consider

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facile

easily

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faciō facere fēcī factus

to make; do; reckon

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ferō ferre tulī lātus

to bring, bear, carry; endure; report (feritur it is said; ferunt they say)

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fīnīō fīnīre fīnīvī fīnītus

to finish, limit

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fīnis fīnis m.

boundary, end, limit, goal; (pl.) country, territory, land

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frūmentor frūmentārī frūmentātus

to forage

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fuga fugae f.

flight

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graviter

heavily; deadly; greatly, deeply; heavily, mournfully (> gravis)

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impellō impellere impulī impulsum

to strike against, impel

imperium imperiī n.

power, authority, command; empire

īnferō īnferre intulī inlātus

to bring/carry in, import; advance, bring/march/step/move foward; impel, urge; inflict/cause/inflict/impose/inspire (w/DAT); [bellum inferre => make war on]; put/throw/thrust in/on, insert; bury/inter; pay; charge as expense; append

intellegō intellegere intellēxī intellēctus

to understand

intersum –esse –fuī

to be/lie between, be in the midst; be present; take part in; be different; make a difference; (impers.) it makes a difference

invītus –a –um

reluctant; unwilling; against one's will

iūstus –a –um

just, fair, equitable; right, lawful, justified; regular, proper

lēgātus lēgātī m.

legate, envoy; lieutenant

magnopere

greatly

mittō mittere mīsī missus

to send; release, let go; omit, leave off (+ inf.)

modo

provided that; only, just; now, just now

Mosa –ae m.

a river in Belgic Gaul, now the Meuse

nātiō nātiōnis f.

nation, people; birth; race, class, set; gentiles; heathens

nūntius nūnti(ī) m.

messenger/herald/envoy; message (oral), warning; report; messenger's speech

obses obsidis m. or f.

hostage; pledge, security

occupātiō –ōnis f.

a taking possession, occupying, seizure

opīniō opīniōnis f.

belief, idea, opinion; rumor

orō orāre orāvī orātus

to pray (to); to plead (before a court or assembly)

pars partis f.

part; portion, share; (in plural) part (in a play), role, duty

pellō pellere pepulī pulsus

to push, drive (off)

polliceor pollicērī pollicitus sum

to promise

populus populī m.

(the) people; populace

possum posse potuī

to be able, can

postulō postulāre postulāvī postulātus

to demand, claim; require; ask/pray for

potestās potestātis f.

power, rule, force; strength, ability; chance, opportunity

praedor –ārī praedātus sum

to plunder; to go hunting for food

premō premere pressī pressus

to press (hard); overpower; check; (of males) have sex with; check, prune; suppress the publication of

proelium proeliī n.

battle

prohibeō prohibēre prohibuī prohibitus

to prevent; prohibit, forbid; forbid the use of (+ abl.)

quisquam quicquam

someone, something; anyone, anything

quoque

also, too

recipiō recipere recēpī receptus

to keep back; recover; undertake; guarantee; accept, take in; take back

reliquus –a –um

remaining, rest (of)

rēs publica reī publicae f.

republic

respondeō respondēre respondī respōnsus

to answer, give an opinion about the law

Rhēnus –ī m.

Rhine

Rōmānus –a –um

belonging to Rome; Roman; subst., Romanus, i, m., a Roman (> Roma)

spēs speī f.

hope

statuō statuere statuī statūtus

to set up, establish, set, place, build; decide, think

Suēvī (Suēbī) –ōrum m.

the Suevi, a Germanic tribe; Swedes and other Nordic peoples (neo-Latin)

Sugambrī (Sig–) –ōrum m.

a German tribe between the Sieg and the Lippe

suī sibi sē sē

himself, herself, itself (reflexive)

sum esse fuī futūrus

to be; exist; (also used to form verb perfect passive tenses) (+ nom. perfect participle)

suprā

above, beyond; over; more than; in charge of, in authority over (adv. and prep. +acc.)

suus –a –um

his (own), her (own), its (own); their (own)

tam

tantus –a –um

so much, so great, of such size; [tantus ... quantus => as much ... as]

tempus temporis n.

time

Tencterī (–therī) –ōrum m.

a branch of the Usipetes (a German tribe)

timeō timēre timuī

to fear, be afraid (of)

trāns

across, over; beyond; on the other side; (only local relations) (+ acc.)

trānseō trānsīre trānsīvī/trānsiī trānsitus

to go over, cross

trānsportō trānsportāre trānsportāvī trānsportātus

to carry across or over, governing the acc. of the space crossed

Trānsrhēnānus –a –um

living across the Rhine

tūtus –a –um

safe, prudent; secure; protected

Ubiī –ōrum m.

the Ubii, a German tribe

ulterior –ius; ultimus –a –um

far; farther; farthest, latest; last; highest, greatest

ūnus –a –um

1, alone; single

Usipetēs –um m. or Usīpiī –ōrum m.

a German tribe who migrated from eastern Germany to the lower Rhine

ut or utī

in order that (introduces purpose clause); as, like; when; (introduces indirect command) that; (introduces negative fear clause) that…not; (interregotative) how?; (rel. adverb) to what extent

vel

or; either…or; even; (conj.), or implying indifference as to the alternative or choice, or, freq.; even, or whether, and; vel — vel, either — or

veniō venīre vēnī ventum

to come

videō vidēre vidī vīsus

to see; (passive) be seen, seem

volō velle voluī

to be willing, want, wish; mean, signify