Caput XV extra Flashcards
fissum fissī n.
Amantēs hoc fissum vīderant.
crack
The lovers had seen this crack.
leō leōnis m.
Procul Thisbē leōnem videt et in spēluncam obscūram fugit.
lion
Far away Thisbe sees the lion and flees into a dark cave.
pariēs parietis m.
Fissum erat in pariete domuum.
wall
There was a crack in the wall of the house.
pōmum pōmī n.
Ubī cruor radīcem arboris mōrī tangit, pōma alba facit purpurea.
fruit, apple
When the blood touches the root of the mulberry tree, it makes the white fruits purple.
tumulus tumulī m.
Amantēs ad tumulum sub arborem convenient.
grave, mound
The lovers will meet at the grave under the tree.
vēlāmen vēlāminis n.
Pȳramus vestīgia leōnis et vēlāmina cruenta Thisbēs vīdit.
garment, covering
Pyramus saw the footsteps of the lion and the bloody garments of Thisbe.
fallō fallere fefellī falsum
Nocte amantēs fallere parentēs temptābunt.
to deceive
At night, the lovers will try to deceive their parents.
murmurō (1)
Per fissum verba mollia murmurābant.
to murmur
They were murmuring soft words through the crack.
optō (1)
Sed est timidum sōlum optāre mortem.
to wish for, desire
But it is timid only to wish for death.
cruentus a um
Ubi fugit, vēlāmina relinquit quae leō ōre cruentō laniat.
bloody
When she flees, she leaves behind her garments which the lion tears with his bloody mouth.
prior prius
Ego iussī tē venīre nocte in loca perīculōsa nec eo hūc prior vēnī.
before, earlier
I ordered you to come at night into a dangerous region and I did not come here earlier.
purpureus a um
Cruor pōma alba facit purpurea.
purple
Blood makes the white fruits purple.
illinc
Pȳramus stābat hinc, illinc Thisbē.
there, on that side, thence
Pyramus was standing on this side, Thisbe on that side.
procul
Procul Thisbē leōnem videt et in spēluncam obscūram fugit.
at a distance, far away
At a distance, Thisbe sees the lion and flees into a dark cave.
recēns
Quia recēns leō animal necāverat, cruor erat in ōre.
recently
Because the lion had recently killed an animal, blood was on its mouth.
