Propertius 3.1-10 Flashcards
accumbō –cumbere –cubuī –cubitum
to lie down
Andromeda –ae or Andromedē –ēs f.
Andromeda, daughter of Cepheus. She claimed she was prettier than the Nereids, so Poseidon sent a sea monster to ravage the coast, and she was tied to a rock as a sacrifice, but she was rescued by Perseus.
Āpidanus –ī m.
Apidanus, a river in Thessaly
assiduus –a –um
established, steady
Bacchus –ī m.
Bacchus
caput capitis n.
head
carīna –ae f.
keel; ship
certus –a –um
sure, fixed
chorēa –ae f.
circling dance
concidō concidere concidī
to fall down
Cynthia –ae f.
Cynthia (she of Mt. Cynthus, on the Island of Delos), Artemis; the name of Propertius’ paramour.
cēdō cēdere cessī cessum
to yield
Cēphēus (Cēphēïus) –a –um
descended from Cepheus, king of the Cephenes (in Ethiopia) and father of Andromeda.
cōs cōtis f.
whetstone
dēsertus –a –um
desolate; abandoned
dūrus –a –um
hard, harsh
ēbrius –a –um
drunk
Ēdōnus, a, um
Bacchic (of the Edoni, a tribe on the border of Thrace and Macedonia, famous for Bacchic / Bacchantic orgiastic rituals).
fax facis f.
torch
fessus –a –um
tired
Cnōsius –a –um
Knossos, Cretan. Here an epithet for Ariadne.
herbōsus –a –um
grassy
iaceō iacēre iacuī
to lie
iam
now; already
languidus –a –um
languid
līber lībera līberum
free
lītus lītoris n.
sea–shore
manus manūs f.
hand; band of men
mollis molle
yielding, gentle
multus –a –um
much, many
nītor nītī nīxus sum
to press/lean upon
parum; minus; minimē
too little
quatiō quatere quassī quassum
to shake
quiēs quiētis f.
sleep, rest
quālis quāle
what sort
somnus somnī m.
sleep
spīrō spīrāre spīrāvī spīrātus
to breathe
sērus –a –um
(too) late
Thēsēus –a –um
of or belonging to Theseus, Thesean
trahō trahere trāxī tractus
to drag
tālis tāle
such
vestīgium vestīgi(ī) n.
trace, track
videō vidēre vīdī vīsus
to see
