Odes 3.11 Mercuri nam te Flashcards
adhūc
thus far, till now, to this point; hitherto; yet, as yet; still; besides
Amphīōn –onis m.
Amphion, a name, e.g., son of Jupiter and Antiope
anguis anguis m. or f.
snake
applicō applicāre applicāvī applicātus
to join, connect, attach, add; (w. ad + acc. or dat.) apply one’s mind to, lend one’s ears to; to land (a ship)
aula –ae (–āī) f.
a forecourt, atrium; court, peristyle (as surrounded with columns), hall; palace, royal seat
auris auris f.
ear
blandior blandīrī blandītus sum
to flatter, charm (+ dat.); attract, allure
callidus –a –um
clever, skillful
** canō canere cecinī cantus **
to sing (of)
catēna –ae f.
chain, fetter
Cerberus –ī m.
Cerberus, the three–headed watch–dog of Pluto
claustrum –ī n.
bolt, bar
clēmēns –entis
merciful, lenient
comes comitis m. or f.
comrade, companion, associate, partner; soldier, devotee, follower of another
crūdus –a –um
bloody, raw; of untanned hide, of raw hide; covered with blood, bloody; fresh, strong, vigorous; dyspeptic; rough, green; deadly, cruel, fatal
dīves dīvitis
rich/wealthy; costly; fertile/productive (land); talented, well endowed; (masc. as sb.) rich man
docilis –e
teachable, responsive (to styling)
dōlium –ī n.
a large, wide - mouthed, globular jar
dūrus –a –um
hard; harsh
equa equae f.
mare
etiam
also, even; still
expers expertis
lacking; having no share in
exsultim
leaping about, friskingly
extrēmus –a –um
farthest, situated at the end or tip, extreme
** fallō fallere fefellī falsus **
to deceive; slip by; disappoint; be mistaken, beguile, drive away; fail; cheat
fax facis f.
torch, fire; torment
furiālis –e
raging (> furiae)
iānitor –ōris m.
door–keeper
immānis immāne
huge, monstrous
inānis inānis ināne
void, empty, hollow; vain; inane; foolish
intrā
within, inside, on the inside; during; under; fewer than
invītus –a –um
reluctant; unwilling; against one’s will
is ea id
this, that; these
Ixīōn –onis m.
Ixion, the father of Pirithous, and king of the Lapithae, who was bound to an ever revolving wheel in Hades for offering violence to Juno
lacerō lacerāre lacerāvī lacerātus
to tear, mutilate; wound; rend (> lacer)
leaena –ae f.
lioness
** lūdō lūdere lūsī lūsus **
to play, mock, tease, trick; play with
Lȳdē –ēs f.
a woman’s name (Greek, “Lydian”)
magister magistrī m.
master, chief, teacher
mānō mānāre mānāvī mānātus
to drip, flow
marītus marītī m.
husband; (in pl.) a married couple
mēnsa mēnsae f.
table; course, meal; banker’s counter
Mercurius –iī m.
Mercury, an Italian god, identified with the Greek Hermes, son of Jupiter and Maia, and messenger of the gods
mulceō –ēre mulsī mulsus (mulctus)
to stroke; lick; (fig.), soothe, caress, comfort; mitigate, soften, calm; to make harmonious, charm
mūniō mūnīre mūnīvī mūnītus
to fortify; strengthen; protect, defend, safeguard; build (road)
** nancīscor nancīscī nanctus (nactus) sum **
to obtain, get; find, meet with, receive, stumble on, light on
nervus –ī m.
muscle, tendon; cord, string
Numida –ae m.
Numidian, a tribe in northern Africa
nuptiālis –e
of or pertaining to marriage or a wedding
obstinātus –a –um
resolved, determined, resolute, steadfast, inflexible, stubborn, obstinate
olim
formerly; once, once upon a time; in the future
ōmen ōminis n.
omen
onerō onerāre onerāvī onerātus
to load, burden; weigh down; shower with accusations
Orcus –ī m.
Orcus, the lower world, Hades; personif., the god of the lower world, Orcus, Dis, Pluto.
paulum
a little (> paulus, small)
periūrus –a –um
violating one’s oath; perjured, forsworn (> per and ius)
querēla querēlae f.
complaint
quīn
introduces Relative Clause of Characteristic, Doubting clause, Prevention clause; in fact, indeed
relēgō relēgāre relēgāvī relēgātus
to send away, remove; consign, give in charge
resonō resonāre resonāvī resonātus
to sound again, resound, ring, reecho
saniēs –em –ē f.
putrid, corrupt blood; bloody matter; gore; other bodily fluids, e.g. a dog’s slather
- scalpō scalpere scalpsī scalptum *
to scratch, scratch out
secundus –a –um
the following; second; inferior; favorable, fair; swiftly flying; fortunate, prosperous; successful; joyful; auspicious, propitious; of a river, easily flowing; secundae (partes): the part of the second actor (deuteragonist) in a play (> sequor)
septem; septimus –a –um
7; 7th
sepulcrum sepulcrī n.
place of burial, tomb, grave
singulī –ae –a
apiece (pl.); every; one each/at a time; individual/separate/single; several
soror sorōris f.
sister
spīritus spīritūs m.
breathing, breath, spirit, life
** surgō surgere surrēxī surrēctus **
to rise, lift; grow
taeter –tra –trum
disagreeable; foul, loathsome
testūdō –inis f.
a tortoise; a vaulted roof, vault; a testudo, formed of the shields of soldiers held over their heads; a tortoise shell, (by synecdoche) a lyre
trilinguis –e
having three tongues; speaking three languages
trīmus –a –um
of three winters, of three years, three years old
ūnus –a –um
1, alone; single
velut or velutī
even as, just as, like as, like (in a comparison)
vitulus –ī m.
a young bullock, steer, calf
