Petronius 35 Flashcards

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Africānus –ī m.

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Africanus

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aquārius –(i)ī m.

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a water-carrier

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arietīnus –a –um

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of or from a ram; shaped like a ram’s head

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ariēs –etis m.

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ram

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būbula –ae f.

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meat from cattle, beef

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caespes –itis f.

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turf

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cancer cancrī m.

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crab; a malignant disease, tumor

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Capricornus –ī m.

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Capricorn (having a goat’s horns), the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the winter solstice

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circumferō –ferre –tulī –lātus –ferre

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to bear round; pass around

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clībanus –ī m.

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a bread pan

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corōna corōnae f.

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crown, wreath

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dispōnō dispōnere dispōsuī dispōsitus

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to place, arrange, distribute

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duodecim; duodecimus –a –um

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12; 12th

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excīdō –ere –cīdī –cīsus

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to cut out

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favus –ī m.

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a honey comb

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frūstum –ī n.

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piece

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fīcus fīcī of fīcūs f.

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a fig or fig–tree

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geminus –a –um

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twin

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herba herbae f.

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grass, herb

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laudātiō –ōnis f.

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praise

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leō leōnis m.

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lion

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lāserpīciārius –a –um

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of or belonging to silphium (a plant)

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lībra –ae f.

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a unit of weight, a pound; a balance, pair of scales

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lōcusta –ae f.

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a lobster

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marīnus –a –um

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of the sea

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mullus –ī m.

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a kind of fish highly esteemed, the red mullet, barbel

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māteria māteriae f.

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material

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mīmus –ī m.

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a mimic actor, mime

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novitās –ātis f.

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newness

30
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oclopeta –ae f.

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bullseye (?)

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piscis piscis m.

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fish

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placenta –ae f.

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a cake

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proprius –a –um

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one’s own

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pānis pānis m.

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bread

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rotundus –a –um

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round, circular, spherical

36
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rēnēs or riēnēs rēnum m.

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the kidneys

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sagittārius –ī m.

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an archer, bowman

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scorpiō –ōnis or scorpius of –os –ī m.

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scorpion; dart throwing engine, torture instrument

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scrib(i)līta –ae f.

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a kind of tart

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statēra –ae f.

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a balance, scales

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strūctor ōris m

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a builder, mason, carpenter

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stēricula –ae f.

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the uterus of a sow that has not yet farrowed

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taeter –tra –trum

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disagreeable, vile

44
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testiculus –ī m.

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a testicle

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ānser ānseris m.

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goose