Horace, Satire 1.8.1-22 Flashcards
truncus –ī m.
the stem, stock, or trunk of a tree; stem, trunk; trunk of the human body
fīculnus -a -um
of the fig-tree
līgnum lignī n.
wood; firewood; trunk/stump/tree; timber; beam/post; wood (material); stave; wood thing/part, writing–tablet, spear shaft; stone (of fruit), shell (nut); the Cross; staff, cudgel, club; gallows/stocks; [~ pedaneum => altar step]
faber fabrī m.
craftsman, artisan; smith; workman
incertus –a –um
unsure, uncertain, unreliable
scamnum -ī n.
stool, bench
Priāpus –ī m.
phallic fertility god, used in gardens to keep off birds and thieves
formīdō formīdinis f.
fear
dextera dextera f.
right hand
obscēnus –a –um
filthy, indecent, loathsome, foul; horrible (> caenum)
ruber rubra rubrum
red
porrigō porrigere porrēxī porrēctum
to stretch forth, hold forth, lift; (pass.), to be stretched out, extend (> pro and rego)
inguen –inguinis n.
the groin
pālus –ī m.
a stake, prop, stay, pale
importūnus –a –um
troublesome, uncivilized
volucris volucris m. or f.
bird
vertex verticis m.
whirlpool, eddy; crown of the head; peak, summit
harundō –inis f.
reed
terreō terrēre terruī territus
to terrify, frigthen
fīgō fīgere fīxī fīxus
to fix, fasten
cōnsīdō cōnsīdere cōnsēdī cōnsessus
to sit down/be seated; hold sessions, sit (judge), try; alight; subside/sink (in); encamp/bivouac; take up a position; stop/stay, make one’s home, settle; lodge
hortus hortī m.
garden
angustus –a –um
narrow, steep, close, confined; scanty, poor; low, mean; narrowminded, petty
cadāver –eris n.
a dead body, carcass, corpse (> cado)
cella cellae f.
storeroom, (wine) cellar, larder; temple chamber; sanctuary; room, garret; pen; cell; monestary