Chapter 1 Flashcards
Introduction
The intention with this “stack” of “cards” is to give an entry for each word in a chapter of Suetonius encountered for the first time. I.e. it is assumed that the words in one chapter will be learned (more or less) before the student proceeds to the next chapter.
An rough indication of the frequency of a word in Latin (according to the Dickinson College Core list) is given by asterisks: five for the 100 most common words, four for the second most common 100 words etc; one asterisk meanns that a word is somewhere between 400 and 1000 on the list.
Students are urged to pay particular attention to any word with one or more asterisks, and to learn the principal parts for any verb with an asterisk.
The chapter by chapter listing of words is made possible by Haverford College’s Bridge Program, created by Prof. Bret Mulligan.
For corrections etc. please contact wturpin1@swarthmore.edu
ā ab abs *****
(away) from; by (agency) + abl.
ad *****
toward, to; for the purpose of (+ acc.)
aetās aetātis f. **
age; lifetime; time
agō agere ēgī āctus *****
to drive; do; spend, conduct; concern (oneself with a thing); make a proposal (about)
an ***
introduces an alternative question, or; introduces an Indirect Question, whether, if
annus annī m. ****
year
ante ****
before, earlier, previously; in front of (+ acc.)
Antiochīa –ae f.
Antioch, esp. Antioch on the Orontes, capital of Syria
Antōnia –ae f.
Antonia (a name)
Armenia –ae
Armenia, a country of Asia
atque/ac *****
and in addition, or and besides; and, as well, and indeed; freq.; even; (in comparisons) as; than; repeated, atque — atque, both — and
Augustus –ī m.
Augustus, a surname of Octavius Caesar
Caesar Caesaris m. *****
Caesar; often Julius Caesar or Augustus Caesar
Cappadocia –ae f.
Cappadocia, a country of Asia Minor
compescō –pescere –pescuī —
to confine, hold in check, repress, curb, restrain
compōnō compōnere composuī compōsitus *
to compare; place/put/add/collect together, collate; match (up); store/hoard; calm; construct, build; arrange, compile, compose, make up; organize, order; settle
cōnficiō cōnficere cōnfēcī cōnfectus **
to accomplish, complete; finish off, kill
cōnstantia cōnstantiae f.
firmness, perseverance
cōnsul cōnsulis m. ***
consul
cōnsulātus cōnsulātūs m.
consulship
cor cordis n. *
heart; mind/soul/spirit; intellect/judgment; sweetheart; souls/persons (pl.)
corpus corporis n. *****
body
cremō cremāre cremāvī cremātus
to burn
creō creāre creāvī creātus *
to create, produce
cum *****
when; since; although
dēferō dēferre dētulī dēlātus *
to carry/bring/sink/fall down/off; convey/deliver/transfer; reduce/slope (down to)flow/carry/run down (to sea); pay/remit; deposit/record/register; bear/produce;bring/lodge information (about), report; indict, accuse, denounce; defer (to);offer
deinde or dein ***
then/next/afterward; thereon/henceforth/from there/then; in next position/place
dēvincō –ere –vīcī –victus
to conquer completely, to vanquish; wage successfully
diūturnus –a –um
long–lasting
Drūsus –ī m.
Drusus, the family name of several distinguished Romans
et *****
and
excessus –ūs m.
departure; death
exercitus exercitūs m. ****
army
exīstimō exīstimāre exīstimāvī exīstimātus
to value/esteem; form/hold opinion/view; think/suppose; estimate; judge/consider
expellō expellere expulī expulsus
to propel; drive out, expel, banish; disown, reject
fīlius fīliī m. **
son
fluō fluere flūxī fluxus
to flow, stream; emanate, proceed from; fall gradually; droop, wane; be relaxed
fōrma fōrmae f. *
form, figure, appearance; beauty; mold, pattern
Gāius –iī m. **
Gaius
Germānia –ae f.
Germany
Germānicus –ī m.
Germanicus
gerō gerere gessī gestus **
to bear; manage, conduct; perform
honor or honos honōris m. ***
honor, respect, glory; (political) office, post
hostis hostis m. *****
(public) enemy
ignis ignis m. ***
fire
imperātor imperātōris m. *
commander, general
in *****
in, on (+ abl.); into, onto; against (+ acc.)
incertum –ī n.
an uncertainty; it being uncertain
incorruptus –a –um
unspoiled, uninjured, uncorrupted
ineō inīre iniī/inīvī initus *
to enter
inter *****
between, among; during (+ acc.)
is ea id *****
this, that; these
iterum *
again; a second time; for the second time
legiō legiōnis f. ****
legion
lēx lēgis f. **
law
licet licēre licuit/licitum est *
it is permitted
līvor –ōris m.
bluish discoloration, bruising; envy
māgnus –a –um *****
large, big; great; vast/huge; much; powerful; tall/long/broad; extensive/spacious; great (achievement); mighty; distinguished; skilled; bold/confident; proud; full/complete/utter/pure; intense; loud; at high price; notable/famous; old
mittō mittere mīsī missus *****
to send; release, let go
morbus morbī m.
sickness, illness, weakness; disease; distemper; distress; vice
mox **
soon; then
nam *****
for
nātūra nātūrae f. **
nature
nequeō nequīre nequiī/nequīvī nequitum
to be unable
nōn *****
not
nūntiō nuntiāre nuntiāvī nuntiātus *
to announce, report, bring word, give warning; convey message or greeting
obeō obīre obiī/obīvī obitum
to go to, meet, die; visit (so as to watch); survey
optō –optāre
to take by choice, select, choose, adopt
Oriēns –entis m.
the rising; morning, morn; the east; the rising sun
ōs ōris n. ****
mouth; face
os ossis n.
bone
P.
abbreviation for populus, or publicus, or the praenomen Publius
parvus –a –um minor –or –us minimus –a –um ****
small, little, cheap; unimportant
pater patris m. *****
father
patruus patruī m.
uncle
per *****
through (+ acc.)
pertināx –ācis
persevering, unyielding, obstinate, pertinacious, stubborn
pietās pietātis f.
responsibility, sense of duty; loyalty; tenderness, goodness; pity; piety
post *****
after(ward), later; behind (+ acc.)
praeter *
beyond; except (+ acc.)
priusquam or prius quam
before; until; sooner than
prōvincia prōvinciae f. ***
province
quaestūra –ae f.
quaestorship, treasurer
quam *****
than; as, how; (+ superlative) as…as possible
quattuor; quārtus –a –um
4; 4th
quī quae quod *****
some, any; what…, which…; who, which, that
quinquennium –(i)ī n.
a period of five years
quoque ****
also, too
recūsō recūsāre recūsāvī recūsātus
to refuse, reject
redigō redigere redēgī redāctum
to drive back, reduce
reperiō reperīre repperī repertus *
to discover, learn; light on; find/obtain/get; find out/to be, get to know; invent
rēs reī f. *****
thing; property; matter, affair; activity; situation
rēx rēgis m. *****
king
sine ****
without (+ abl.)
spūma –ae f.
froth, foam, spray; pl., spray (> spuo, spit)
statim **
at once, immediately
status statūs m.
position, situation, condition; rank; standing, status
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)
summa summae f.
peak, summit; sum (of money), sum-total
suspīciō suspiciōnis f.
suspicion; mistrust
Tiberius –iī m.
Tiberius
tingō tingere tinxī tinctum
to wet, moisten; dye, color
tōtus –a –um *****
whole
trīgintā; trīcēsimus or trīcēnsimus –a –um
30; 30th
triumphō triumphāre triumphāvī triumphātus
to triumph, have a triumph
ūniversus –a –um
entire, all
ut or utī *****
in order that (introduces Purpose clause); as; when; ; introduces Indirect Command) that; (introduces negative Fear clause) that…not
venēnum venēnī n.
poison; drug
–que *****
and; both…and
