Ovid Vocabulary Starter Words Flashcards
aequor, -oris n
sea
aer, aeris m
air
aether, -eris m
sky, air
astrum, -i n
star, constellation
aura, -ae f
breeze, air
brachium, -ii n
arm
caelestis, -e
heavenly, divine
candidus, -a, -um
white, bright
capillus, -i m
hair
color, -oris m
colour, complexion
coma, -ae f
hair
cresco, -ere, crevi, cretum
I increase, grow, rise
dictum, -i n
word
dulcis, -e
sweet, pleasant
ensis, -is m
sword
exiguus, -a, -um
small
ferio, -ire
strike, hit
fretum, -i n
strait, sea
genu, -us n
knee
Iuppiter, Iovis m
Jupiter
lanio, -are, -avi, -atum
tear at
lectus, -i m
bed, couch
leniter
gently, softly
lumen, -inis n
light, lamp, eye
maestus, -a, -um
sad, gloomy
Mars, Martis m
Mars, war
mirus, -a, -um
wonderful, marvellous, amazing
mitis, -e
soft, gentle
mollis, -e
soft, gentle
nata, -ae f/natus, -i m
daughter/son
nubes, -is f
cloud
orbis, -is m
sphere, world, country, eye
Pallas, -adis f
Pallas Athene
pavidus, -a, -um
trembling, terrified, alarm
pectus, -oris n
breast, chest, heart
penna, -ae f
feather, wing
pietas, -atis f
devotion, piety
protinus
on the spot, immediately
protinus
on the spot, immediately
puppis, -is f
stern, ship
quid?
what?, why?
saucius, -a, -um
wounded
stupeo, -ere, stupui
I am amazed, dumbstruck
Taurus, -I m
bull
tellus, -uris f
land, earth
tenuis, -e
thin, slender
tepidus, -a, -um
warm
ter
three times
tremo, -ere, -ui
shake, tremble (at)
vela, -orum n
sails
virgo, -inis f
girl, maiden