Caput V Flashcards
arānea arāneae f.
Arānea aeternō in fīlō suō pendet.
spider
The spider hangs forever on its thread.
factum facti n.
Sed Arachnē pictūrās dē factīs malīs deōrum fōrmābat.
deed, act
But Arachne was forming pictures of the bad deeds of gods.
misericordia misericordiae f.
Sed Minerva misericordiam habet.
pity, mercy
But Minerva has pity.
rapīna rapīnae f.
Amābant fābulam dē rapīnā Eurōpae ā Iove.
carrying off, robbery, kidnapping
They were loving the story about the kidnapping of Europa by Iuppiter.
mūtō (1)
Itaque dea Minerva puellam in arāneam mūtat.
to change
Thus Minerva changes the girl into a spider.
necō (1)
Arachnē sē necāre temptat.
to kill
Arachne tries to kill herself.
pendeō pendēre pependī pensum
Arānea in fīlō suō pendet.
to hang
The spider hangs on its thread.
prohibeō prohibēre prohibuī prohibitum
Minerva puellam sē necāre prohibet.
to prevent, stop, prohibit
Minerva prevents the girl from killing herself
bonus bona bonum
Minerva fōrmābat pictūrās dē factīs bonīs deōrum.
good
Minerva was forming pictures about the good deeds of gods.
longus longa longum
Amābant fābulam longam.
long
They were loving the long story.
minimus minima minimum
Prīmō est parva; deinde est minor; dēnique est minima.
very small, very little
First she is small; then she is smaller; finally she is very little.
minor minor minus
…deinde est minor…
smaller, less
…then she is smaller…
optimus optima optimum
Minerva pictūrās optimās fōrmat.
very good, excellent, best
Minerva makes excellent pictures.
suus sua suum
Arānea aeternō in fīlō suō pendet.
his/her/its/their own
The spiders hangs perpetually on her own thread.
ā/ab + abl.
Rapīna Eurōpae ā Iove.
from, away from, by
The kidnapping of Europa by Jupiter.
aeternō
Arānea aeternō pendet.
eternally, forever, perpetually
The spider hangs eternally.
deinde
…deinde est minor…
then
…then she is smaller…
dēnique
…dēnique est minima.
and then, finally
…finally she is very small.
itaque
Itaque dea Minerva puellam in arāneam mūtat.
and so, thus, therefore
And so the goddess Minerva changes the girl into a spider.
Latīnē
Respondē Latinē, quaesō.
in Latin
Respond in Latin, please.
maximē
Maximē amābant fābulam longam.
very, exceedingly, yes indeed
They very much like the long story.
minimē
Es laeta? Minimē, non sum laeta.
least, not in the least, not at all, no
Are you happy? No, I am not happy.
neque
Sed Minerva erat maximē īrāta neque amābat fābulās.
and not
But Minerva was very mad and was not loving the stories.
optimē
Optimē!
very good, excellent
Excellent!
prīmō (prīmum)
Prīmō Minerva lānam glomerābat.
first, at first
At first Minerva was spinning wool.
spider
The spider hangs forever on its thread.
arānea arāneae f.
Arānea aeternō in fīlō suō pendet.
deed, act
But Arachne was forming pictures of the bad deeds of gods.
factum facti n.
Sed Arachnē pictūrās dē factīs malīs deōrum fōrmābat.
pity, mercy
But Minerva has pity.
misericordia misericordiae f.
Sed Minerva misericordiam habet.
carrying off, robbery, kidnapping
They were loving the story about the kidnapping of Europa by Iuppiter.
rapīna rapīnae f.
Amābant fābulam dē rapīnā Eurōpae ā Iove.
to change
Thus Minerva changes the girl into a spider.
mūtō (1)
Itaque dea Minerva puellam in arāneam mūtat.
to kill
Arachne tries to kill herself.
necō (1)
Arachnē sē necāre temptat.
to hang
The spider hangs on its thread.
pendeō pendēre pependī pensum
Arānea in fīlō suō pendet.
to prevent, stop, prohibit
Minerva prevents the girl from killing herself
prohibeō prohibēre prohibuī prohibitum
Minerva puellam sē necāre prohibet.
good
Minerva was forming pictures about the good deeds of gods.
bonus bona bonum
Minerva fōrmābat pictūrās dē factīs bonīs deōrum.
long
They were loving the long story.
longus longa longum
Amābant fābulam longam.
very small, very little
First she is small; then she is smaller; finally she is very little.
minimus minima minimum
Prīmō est parva; deinde est minor; dēnique est minima.
smaller, less
…then she is smaller…
minor minor minus
…deinde est minor…
very good, excellent, best
Minerva makes excellent pictures.
optimus optima optimum
Minerva pictūrās optimās fōrmat.
his/her/its/their own
The spiders hangs perpetually on her own thread.
suus sua suum
Arānea aeternō in fīlō suō pendet.
from, away from, by
The kidnapping of Europa by Jupiter.
ā/ab + abl.
Rapīna Eurōpae ā Iove.
eternally, forever, perpetually
The spider hangs eternally.
aeternō
Arānea aeternō pendet.
then
…then she is smaller…
deinde
…deinde est minor…
and then, finally
…finally she is very small.
dēnique
…dēnique est minima.
and so, thus, therefore
And so the goddess Minerva changes the girl into a spider.
itaque
Itaque dea Minerva puellam in arāneam mūtat.
in Latin
Respond in Latin, please.
Latīnē
Respondē Latinē, quaesō.
very, exceedingly, yes indeed
They very much like the long story.
maximē
Maximē amābant fābulam longam.
least, not in the least, not at all, no
Are you happy? No, I am not happy.
minimē
Es laeta? Minimē, non sum laeta.
and not
But Minerva was very mad and was not loving the stories.
neque
Sed Minerva erat maximē īrāta neque amābat fābulās.
very good, excellent
Excellent!
optimē
Optimē!
first, at first
At first Minerva was spinning wool.
prīmō (prīmum)
Prīmō Minerva lānam glomerābat.
