Virgil Vocab Flashcards
natae
daughters
nequiquam
in vain
altaria
sections of altar
praecipites
driven headlong
atra
black
ceu
like
tempestate
storm
columbae
doves
condensae
gathered, huddled close together
divum
of the gods
amplexae
embracing
simulacra
images, likenesses
sumptis
taken up
iuvenalibus
youthful, of his youth
mens
mind, intention
coniunx
husband, spouse
impulit
drives, compels
cingi
to put on
telis
weapons, arms
ruis
hurry, rush
defensoribus
defenders
eget
needs
adforet
be present
concede
yield
tuebitur
protect
senior
old man
telum
weapon, spear
imbelle
harmless
ictu
force, impact
rauco
rough, raucous
protinus
immediately
aere
bronze
clipei
shield
nequiquam
in vain, uselessly
umbone
boss (of shield)
pependit
hung
ergo
therefore, and so, then
Pelidae
Pelides, son of Peleus (a patronymic)
tristia
grim, woeful
degenerem
immoral, wicked
memento
recall, recount
ergo
therefore
age
come!
care
dear
cervici
neck, shoulders
subibo
I will take up, lift
impone
put yourself on
iste
that
gravabit
be burdensome, weigh down
quo…cumque
in whatever way, however
commune
shared, common
salus
means of safety
ambobus
both
sit
jussive subjunctive of est
let him be
comes
companion
longe
at a distance
servet
keep to, follow
vestigia
(my) footsteps
coniunx
wife
famuli
household slaves
advertite animis
pay attention to, hee
tumulus
small hill, mound
vetustum
ancient
desertae
deserted, abandoned
Cereris
Ceres (goddess of the harvest)
iuxta
next to, nearby
cupressus
cypress tree
religione
devotion, piety
patrum
ancestors, forefathers
ex diverso
from different direction
sedem
place
opaca
shadows, darkness
dudum
recently
tela
weapons
adverso
opposing, hostile
glomerati
gathered
examine
ex agmine
surge, swarm
in opposing rank
Grai
the Greeks
aurae
breezes
excitat
arouses, shakes
suspensum
nervous, hesitant
pariter
equally
comiti
companion (Iulus)
propinquabam
I was approaching
portis
gates
evasisse
to have got through, emerged from
creber
swift, frequent
auris
ears
pedum
feet
sonitus
sound
genitor
father
umbram
darkness, shadow
prospiciens
looking out, forward
nate
son
ardentis
blazing, shining
aera
bronze (arms)
micantia
flashing
cerno
I see, make out
nescio quod
some unknown, some or other
trepido
nervous, worried, scared
male … amicum
hostile, unfriendly
numen
divine power, spirit
confusam
troubled, confused
eripuit
snatched away
mentem
mind, thoughts
avia
pathless (places), by-ways
cursu
at a run
nota
known, familiar
excedo
I go beyond, leave
regione
area, direction
heu
alas!
coniunx
wife
ne … ne … seu
wether … or … or
fato
fate
erepta
stolen, snatched away
substitit
stopped, halted
erravit
wandered, strayed
lapsa
fallen
resedit
sat down
incertum
(it is) uncertain
post
afterwards, later
quin etiam
in fact even, what is more
iactare
hurl, project
umbram
darkness
implevi
I filled
maestus
sad
nequiquam
in vain
ingeminans
repeating, doubling
tectis
buildings
fine
end
ruenti
rushing
simulacrum
phantom, spectre
umbra
ghost, shade
nota
known, familiar
imago
image, apparition
obstipui
I was dumbfounded
comae
hair
faucibus
throat
haesit
stuck
adfari
to address, speak to
curas
cares, worries
demere
remove, relieve
dictis
words
quid … iuvat
what good does it do, how does it help, what use is it?
tantum
so much, so greatly
insano
crazed
indulgere
to indulge in
dolori
grief
dulcis
sweet
coniunx
husband
numine
(divine) power, will
eveniunt
come about, happen
comitem
companion
hinc
from here
fas
divine will, divine law
sinit
allows
superi
above, high up, great
regnator
ruler
Olympi
Mount Olympus
exsilia
exile
vastum
vast, huge
aequor
expanse
arandum
must be ploughed
Hesperiam
Hesperia (later Italy)
Lydius
Lydian (from Lydia in the East)
arva
fields, land
opima
rich fertile
leni
gentle
fluit
flows
agmine
stream, course
Thybris
river Thyber (later the Tiber in Rome)
illic
there
regnum
kingdom
regia
royal
parta
created, produced, brought forth
lacrimas
tears
dilectae
beloved
pelle
drive away, banish