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citharista, -ae
cithara player
1st declension masc. noun
praeclarus, -a, -um
very clear or bright; illustrious, famous; noble, excellent; splendid
adj.
versor
I turn myself around; I move around; I dwell, live
Deponent verb
present infinitive versārī, perfect active versātus sum
versatus erat
He had been moving around; he had been living
Pluperfect. Deponent verb (inf. versari)
Is
He (nominative)
ops, -is
f. third declension noun
(in the singular, nominative not in use) strength, power, assistance, power to help, property
(in the plural) resources, wealth
profectus est
He set out
Perfect tense of dep. verb proficiscor
conduco
I lead, bring, draw together, assemble; I connect, unite, join
(present infinitive condūcere, perfect active condūxī, supine conductum
vero
adv.
verily, truly, really, doubtless, in truth; in particular, specifically; (as a postpositive) but
tum vero
but then
prex, gen. precis
f. third decl. noun
prayers, request, entreaty
vitam deprecatus est
he begged for his life
oblatus, -a, -um
participle (from offero)
shown, exposed, exhibited; inflicted, unexpected
deprecor
I entreat, pray, beg; I avert by prayer; I intercede, beg for pardon, beg for mercy
Dep. verb - present infinitive dēprecārī, perfect active dēprecātus sum
confugio
I flee, take refuge; I appeal to
cōnfugere, cōnfūgī, cōnfugitum
propter (+acc.)
on account of, because of; near, close to
Preposition
scelus, gen. sceleris
neuter third decl. noun
an evil deed, a crime, a sin; wickedness, villainy
a criminal, a villain
quam celerrime
as quickly as possible
conor
dep. verb - conor, conari, conatus sum
I try, attempt
etiam
adv.
also, too, furthermore, likewise, besides, and even
quamquam
conjunction
although, though, albeit
deleo
I destroy, raze, annihilate
present infinitive dēlēre, perfect active dēlēvī, supine dēlētum
exercitus, -us
masc. 4th decl. noun
an army, an exercised/disciplined body of men, a troop, a swarm, a multitude, a body of attendants
oraculum, -i
neuter 2nd decl. noun
an oracle, a prophecy, a divine announcement; a place where oracles are given
cogo
I force, compel, urge, encourage
I collect, gather together, assemble, restrict, confine
cogere, coegi, coactus sum
eodem anno
(in) the same year
arma moverat
he had taken up arms
ascensurus, -a, -um
participle
about to raise, about to ascend
impetro
I accomplish, succeed; I obtain, procure
impetro, impetrare, impetravi, impetratum
non impetravit
she did not succeed
calceo
I shoe, furnish with shoes; put on shoes
calceāre, calceāvī, calceātum
exitus, -us
masc. 4th decl. noun
a departure, a going out; an exit, a way out; (figuratively) a death, a termination, a conclusion, a result
fere
adverb
nearly, almost, about; in general, generally; closely, quite; entirely, fully, just
forte
adv.
by chance, accidentally, as luck would have it; perhaps, per chance; as it happened/happens
hortor
I encourage, exhort, urge
Dep. verb - hortor, hortari, hortatus sum
egrediebatur domo
he was setting out from home
consilium vertit
he changed his plan
vito
I avoid, I evade; I shun
vito, vitare, vitavi, vitatum
moneo
I warn, I advise; I remind
moneo, monere, monui, monitum
saevio
I rage, I vent anger; I am furious; (of wind or waves) thrash about, move violently
saevio, saevire, saevii, saevitum
adipiscor
I arrive at, reach; overtake, catch up with
I get, obtain, acquire, get possession of, achieve
Dep. verb - adipiscor, adipisci, adeptus sum
simulatque
adv.
as soon as
arcesso
I summon, send for, call, invite, fetch I summon (to court), I accuse, inform against
arcessere, arcessivi, arcessitum
post
after
preposition (governs the accusative)
clam
adv. = clandestinely, secretly, privately, stealthily
preposition (governs the acc or rarely abl.) = without the knowledge of, unknown to
optime
adv.
very well, excellently
coepi
I began
coepisse (perfect infintive), coeptum
(N.B use incipio for present tense)
incipio
I begin, I commence
incipere, incepi, inceptum
paulatim
adv.
gradually, little by little, bit by bit
vox (gen. vocis)
f. 3rd decl. noun
voice
accent, speech, remark, expression, (turn of) phrase
adhuc
adv.
so far, thus far, hitherto, still
again; furthermore; moreover; besides (used in scholastic debates to introduce an additional point in one’s argument)
even as, while still
eius
gen. singular of is, ea, id
NB. eius same across all 3 genders
of him/of her/of it
debilis, -is, -e
3rd decl. (2 termination) adjective
weak, frail, feeble
lame, disabled, crippled, infirm
comparative: debilior