Century 2 Flashcards
his other relatives
*288.a, Certain adjectives used as nouns
propinquī cēterī
the past (lit., bygones)
*289b - neuter adjective in plural used as nouns signify objects in general having quality denoted
praeterita
all men praise bravery (brave things)
*289b - neuter adjective in plural used as nouns signify objects in general having quality denoted
omnēs fortia laudant
the wolf [is] a grievous thing for the fold
*289c - neuter adjective may be used as an appositive or predicate noun with a noun of different gender
trīste lupus stabulīs
woman is ever a changing and fickle thing
*289c - neuter adjective may be used as an appositive or predicate noun with a noun of different gender
varium et mūtābile semper fēmina (Aen. iv. 569)
death seems to me to be an evil
*289c - neuter adjective may be used as an appositive or predicate noun with a noun of different gender
malum mihi vidētur esse mors
the palace
*288.c - many adjectives are used as nouns with added meaning of some noun understood from constant association
rēgia [domus]
the Latin festival
*288.c - many adjectives are used as nouns with added meaning of some noun understood from constant association
Latīnae [fēriae]
on dry ground
*289a - neuter adjectives in singular used as nouns may denote single object or abstract quality
raptō vīvere
an honorable act, or virtue (as a quality)
*289a - neuter adjectives in singular used as nouns may denote single object or abstract quality
honestum
there is a need of haste
*289a - neuter adjectives in singular used as nouns may denote single object or abstract quality
opus est mātūrātō
honorable deeds (in general)
*289b - neuter adjective in plural used as nouns signify objects in general having quality denoted
honesta
Gaul (the land of the Gallī)
*288.c - many adjectives are used as nouns with added meaning of some noun understood from constant association
Gallia [terra]
winter quarters
*288.c - many adjectives are used as nouns with added meaning of some noun understood from constant association
hīberna [castra]
trireme, a three banked galley
*288.c - many adjectives are used as nouns with added meaning of some noun understood from constant association
trirēmis [nāvis]
a silversmith
*288.c - many adjectives are used as nouns with added meaning of some noun understood from constant association
argetārius [faber]
the fatherland
*288.c - many adjectives are used as nouns with added meaning of some noun understood from constant association
patria [terra]
a wild beast
*288.c - many adjectives are used as nouns with added meaning of some noun understood from constant association
fera [bēstia]
veal (calf’s flesh)
*288.c - many adjectives are used as nouns with added meaning of some noun understood from constant association
vitulīna [carō]
January
*288.c - many adjectives are used as nouns with added meaning of some noun understood from constant association
Iānuārius [mēnsis]
the southwest wind
*288.c - many adjectives are used as nouns with added meaning of some noun understood from constant association
Āfricus [ventus]
his intimate friend Catiline
*288.a, Certain adjectives used as nouns
eius familiāris Catilīna
a very close friend of our friend Lepta
*288.a, Certain adjectives used as nouns
Leptae nostrī familārissimus
everything (all things)
omnia
power over everything
*288.b - noun added in case of ambiguity
potentia omnium rērum
a man of my own age
*288.a, Certain adjectives used as nouns
meus aequālis
that very “not to be”
*289d - neuter adjective may be used as an attributive or a predicate adjective with an infinitive or a substantive clause
istuc ipsum nōn esse
it is one thing to be unwilling that Caesar should err, another to be unwilling that he should pity
*289d - neuter adjective may be used as an attributive or a predicate adjective with an infinitive or a substantive clause
aliud est errāre Caesarem nōlle, aliud nōlle miserērī
he was the first to come
*290 - adjective, agreeing with the subject or object, is often used to qualify the action of the verb, and so has the force of an adverb
prīmus vēnit
I no way doubt
*290 - adjective, agreeing with the subject or object, is often used to qualify the action of the verb, and so has the force of an adverb
nūllus dubitō
they were glad to hear
*290 - adjective, agreeing with the subject or object, is often used to qualify the action of the verb, and so has the force of an adverb
laetī audiēre
he was often at Rome
*290 - adjective, agreeing with the subject or object, is often used to qualify the action of the verb, and so has the force of an adverb
erat Rōmae frequēns
mayst thou return late to heaven
*290 - adjective, agreeing with the subject or object, is often used to qualify the action of the verb, and so has the force of an adverb
sērus in caelum redeās
rather short
*291 - comparatives
brevior
too bold
*291a. - comparatives
audācior
a very high mountain
*291b. - superlative
mōns altissimus
as many as possible
quam plūrimī
as much as can be
quam maximē potest
the very least
vel minimus
the one most learned man
vir ūnus doctissimus
the line was longer than it was broad (or, rather long than broad)
*292 - when two qualities of an object are compared, both adjectives are in the comparative
longior quam lātior aciēs erat
more true than agreeable
*292 - when two qualities of an object are compared, both adjectives are in the comparative
vērior quam grātior
eloquent rather than wise
*use “magis”
disertus magis quam sapiēns
more renowned than honorable
*use “magis”
clarī magis quam honestī
the top of the hill
summus mōns
at the end of the place
in ultimā plateā
the earlier part of an action
prior āctiō
the rest of the prisoners
reliquī captīvī
half way up the hill (on the middle of the hill)
in colle mediō
in a region elsewhere level
inter cēteram plānitiem
the elder of you
maior vestrum
you have a leader who thinks (is mindful) of you and forgets (is forgetful of) himself.
habētis ducem memorem vestrī, oblītum suī
a part (i.e. some) of us
pars nostrum
after this battle was fought (this battle having been fought)
hōc proeliō factō
in the same battle
eōdem proeliō