Vergil Frequently Used Vocab Flashcards
a, ab
by, from
ac, atque
and
ad
to, towards
aequor
sea
agmen
stream
alius
other, another
altus
high, deep
amor
love
animus
mind, soul
ante
before, in front of
ara
altar
arma
arms, weapons, armor
arx
citadel, stronghold
at
but
aura
wind
aut
or
bellum
war
caelum
sky, heavens
circum
around
coniunx
husband
corpus
body
cum (conj.)
when
cum (prep.)
with
de
down from, about
deus
god
dico
say, declare
dictum
words, speech
divus
divine, blessed
do
give, dedicate
domus
house, home
duco
lead, command
dum
while, until
e, ex
out of, from
ego
I
eo, ire
go, walk, march
et
and
fama
rumor, reputation
fatum
fate, death
fero
carry, bring, say
ferrum
iron, sword
flamma
flame
for
speak, talk
gens
family, clan, nation
Danai
Greeks
hic
this
hīc
here
hinc
from this place
hostis
enemy
iam
now, already
ignis
fire
ille
that
in (abl)
in, on
in (acc)
into, onto
ingens
huge, big
inter
between, among
ipse
himself, herself, itself, themselves
is, ea, id
he, she, it
Iuno
Juno
Iuppiter, Iovis
Jupiter
labor (v)
slip, fall, stumble
limen
threshold, doorway
litus
seashore, coast
locus
place
lumen
light, radiance, sight
magnus
big, great, large
manus
hand, band of men
medius
middle of
mens
mind, heart
meus
my, mine
miser
unhappy, miserable, wretched
moenia
walls
mors
death
multus
much, many
natus
son
navis
ship
nec, neque
and…not
non
not
nos
we
noster
our
nox
night
numen
divine power, divine will, divinity
nunc
now
o
oh!
oculus
eye
omnis
all
os, oris
mouth, face, expression
pater
father
pectus
chest, breast, heart, mind, soul
per
through, along, over
peto
seek, attack
possum
be able
Priamus
Priam
primus
first
-que
and
qui
who, which, what
quis
who
regnum
kingdom
res
thing, matter, situation
rex
king
sanguis
blood
se
himself, herself, itself
sed
but
sedes
seat, center, home
sequor
follow
si
if
sic
thus, in this way
socius
companion, comrade
sto
stand
sub
under, beneath
sum
to be
summus
very great, the top of, highest
talis
such, like this, of this kind
tantus
so great
tectum
roof, ceiling
telum
weapon, spear
tendo
extend, stretch out, spread out
teneo
hold
terra
earth, ground, land
Teucri
Trojans
totus
all, the whole
Troia
Troy
tu
you
tum
then
tuus
your
ubi
where, when
umbra
shadow, shade (of the dead)
unda
wave
unus
one
urbs
city
ut, uti
so that
-ve
or
venio
come
ventus
wind
via
road, street, way
video
see
vinco
win, conquer, overcome
vir
man
vis
force, strength
voco
call, invite
vox
voice, speech, word
accipio
accept, receive
adsum
be present, be near
aether
air, heaven, sky
ago
do, drive, discuss, debate
ait
he/she says, said
annus
year
antiquus
ancient
antrum
cave, cavern
ardeo
burn, blaze, be eager
arvum
field, countryside
aspicio
look at, observe, behold
ater
black, gloomy
audeo
dare
audio
hear, listen to
aurum
gold
bis
twice
cado
fall
caecus
blind, dark, gloomy, hidden
capio
take, catch, capture, seize
caput
head
casus
accident, misfortune
causa
reason
cavus
concave, hollow, cavernous
cedo
yield, give in to
centum
a hundred
cerno
distinguish, separate, see, perceive
clamor
shout, shouting
classis
class (of citizens), naval force, fleet
clipeus
shield
comes
companion
condo
put into, store, hide, establish
contra
against, opposite, on the other hand
cor
heart
corripio
seize hold of, snatch up, attack, overcome
credo
trust, believe
crudelis
cruel
cursus
journey, course
dea
goddess
demitto
send down, let down, lower
desero
leave behind, abandon
dextra
right hand
dies
day
dolor
grief, pain
dolus
trick
donum
gift
dulcis
sweet
durus
hard, solid
ecce
look!
enim
for, indeed, in fact
equidem
for my part, personally speaking, in truth
equus
horse
eripio
snatch from, rescue
erro
wander, make a mistake
etiam
also, even
extremus
the end of, last, final, extreme
facio
make, do
fides
faith, trust, confidence
finis
end, borders, boundaries, territory
fluctus
wave, waters
forte
by chance
fortis
brave
fortuna
fortune
fuga
flight
fugio
flee
fundo
lay the foundations of, found, fix
furo
be mad, be crazed, rage
furor
frenzy
gemitus
groan, moan
genitor
father, creator
genus
race, nation, type
gero
wear, wage
gravis
heavy, serious
habeo
have, hold
haereo
stick, cling
haud
not, by no means
heu
alas
homo
man
huc
here, to here
huc illuc
here and there, this way and that
iacto
throw, cast
idem
the same
imago
likeness, image, shape
immanis
savage, brutal, huge
imperium
empire, power
imus
lowest, deepest, innermost
incendo
burn, set on fire
incipio
begin
insto
press on, loom, threaten
interea
meanwhile
ira
anger
iste
that, such, this
iubeo
order
Iulus
Ascanius
iungo
join
iussum
command, order
iuvenis
young man
lacrima
tear
laetus
happy, glad
lātus
broad, wide, widespread
latus
side, flank
longus
long, far
lux
light
maneo
remain, stay, await
mare
sea
metus
fear
misceo
mix, stir up, throw into confusion
mitto
send, let go
mons
mountain, hill
morior
die
mortalis
mortal
moveo
move, shake
murus
wall
nam
for
namque
certainly, to be sure, for
-ne
Indicates a question
ne
not to, so that … not
nomen
name
notus
known, familiar
novus
new
nubes
cloud
nullus
no, none
opto
wish, choose, decide on
opus
work, product, task, function, purpose
ora
border, edge, coast, shore, region, land
oro
beg, pray
Pallas
Minerva
parens
parent
paro
prepare, get ready
pars
part, direction, region
patior
suffer, endure
patria
nation, native land
patrius
of a father, ancestral, native
pelagus
sea, ocean
pes
foot
Phoebus
Apollo
pietas
dutiful respect, devotion
poena
punishment, penalty
pono
put, place
pontus
sea
populus
people
porta
gate, entrance, opening
post
after, later
postquam
after
premo
press upon, grip tightly, subdue, hold back
primum
first, at first
pro
for, on behalf of, as
puer
boy
pulcher
beautiful, pretty, handsome
puppis
stern of a boat, boat, ship
qua
where, by which route, by any chance, in any way
quaero
seek, look for, ask for
qualis
of what sort, what kind
quam
than, as
quid (adv)
why
rapio
snatch, seize
reddo
give back, return, reply
refero
bring back, report, reply, write down
regina
queen
relinquo
leave behind
Romanus
Roman
ruo
rush, charge, collapse
saevus
fierce, savage
saxum
rock, boulder, stone
servo
save, keep, protect
seu
whether, if
sidus
heavenly body, star, planet
silva
woods, forest
simul
together, at the same time
simul ac
as soon as
sino
allow
solus
alone
somnus
sleep
soror
sister
sors
lot, destiny, fortune
spes
hope, expectation
spolium
skin, hide, arms, weapons, spoils, booty
sterno
lay out on the ground, spread, scatter
subeo
go underneath, support, carry, lift
super
over, above, in addition, besides
supplex
suppliant
surgo
get up, rise
suus
his, her, one’s, its, their
tacitus
not speaking, silent, quiet
tamen
however, nevertheless, still, yet
tandem
at last, at length
tantum
only, so much
tellus
ground, earth, land, country
templum
temple
tempus
time
tergum
back, rear, skin, hide
terreo
frighten, terrify
tollo
lift, raise
tot
so many
traho
drag, pull
tristis
sad, grim, terrible
Troianus
Trojan
ullus
any
umerus
shoulder
vates
prophet, seer, soothsayer, poet, bard
vertex
whirlpool, whirlwind, summit, peak, top
verto
turn, spin, reverse, change
verus
truly, really, indeed
vester
your (pl.)
vinculum
chain, shackle, link, bond
virgo
maiden
vita
life
volo, -are
fly, move through the air, move quickly, hurry
volo, velle
wish, want
volvo
move in a curved course, turn around
vos
you
vulnus
wound
vultus
face, expression
addo
add
altum
the deep, the sea
anima
soul, heart
ars
skill
auris
ear
averto
turn away, divert
cingo
surround, encircle
coma
hair
crinis
hair
culmen
summit of a building, roof, rooftop, height
cunctus
all
dux
leader
effero
carry out, bring out
ensis
sword
ergo
therefore
fas
morally right, fitting, proper
figo
drive in, fix in, insert, shoot, set down
geminus
twin, double
hasta
spear
Iliacus
of Ilium, Trojan
infelix
unproductive. disastrous, unfortunate, unlucky
inimicus
unfriendly, hostile, harmful
iuvo
help, assist
lego
gather, select, choose, read
magis
more
moles
mass, huge bulk
mos
custom
de more
in accordance with custom, in the usual manner
nemus
woodland, forest, thicket
ops
power, ability, resources, wealth, riches, aid, assistance
orbis
circle
orbis terrarum
the whole earth
parvus
small
quo (adv)
there, to that place
quondam
formerly, in ancient times, in the future, on occasion
robur
oak, firmness, strength
sacer
sacred, hallowed, holy
scopulus
projecting rock, cliff, peak, boulder
sedeo
sit
sono
make a sound
spero
hope
tego
cover, hide, conceal
ter
three times
Tros
a Trojan
una
together
vastus
uncivilized, desolate, huge
vix
scarcely, with difficulty
accendo
set on fire
acies
sharp edge, glance, army, battle line, ranks
adversus (adj)
opposite, opposing
agnosco
recognize
alter
other, another
arbor
tree
aureus
golden
auxilium
help
campus
plain, field
cano
sing, chant, celebrate
celer
quick, swift
fremo
rumble, roar, growl
funus
funeral, death
Grai
Greek
heros
hero
honos
honor
impono
place on, put
inde
from there, then
inquam
say
iterum
again, a second time
Karthago
Carthage
latē
over a wide area, widely, far and wide
mater
mother
miror
admire, wonder at, wonder
molior
work to bring about, work at, build, construct
mora
loss of time, delay
moror
delay, remain, stay
nequiquam
in vain
obscurus
dim, dark, obscure
Pergama
Troy
pius
dutiful, worshipful
precor
pray for, entreat
proles
offspring, generation, race, breed
quisquis
whoever, whatever
quoque
also
rego
rule, guide, direct
ripa
bank
sacro
make sacred, sanctify, consecrate
salus
safety, salvation, refuge
sermo
conversation, talk
superbus
proud, arrogant
supero
overcome, defeat, survive
Ulixes
Ulysses
velut
just as
vestis
clothing
vetus
old
virtus
courage, merit, virtue