Petronius 38 Flashcards
aper –prī m.
wild boar
apis apis f.
bee
Atticus –a –um
Attic
auctiō –ōnis f.
public sale, auction; an increase
avis avis f.
bird
beātitūdō –inis f.
thhappiness, blessedness
bōlētus –ī m.
a mushroom
citrea –ae f.
citrus tree, citron tree
collum collī m.
neck
col–lībertus –ī m. en f
a fellowfreedman
conchȳliātus –a –um
of a purple color, dyed purple
conturbō conturbāre conturbāvī conturbātus
to disturb, confuse
coquus or cocus –ī m.
cook
crēditor –ōris m.
a creditor
crēscō crēscere crēvī crētus
to grow, increase
culcit(r)a –ae f.
mattress pad
culpa culpae f.
fault, blame
cēnāculum –ī n.
upper room
cūlō cūlāre
to release on (?)
deciēs or deciēns
10 times; a million
Diogenēs –is m.
Diogenes (a name)
dēdō dēdere dēdidī dēditus
to give up, surrender
gallīnāceus –a –um
of hens
gausapātus –a –um
covered with a gausapa (a woolen cloak)
Graeculus –a –um
Grecian, Greek, Greekling
improperō improperāre
to taunt, upbraid
inclīnō inclīnāre inclīnāvī inclīnātus
to influence, bend, tilt
incubō –ōnis m.
a spirit who watches over buried treasure
India –ae f.
an ill–defined region of Asia, extending from the present subcontinent of India to the borders of China; popularly confused with Ethiopia, Arabia, etc.
invideō invidēre invīdī invīsus
to envy
Iūlius –a –um
of the gens Julia, Julian; of the month of July
Iūlius –iī m.
Julius
lac –lactis n.
milk
libitīnārius –ī m.
an undertaker
locō locāre locāvī locātus
to place, put
lībertus lībertī m.
ex–slave, freedman
lībertīnus –a –um
of or belonging to the condition of a freedman
līgnum lignī n.
firewood
meliusculus –a –um
somewhat better, rather better
mūla –ae f.
a she mule
negōtiātiō –ōnis f.
a wholesale business, banking business
nihilum/nīlum nihilī/nīlī n.
nothing
octingentī –ae –a; octingentēsimus –a –um
800, 800th
olla –ae f.
pot, jar
onager –grī m.
a donkey
opus operis n.
work; need
parum; minus; minimē
too little
phantasia –ae f.
an idea; a phantom, apparition
pilleus –ī m. or pilleum –ī n.
a felt cap or hat
piper eris n
pepper
pistor ōris m
a miller, bread-maker, baker
pistōrius –a –um
of or belonging to a baker, baker’s
portō portāre portāvī portātus
to carry a load
Proculus –ī m.
Proculus
prō–scrībō –scrībere –scrīpsī –scrīptum
to publish, proscribe
pūteō pūtēre
to stink
quid
what; why
quōmodō or separately quō modō
how
recumbō –ere –cubuī
to lie down again; sink down
rēx rēgis m.
king
scelerātus –a –um
criminal
socius –a –um
allied
subalapa –ae m.
a rather boastful person
super–vacuus –a –um
useless, needless, unnecessary, superfluous, redundant
sēmen sēmenis n.
seed
sūcōsus –a –um
juicy; rich
Tarentum –ī n.
Tarentum
tōmentum –ī n.
a stuffing, filling (for cushions)
vacillō vacillāre
to sway to and fro, stagger, reel, totter
valē/valēte
to greetings! farewell!
ē–mereō ēmerēre ēmeruī ēmeritum or ē–mereor ēmerērī ēmeritus sum
to obtain by service, earn, merit, deserve
īnferus –a –um
low
