Odes 1.1 Maecenas atavis Flashcards
ad
toward, to; for the purpose or benefit of ; to suit (+ acc.)
Āfricus –ī m.
Africus, the southwest wind
ager agrī m.
field
aper aprī m.
a wild boar
aqua aquae f.
water; sea, lake; river, stream; rain, rainfall (pl.), rainwater; spa; urine
arbutus –ī f.
the arbutus, or arbute tree; wild strawberry tree, an evergreen prized for its delicate foliage
atavus –ī m
grandfather; forefather, ancestor
Attalicus –a –um
of King Attalus of Pergamum (d. 133 BCE) famous for his wealth; rich, splendid
barbitos –ī m or f. (found only in nom., acc., and voc.)
a lyre (technically a lyre pitched low)
bellum bellī n.
war
caput capitis n.
head, one’s life; capital punishment
castra castrōrum n. pl.
(military) camp
catulus –ī m.
a young dog; a whelp, the young of wild animals; a cub, whelp
certō certāre certāvī certātus
to vie (with), contest, contend/struggle (at law/politics), dispute; fight, strive
cerva –ae f.
a hind; stag (> cervus)
chorus –ī m.
a dance in a circle; a dance; a company of singers or dancers, choir, train; band, troop; festival
cohibeō –ēre –uī –itus
to hold together, restrain, confine; check, curb, repress (> com– and habeo)
- colligō colligere collēgī collēctus *
to collect, assemble, bring/gather/hold/keep together; combine; harvest; pick up;obtain/acquire, amass; rally; recover; sum up; deduce, infer; compute, add up
condiciō condiciōnis f.
agreement, contract; terms, proposal, option, alternative; situation; stipulation; marriage (contract); spouse, bride; relation of lover/mistress; paramour
- condō condere condidī conditus *
to put/insert (into); store up/put away, preserve, bottle (wine); bury/inter; sink; build/found, make; shut (eyes); conceal/hide/keep safe; put together, compose; restore; sheathe (sword); plunge/bury (weapon in enemy); put out of sight
coniūnx coniugis f.
spouse, mate, consort; husband, wife, bride, fiancee, intended; concubine; yokemate
curriculum –ī n.
career, course (> curro); chariot, esp. a racing chariot
Cyprius –a –um
of Cyprus, Cypriot
dē
down from, about, concerning; starting at (a point in time)
decus decoris n.
beauty, grace; ornament, glory, honor
dēmō dēmere dēmpsī dēmptus
to remove
dēmoveō –movēre –mōvī –mōtum
to move away, put away, remove, expel, drive out
dētestor dētestārī dētestātus
(perf. participle often passive) curse; detest, loathe; avert by entreaty
doctus –a –um
taught, learned, skilled
dominus dominī m.
master, lord
- ēdō ēdere ēdidī ēditus *
to eject/emit; put/give forth (buds); beget; bear (fruit); display/evince/exhibit; utter solemnly; pronounce/decree (oracle); deliver (message); issue (command); publish; disclose, tell, relate, make known; declare, make formal statement; cause
Euterpē –ēs f.
a Muse (“Delightful”), associated with lyric poetry and the double pipes
- ēvehō –ere –vexī –vectus *
to carry forth; carry up, raise, elevate
ēvītō –āre –āvī –ātum
to avoid, dodge
feriō ferīre
to strike, hit
fidēlis fidēle
faithful/loyal/devoted; true/trustworthy/dependable/reliable; constant/lasting
findō findere fidī fissum
to split apart
fluctus fluctūs m.
wave; disorder; flood, flow, tide, billow, surge; turbulence, commotion
frīgidus –a –um
cold, cool, chilly, frigid; lifeless, indifferent, dull
frōns frōntis f.
forehead, brow; front
- gaudeō gaudēre gāvīsus sum *
to be glad, rejoice
gelidus –a –um
cold, icy
hedera –ae f.
ivy
hic haec hoc
this; these
honor or honos honōris m.
honor, respect, glory; (political) office, post; (of personal appearance) dignity, grace
horreum –ī n.
barn, granary
Īcarius –a –um
of Icarus; (= mare) part of the Aegean Sea, between the Cyclades and Asia Minor
ille illa illud
that; those
immemor –oris
unmindful, forgetful
indocilis –e
unteachable; untaught, rude