Pervigilium Veneris, Stanza 1, Lines 1-8

Question 1

Note: these vocabulary cards should present all the Latin words used in the Pervigilium Veneris, even the obvious ones like amo and inter. Words will not be repeated after they’ve been encountered once.

Entries should reflect the particular usages of the

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Question 2

āles –itis m./f.

Answer 2

large bird, bird of prey; an omen or augury (from watching birds)

Question 3

amō amāre amāvī amātus

Answer 3

to love

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amor amōris m.

Answer 4

love; Cupid

Question 5

arbor (or arbos) arboris f.

Answer 5

tree; tree trunk; mast; oar; ship; gallows; spearshaft; beam; squid

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canōrus –a –um

Answer 6

tuneful, harmonious; resounding (> cano)

Question 7

casa casae f.

Answer 7

cottage, house

Question 8

coma comae f.

Answer 8

hair, tresses

Question 9

concordō concordāre –āvī –ātum

Answer 9

to agree, be united, be of one mind, harmonize

Question 10

cōpulātrix –icis f.

Answer 10

a (female) joiner; she who joins

Question 11

crās

Answer 11

tomorrow; after today, on the morrow; hereafter, in the future

Question 12

dē

Answer 12

down from, about, concerning; starting at (a point in time); asa result of, because of

Question 13

dīcō dīcere dīxī dictus

Answer 13

to say, speak, tell

Question 14

Diōnē –ēs f.

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Dione, the mother of Aphrodite; Aphrodite/Venus herself

Question 15

et

Answer 15

and

Question 16

flagellum –ī n.

Answer 16

a scourge or whip; thong (dim. of flagrum, a whip)

Question 17

fulciō fulcīre fulsī fultum

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to strengthen, fortify, reinfforce; support, hold up

Question 18

iam

Answer 18

now, already, by/even now; besides; [non ~ => no longer; ~ pridem => long ago];

Question 19

imber imbris m.

Answer 19

rain, storm

Question 20

implicō implicāre implicāvī (implicuī) implicitus

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to fold in; involve, entangle, entwine; to wheel; (w. dat.), bind to; infuse; insinuate, mingle; se implicare, cling to

Question 21

inter

Answer 21

between, among; during (+ acc.)

Question 22

iūs iūris n.

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law; legal system; code; right; duty; justice; court; binding decision; oath

Question 23

marītus –a –um

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of or belonging to marriage, matrimonial, conjugal, nuptial,

Question 24

myrteus –a –um

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of myrtle, myrtle (> myrtus)

Question 25

nāscor nāscī nātus sum

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to be born, come into being, be formed

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nemus nemoris n.

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grove, forest

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novus –a –um

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new, fresh, young; unusual, extraordinary (> novae res, f. pl. = revolution)

Question 28

nūbō nūbere nūpsī nūptum

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to marry

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numquam

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never

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orbis orbis m.

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circle, orb; a circular path, circuit

Question 31

quī quae quod

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some, any; what…, which…; who, which, that

Question 32

resolvō –ere –solvī –solūtus

Answer 32

to untie, loosen, unbind; break apart; dispel; of the lips, open; of the body, relax, unbend, extend; of separation of body and spirit, dissolve, separate, release; unravel, disclose; break, viola

Question 33

sublīmis sublīme

Answer 33

elevated, lofty, heroic, noble; (of breathing) shallow, panting; with head held high

Question 34

sum esse fuī futūrus

Answer 34

to be; exist; (also used to form verb perfect passive tenses) (+ nom. perfect participle)

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thronus –ī m.

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an elevated seat, a throne

Question 36

umbra umbrae f.

Answer 36

shadow, shade

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vēr vēris n.

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the spring

Question 38

vireō virēre viruī

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to be green or verdant; be lively or vigorous; be full of youthful vigor