OvidAmores1.3Vocab
iustus -a -um: just, fair precor -ari precatus sum: beg, implore, entreat; wish, pray for or to nuper: recently, not long ago praedor (1): take as prey cur: why; for what reason/purpose? nimium: too much volo velle volui: wish, want tantum: only patior pati passus sum: allow, permit audio -ire audivi auditus: hear, listen tot: so many Cytherea -ae f.: the lady of Cythera, i.e. Venus prex precis f.: prayer, request accipio -ere accepi acceptus: accept longus -a -um: long deservio -ire deservivi deservitus: devote oneself to purus -a -um: pure, clean, unsoiled nosco -ere novi notus: get to know (novit=noverit) fides -ei f.: loyalty; honesty vetus veteris: ancient, old commendo (1): recommend, commend parens parentis m./f.: ancestor nomen, nominis n.: name, family name sanguis sanguinis m.: blood, lineage auctor auctoris m.: originator eques equitis m.: “knight,” a member of the equestrian class, the non-senatorial elite innumerus -a -um: innumerable, countless renovo (1): renew, restore campus -i m.: field ratrum -i n.: plow tempero (1): restrain; control sumptus -ūs m.: expense arcus -a -um: frugal uter- utra- utrumque: each (of two), both Phoebus -i m.: Apollo comes comitis m./f.: comrade, companion, associate, partner novem: nine vitis -is f.: vine; grape vine repertor -oris m.: inventor dono (1): present; give nēmo: no one (gen. nullius, dat. nulli, abl. nullō or nullā > nullus -a -um) cedo -ere cessi cessus: yield, surrender crimen, criminis n.: accusation; blame, reproach, slander mos moris m.: custom; (pl.) character, behavior, morals nudus -a -um: bare simplicitas -atis f.: candor, sincerity purpureus -a -um: purple, dark red; blushing pudor -oris m.: decency; sense of honor; modesty mille: thousand placeo -ēre placui placitus: please, satisfy, give pleasure to (+ dat.) desultor -oris m.: vaulter/leaper, circus trick rider; fickle person/lover aliquis -quae -quod: some, any; si quis, si quid: anyone who, anything that cura -ae f.: concern, care perennis -e: continual; everlasting, perpetual, perennial; eternal do dare dedi datus: give; dedicate, grant filum -i n.: thread soror -oris f.: sister vivo -ere vixi victus: live contingo -ere contigi contactus: happen, befall, turn out, come to pass doleo -ēre dolui dolitus: hurt; suffer; grieve morior mori mortuus sum: die materies -ei f.: material, subject felix, felicis: fertile; successful, fruitful carmen carminis n.: poem, poetry praebeo -ēre praebui praebitus: offer, provide provenio -ire proveni proventus: come forth; come into being; prosper causa -ae f.: cause; source, inspiration dignus -a -um: appropriate, suitable; worthy, deserving; worth exterreo -ēre exterrui exterritus: strike with terror, scare cornu -us n.: horn flumineus -a -um: of a river ludo -ere lusi lusus: deceive, trick adulter -eri m.: adulterer avis avis f.: bird super: over, above (+ acc.) pontus -i m.: sea simulo (1): imitate; simulate; pretend veho -ere vexi vectus: bear, carry; (pass.) ride, travel iuvencus -i m.: bull virgineus -a -um: virgin, maidenly teneo, -ēre, tenui, tentus: hold varus -a -um: curved manus -ūs f.: hand quoque: likewise, also, too totus -a -um: whole, entire pariter: equally; together canto (1): sing; recite orbis orbis m.: world, earth iungo -ere iunxi iunctus: join, unite; bring together; connect
