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abylonius
of Babylon
baca
berry; olive; fruit
bacchor
rave; act like a Bacchant
baculum
stick
Baiae
city in Campania on the coast
balneae
baths
balneator
bathkeeper
Bandusia
a pleasant fountain near Horace’s birthplace
barbarus
outlandish; barbarian
barbatus
bearded
barbitos
a lyre, lute
barbula
a little beard
basiatio
kissing, kissification
basio
(verb) kiss
basium
kiss
Battiadae
an inhabitant of Cyrene
Battus
legendary founder of Cyrene
Baucis
Baucis, wife of Philemon in Phrygia
beatus
happy, blessed; rich, well-to-do
bellum
war
bellus
pretty, nice, fine, charming
bene
well
benefactum
benefit, good deed, favor
beneficium
favor, service, kindness
benignus
kind
beo
make happy, gladden, bless; reward
bestia
beast, animal; with mala - odor of the armpits
bibo
drink
bicolor
of two colors
bicornis
with two horns; two-pronged
bilis
bile; anger, wrath, indignation
bis
twice; doubly
Bithynia
Roman province on the northern coast of Asia Minor
Bithynus
Bithynian
blandimentum
flattering words, flattery; pleasure, charm
blanditia
caressing, flattery
blandus
charming, sweet, seductive
Bolanus
the companion who bores Horace
bonus
good; of “good”social standing
bos
ox, bull, cow
bracchium
arm
brevis
short, brief, scant
Briseis
daughter of Brises, i.e. Hippodamia
Britanni
Britons
Britanniae
Briton; generalizing plural
bruma
winter; the winter solstice
Brutus
Marcus Junius Brutus, one of Caesar’s murderers
bubo
owl
bustum
funeral pyre; mound, tumb
buxifer
producing box trees (coarse hardwood)
buxum
wood of the box tree; flute, pipe; comb
cachinnus
laugh, guffaw; metaph. of rippling waves
caco
defecate
cacumen
peak, tip
cado
fall
caducifer
bearing a herald's staff; as a noun - Mercury
Caecilius
a love poet from Como
Caecubus
of Caecubus, a region in southern Latium noted for its wine
caecus
blind; hidden, obscure
caedes
killing, slaughter, carnage
caedo
cut, cut down; strike; slaughter, destroy
caelatus
engraved, adorned
caelebs
unmaried, single; without a vine
caeles
heavenly; (noun) god or goddess
caelestis
celestial, of the heavens
caelicola
god, deity
Caelius
the defendant; Roman family name, as in Marcus Caelius Rufus
caelum
the sky or heavens
caementum
unhewn stone, quarry-stone
caeruleus
sea-blue
Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar
caesius
having gray or gray-blue eyes
Caesius
a Roman cognomen
calceatus
furnished with shoes or sandals
calcitro
kick; resist
caleo
glow, be warm; be inflamed; be troubled
caligo
noun - thick air, mist
caligo
verb - steam, reek, darken
calliditas
shrewdness, skill
callidus
shrewd, expert, adroit, skillful
Calvus
Catullus’s closest friend
Calymne
Calymne, an island in the Aegean near Rhodes
campester
flat, even, level
campus
plain, field
candidus
bright; white; fair-skinned; gorgeous
candor
dazzling whiteness, clearness, brightness; beauty
Canicula
the dog-star
canis
dog
canistrum
basket
canities
gray hair; white or gray coloring
canna
reed, cane; a flute
cano
sing
canto
sing, play; recite
cantus
song; sound of instruments
capax
wide, large, spacious, roomy
caper
goat, he-goat; odor of the armpits
capillus
hair
capio
catch, snatch
Capitolium
the Capitol, temple of Jupiter at Rome
caprimulgus
goat milker
capsula
small box, casket
captivus
prisoner, captive
capto
catch, chase, hunt, capture; long for
caput
head
carbasus
fine linen; sail, canvas
cardo
hinge; (in astron.) a pole
careo
lack, be free of
carex
sedge, reed grass
carina
keel; a vessel, boat, ship
cariosus
full of decay
carmen
song, poem; incantation
carpo
pluck, pull at; press on
carta
a sheet or roll of papyrus
carus
dear
casa
hut, cottage, cabin, shed
castimonia
morality; chastity, abstinence
Castor
son of Leda and Tyndareus, twin brother of Pollux; constellation
castra
military camp, camp
castrensis
of the camp, in the camp
castus
pure, chaste, free from vice
casus
fall; accident, chance, fortune, situation
catena
chain, fetter
caterva
throng, crowd, band, mob
Catilina
Catiline, Roman revolutionary exposed by Cicero
Catullus
the poet
catulus
puppy, whelp
Caucasus
the mountain range between the Black and Caspian seas
causa
noun - cause, reason, motive; prep. - for the sake of
causor
plead, pretend
cautus
careful, circumspect, wary, cautious, provident
caveo
beware
cavus
hollow, deep
Cecropia
Athens, the citadel of Athens
cedo
go; go away, depart
celeber
frequented, crowded; honored, renowned, famous
celebritas
multitude, throng; solemnity
celebro
fill, crowd, frequent; celebrate, solemnize; resound
celer
swift, quick
cella
cell, granary, store-room
celo
hide from, conceal; keep secret
celsus
lofty, raised, elevated, towering
cena
dinner
ceno
dine
centum
100
cera
wax; a writing-tablet; seal
cerebrum
the brain; understanding; anger
cereus
waxen, of wax; pliant, soft
cerno
sift; distinguish; decide, determine; perceive
certo
fight, struggle, contend
certus
fixed, definite, sure, unerring
cerva
hind, doe
cervix
the neck
cetera
the rest
ceu
as, just as; as if
Charybdis
whirlpool between Italy and Sicily
Chloe
shy girl in 1.26; lover in 3.9
chommodus
mispronunciation of commodus
chorus
chorus; a singing and dancing performance
ciborium
a drinking-cup
cibus
food
cicuta
hemlock; a shepherd's pipe
ciens
moving, driving; exciting, stimulating
cinaedus
a catamite or passive homosexual
cingo
surround; crown
cinis
ash; burned-out funeral pyre
Cinna
friend of Catullus
circa
around, round about, near
circumago
roll on, pass away; (pass.)be led from place to place
circumdo
surround, set around; enclose, encircle
circumsilio
spring or leap around
cithara
lute, cithara
cito
set in motion, rouse; call, summon
citus
moving quickly, rapid, swift
civilis
civil, civic
civis
citizen
civitas
citizenship; state, government
clam
secretly, privately, covertly
clamo
shout, complain about
clamor
shout, cry, clamor
clarisonus
loud, clear-sounding
Claros
Claros, small town in Ionia famous for its oracle for Apollo
clarus
loud; bright; clear; famous
classis
fleet; any designated group or class
Claudia
Claudia, alleged that Caelius tried to poison her
claudo
shut, close; conclude
clavis
key
clavus
nail; rudder, helm; purple stripe; striped tunic
clementia
moderation, forbearance, clemency
cliens
client; a person attached to a patronus for legal and other protection
clivus
slope, declivity; hill
Clodia
same as Claudia
Cnidus
town on the coast of Caria, in SW Asia Minor
Cocytos
river of the underworld
coemo
purchase, buy up
coeo
come together, meet; unite
coepi
begin
coerceo
enclose, surround; repress, control
coetus
meeting; band, company, group, crowd
cogitatio
a thought
cogito
think
cognatus
related; (noun) relative
cognitor
attorney, advocate; defender
cognitus
known; sexually intimate
cognosco
get to know; know
cogo
round up, collect; compel
cohibeo
hold together, contain, confine, embrace
cohors
retinue, staff, entourage
colligo
gather
collis
hill, high ground
colloco
set, place; set out, arrange on a marriage bed
collum
neck
colo
inhabit; till; look after
colonus
farmer, peasant; settler colonist
color
color
coloro
to color or stain
columba
dove, pigeon
columna
column, pillar, post
coma
hair, lock of hair; foliage
comatus
covered with hair or foliage
combibo
drink up, absorb; swallow, absorb
comes
companion, friend, comrade
comissatio
drinking party
comissator
reveller, drinker
comitatus
an escort, retinue
comiter
courteously, kindly
comitor
accompany, attend, follow
commemoro
remember, recall
commendatio
recommendation; excellence
commendo
confide, entrust; commend
committo
bring into contact with; entrust, give up, hand over
commodo
serve with, grant, supply, lend
commodus
of full size or weight, standard; convenient, opportune
commoveo
stir up, agitate; remove, carry away
communico
communicate, share, impart; participate in
communis
common, general, universal, plublic; familiar
como
comb, arrange, braid, dress
comparo
prepare, acquire, obtain; place side by side, compare
compello
address, invoke
compesco
confine, repress; restrain
complector
embrace, surround
complexus
embrace
compono
place beside, match, compare
comprecor
pray to, implore
comprehendo
seize, catch
comprimo
compress, press together; embrace; restrain
comprobatus
established, confiremed
Comum
Como, a town in Cisalpine Gaul
concedo
yield, defer; give way, depart; grant, concede
concessus
lawful, permitted
concha
shell; trumpet, conch
concido
fall down, tumble; ruin destroy
concino
agree; sing, celebrate
concipio
take, receive; understand; adopt
concordo
agree, be united
concors
united, agreeing, harmonious
concredo
entrust, consign, commit
concurro
assemble, gather together
concutio
shake, agitate; ransack, examine
condicio
agreement, stipulation, condition
condo
establish, build settle; store, treasure
confero
unite, join; match; compare, contrast; consider; bear, carry
confessio
confession, acknowledgment
conficio
prepare, complete, accomplish
confido
trust, confide, believe, be assured
confiteor
admit
conflo
kindle, light; effect, accomplish
confugio
flee, take refuge
congestus
accumulation, heaping
conicio
unite; throw, hurl; urge, force
coniger
bearing conical fruit
coniugium
marriage; union
coniunctio
union, agreement; joining
coniungo
join together, associate
coniunx
spouse, wife, husband
coniveo
blink, shut your eyes
conlega
colleague, associate
conor
try, attempt
conqueror
complain, lament, deplore
consanguineus
related by blood, kindred
consceleratus
wicked, depraved
conscendo
ascend, climb; board, embark
conscius
conscious with, privy, witnessing; knowing
conscriptus
one enrolled; with patres, the senate
consenesco
grow old with; grow old, become gray
consequor
follow closely, pursue, follow
consero
sow, plant
consero
join, bind, unite
conservo
guard, preserve, keep safe
consilium
plan, advice; council
consisto
halt, stop, take a stand
consocio
associate, join, unite, connect
consolor
encourage, console, cheer
consors
partner, associate
conspectus
sight, view; presence, proximity; glance
conspicio
catch sight of; contemplate, observe
consterno
(-ere) - pave, cover
consterno
(-are) - terrify, alarm
constituo
decide; establish; determine
consto
agree; stand firm; be certain; be determined
constringo
bind, restrain; tie up
consuesco
be accustomed, have a habit
consuetudo
custom, habit, practice
consul
consul (highest political office)
consularis
consular; of consular rank
consulatus
consulship, office of consul
consumo
use up, eat, devour
contaminatus
polluted, contaminated, impure
contendo
stretch, strain; contend
contentus
content, satisfied; eager intent
conterminus
bordering, neighboring, adjacent
contiguus
bordering, neighboring, adjoining
contingo
touch, reach; come in contact with
continuus
uninterrupted; successive, continuous
contorqueo
hurl, turn, twist, wield
contra
in front, opposite; in return; on the other hand; (prep.) against
contraho
draw in; catch, contract (as a disease)
contrarius
opposed, against, contrary
contremisco
tremble, shake, shudder
contrudo
thrust, crowd together
conturbo
mix up, confuse
conubium
marriage; a wedding
convenio
meet together; agree
converto
turn around, reverse; change, alter
convicium
loud noise, cry, clamor; reproach, insult
convinco
refute, expose; demonstrate
conviva
table companion, guest
convivium
banquet, feast
copia
abundance; supply; pl. troops
copula
bond, tie; rope
cor
heart; (with dat. + sum) be dear or pleasing to
Corinna
pseudonym for Ovid's beloved
Cornelius
dedicatee of Catullus’s first poem
corniger
horned, having horns; as noun - river god Numicius
cornu
horn
corona
wreath, crown; a circle of bystanders
coronatus
crowned, wreathed
corpus
body
corrigo
make straight, set right; improve, amend
corroboro
strengthen, invigorate; encourage
corrumpo
destroy, ruin, waste; corrupt
Corsica
Corsica, an island in the Mediterranean west of Italy
cortex
bark, cortex
costum
an oriental aromatic plant; perfume
cotidianus
daily; ordinary
cras
tomorrow
crastinus
tomorrow’s, of tomorrow
creber
repeated, thick, frequent, close
credibilis
trustworthy, credible, likely
credo
entrust; believe
credulus
credulous, easy of belief, trustful
creo
give birth to, produce
Cres
a Cretan
cresco
come into existence; grow
Creta
Crete
crimen
indictment, charge, accusation
crudelis
savage, cruel
cruentus
bloody, stained; pitiless
crus
leg, shin; pl. pillars
crux
gallows, cross; torture
cubile
couch, bed; the marriage bed
cubito
lie down often
cubo
lie down; go to bed
culpa
fault, wrongdoing
culpo
to reproach, blame, censure
culter
knife, butcher’s knife; (fig.) in extreme peril
cultus
cultivated, tilled; as noun - cultivation, civilization
cum
when; (prep.) with, by means of
cumba
boat, skiff, vessel
cumque
postpositive adv. giving the preceding pron. or adv. force, i.e. –ever, -soever
Cupidines
followers of Cupid
Cupido
Cupid or Eros, companion of Venus/Aphrodite
cupiditas
greed, eagerness, desire
cupidus
eager, desirous
cupio
want, desire
cupressus
the cypress tree
cur
why?
cura
anxiety, concern, care
Cura
anxiety personified
curiosus
excessively careful, meddlesome; (noun) busybody
curo
watch over, care for, care about
curriculum
small chariot
curro
run, hasten
currus
chariot; poet. ship
cursus
the action of running; a race; travel; course
curtus
shortened, mutilated, broken, short
curvamen
bend, bending, vaulting
curvus
crooked, curved; winding
cuspis
point, blade; a spear
custodia
protection, safekeeping, watch
custodio
guard, watch, defend; preserve
custos
guard, protector, defender
Cyclas
an island in the Cyclades
Cyprius
of Cyprus, Cyprian
Cyprus
Cyrpus, an island in the Mediterranean
Cyrenae
Cyrene, a town in NW Libya
Cytorius
of Mt. Cytorus, in Asia Minor
Cytorus
mountain near Amastris, in Asia Minor
Daedalus
Daedalus, mythical Athenian architect, built the Cretan labyrinth
damnatus
condemned, convicted
damnosus
injurious, destructive, pernicious
damnum
hurt, harm, damage, ruin
Danaus
of Danaus; Greek
Daphne
Daphne, daughter of the river god Peneus
daps
sacrificial meal; any feast or meal; good
Daulias
Daulian, of Daulis (a city of Phocis)
Daunius
of Daunus, a famous king of Apulia
Daunus
famous king of Apulia
de
away from, down from, off; out of, from
dea
goddess
debeo
owe; ought
debilito
lame, cripple, maim, debilitate; weaken; dashes
decedo
go away, leave; make way for
decem
ten
decet
it is suitable, fitting
decido
fall down, fall off; decide, determine, settle
decipio
cheat, elude; catch, ensnare
declaro
reveal, disclose; announce, declare
declino
bend, turn away; deflect; avoid
decoctor
a bankrupt person, an insolvent debtor
decresco
grow less, become fewer, decrease, diminish, wane
decursus
descent, attack
decus
glory; the best of anything
dedeceo
disgraces, is unseemly
dedico
dedicate, consecrate
deditus
devoted, assiduous, diligent
dedo
give away, surrender, abandon
deduco
lead or bring down
defectus
adj - weak, worn out; noun - desertion, revolt
defendo
protect, repeal, defend
defensio
defense
defero
carry, bring, fetch; carry off, take
defervesco
cool down, calm down
defessus
tired, exhausted
definio
limit, terminate, define
defleo
weep over, lament, deplore
deformis
deformed, misshapen; humiliating
deformo
form, depict; disfigure, spoil
dein
afterwards, then, next
deinceps
in order, in succession; continuously
deinde
same as dein
delectatio
delight, pleasure, satisfaction
delecto
allure, delight, charm
delenio
soothe, soften, charm, captivate
deleo
wipe out, erase, obliterate, delete
delicatus
given to luxury or pleasure
delicia
pleasure; delicias facere: to find pleasure, enjoy oneself
delitisco
conceal oneself, hide, lurk
Delius
Delian; of the island of Delos (birthplace of Apollo and Diana)
Delos
island sacred to Apollo and Diana
Delphicus
of Delphi, Delphic
delubrum
temple, shrine, sanctuary
demano
run or drip down
demens
out of one’s mind, maddened, crazy
demitto
drop; lower
demo
remove, take away
demoveo
move away, put away, remove, expel
denego
refect, refuse, deny
denique
finally
dens
tooth
densus
dense, closely packed
deperditus
destroyed, ruined, exhausted, lost
depereo
love to death, love to distraction
depono
put down, lay down (in birth), put away
deprecor
to avert by prayer, beg off, entreat relief from; execrate
deprehendo
catch, snatch, seize
deproelior
to make war violently
depromo
draw out, draw forth, bring out; derive
depropero
hasten, prepare hastily
derigo
align, make straight, aim
deripio
tear off, tear away
descendo
climb down, come down, fall, sink
describo
sketch, describe, depict; define
desero
leave, abandon, desert; fail
desertus
abandoned, deserted
deservio
serve eagerly, be devoted
desiderium
desire, longing; an object of desire
desidero
desire; need
desidia
idleness, inactivity, sloth
desidiosus
lazy, indolent, idle
desido
sink, fall
desilio
leap down, dismount
desino
cease, stop, leave off
desisto
cease, desist
desperatus
desperate, without hope
despuo
spit down on the ground; avert by spitting, reject
destino
make fast, fix, stay; resolve, determine
destringo
strip off; unsheathe, draw
desultor
someone who is fickle, inconstant
desum
be wanting or lacking; fail
detestatus
accursed, hateful, abominable
detraho
pull down, take away, remove; disparage
deus
god
devinctus
devoted, strongly attached
devoro
eat up, devour
devoveo
vow, devote, sacrifice; bewitch
dexter
right; on the right side; skillful
Dia
Naxos, an island in the Mediterranean
Diana
Roman goddess identified with Artemis, nature, and the moon
dicax
well-spoken, quick with repartee
dico
talk; say, declare
diduco
to part, split, separate, sever; divide
dies
day
differtus
filled, stuffed
difficilis
difficult, not easy
diffugio
disperse, scatter; disappear
digitus
finger
dignitas
dignity, authority, worth, merit
dignus
appropriate, worthy
digredior
separate, part, go away; digress
dilacero
tear to pieces, tear apart
diligens
industrioius, attentive, diligent, scrupulous
diligentia
diligence, attentiveness, assiduity
diligo
love, be fond of
diluo
wash away, dissolve; weaken
dimico
fight, struggle, contend
dimitto
scatter, send out; dissolve, dismiss; desert
dimoveo
to part, separate, divide
Dindymon
mountain in Phrygia sacred to the goddess Cybele
diota
wine-jar
dirimo
take apart, divide; break off, interrupt; separate
diruo
tear apart, overthrow, demolish; scatter, disperse
dirus
awful, dread, dire, frightful
discedo
scatter; depart, desert, run away
disceptator
judge, arbitrator
discerno
distinguish, discern; separate, divide
discerpo
tear in pieces, mutilate, rend
discidium
separation, disagreement, discord
discinctus
stripped
disciplina
instruction, teaching; learning, discipline
disertus
skilled in speaking, articulate
dispar
different, dissimilar, unlike
dispereo
perish
displiceo
be displeasing of offensive
dissimulo
hide, conceal, disguise; pretend
dissolvo
break up; pay, discharge
distinctus
divided, separated; distinguished
distorqueo
turn away, twist, distort
diu
for a long time
diuturnus
long lasting, of long duration
divello
tear apart
diversus
turned or headed in different directions
dives
wealthy, rich
divido
separate, divide
divinus
divine
divitiae
riches
divus
divine, holy
do
give, pay
doceo
tell, inform; teach
doctus
learned
doleo
suffer pain, grieve, hurt; rankle
dolor
pain, distress
domesticus
familiar, domestic, of the house; native
domina
mistress
dominus
master
Domitius
name of a Roman family
domo
tame, subdue, overcome; domesticate
domus
home; house, family
donec
as long as, while; until
dono
dedicate
donum
gift, present
dormio
sleep
dorsum
back; horseback; ridge; cliff
dubius
uncertain, doubtful; perilous
duco
lead, take; take as one’s wife; consider, reckon
dulcis
sweet
dum
as long as; while; provided that
duo
two
duplex
double, twofold
duplicatus
doubled, repeated; enlarged
Durrachium
town on the coast of Illyria
durus
hard; harsh, pitiless; dull; wooden
dux
leader; general
e, ex
out of, from, in accordance with
ebrius
intoxicated; drunk with love
ebur
ivory
eburneus
of ivory
eburnus
of ivory
ecce
look! behold!
ecquinam
is there any? any?
edax
greedy, voracious; devouring; gnawing
edo
esse, edi, esum –eat, eat away, consume
edo
edere, edidi, editum –emit, yield; publish
Edoni
a tribe living in Thrace
educo
bring up, nurture, rear
effero
carry away
efficio
make, cause to occur
effigies
copy, imitation, counterpart
effloresco
bloom, flourish, blossom
effluo
pour forth, run out; transpire; disappear
effrenatus
unrestrained, unbridled
effugio
escape, get away
effundo
pour out, pour forth, shed; produce abundantly
egelidus
chilly, chill, cold; tepid
egeo
lack, be in want
ego
I
egredior
go out, leave, depart
egregius
outstanding, excellent
eheu
Alas!
ei
expression of anguish
eiaculor
throw out, shoot out
eicio
eject, expel, drive out; banish
elaboratus
finished, labored
electus
select, choice
elegans
refined, elegant
elegi
elegiac verses, elegy
elido
force out, squeeze out; shatter, crash; destroy
eludo
escape; delude, deceive; mock
emergo
arise, emerge, come out; appear
emico
spring out, leap up; stand out; be prominent
emiror
gaze in wonder at, stand aghast at
emodulor
celebrate, sing
enavigo
sail away
enim
for
ensis
sword
eo
ire, ivi, itum - go
eo
thither, to that place, there
Eous
the dawn god
ephemeris
diary
epistolium
short letter, note
epulae
banquet, feast; rich food
eques
horseman; member of the equestrian order
equidem
indeed, truly; certainly
equus
horse
Erectheus
Athenian; of Erechtheus (fabled king of Athens)
erga
towards, in relation to
ergo
therefore, consequently
erigo
erect, raise up; arouse, excite, stir
eripio
snatch away, remove
errabundus
wandering, at random
erro
wander
error
wandering; deviation, mistake
erubesco
redden, grow red; blush, feel ashamed
erudio
educate, teach, instruct
eruditus
instructed, educated, skilled
eruo
destroy, overthrow; throw out, take
erus
master
Erycinus
Erycinian; of Eryx (mountain of northwest Sicily)
et
and, also, too
etiam
also; still, yet, even now
etsi
although
Eumenides
the Furies
Eurotas
Eurotas, principal river of Laconia
Eurus
the southeast wind
Euterpe
muse of music
eveho
lift up raise elevate; (pass.) to be born aloft
evito
avoid, dodge
evolo
fly out, rush forth; escape, flee
evolvo
unroll, unfold; reveal; free
exagitans
harass, persecute; criticise; stir up, irritate
exardesco
be inflamed, break out, rage
exaudio
hear, distinguish, hear clearly; understand
excedo
leave, go out, depart; disappear; exceed
excipio
catch, capture, take; stipulate; succeed
excito
awaken; excite, arouse; appeal to
excludo
shut out, exclude, cut off, remove, separate
excrucio
torture, torment
excutio
shake out
exeo
go out, leave
exerceo
train, keep busy; employ; practice
exercitatio
exercise, practice, training, discipline
exhorresco
tremble, shudder, be terrified
exigo
drive out, expel; spend, pass; determine
exiguus
little, inadequate; strict, exact
eximius
select, distinguished; exempt
eximo
remove, take away
existimatio
judgment, opinion, verdict; reputation, character
existimo
think, consider
exitium
destruction, ruin
exitus
departure, exit; death
exordior
begin, commence
exosus
hating, detesting
expallesco
grow pale, turn pale; dread, shrink from
expavesco
to be terrified, fear greatly, dread
expeditus
unencumbered; lightened, as for action or travel
expello
drive
expleo
fill up, satisfy
explico
explain, explicate
expolio
smooth down, polish
expono
exhibit, expose; offer
exposco
implore, request, beg; demand
exprimo
force out, press out; imitate; exhibit
expromo
utter, express; discover, exert
expugno
capture, subdue, overcome
exsilio
spring forth
exsilium
exile
exsisto
step out, appear; proceed; be visible
exsolvo
free, deliver; satisfy
exspecto
anticipate, look for, expect
exspiro
exhale; breathe
exspuo
spit out
exsterno
terrify
exstinguo
exstinguish; destroy; annihilate
exstruo
pile, heap up, accumulate
exsulto
let oneself go, run riot; exult
extentus
extended, extensive, wide
extero
crush
exterritus
terrified
extremo
at last, finally
extremus
farthest, the farthest part of; final
exturbo
drive out; divorce
exuviae
spoils, booty; clothing
fabrico
make, build, erect
fabula
story, account
Fabullus
colleague of Veranius in Spain; invited by Catullus to dinner in #13
fabulosus
rich in myths; celebrated in fable
facetiae
cleverness, wit
facetus
polite, gentle; witty, humorous
facilis
easy
facilitas
readiness, willingness; ease
facinerosus
criminal, vicious, atrocious
facinus
crime, evil deed; achievement
facio
make, do; achieve, attain, reach
factito
practice, do frequently
factum
deed, something done
facultas
capability, power, means, skill
facundia
eloquence, fluency, command of language
faenus
interest; profit
faex
sediment, lees, dregs
fagineus
of beech
fagus
a beech tree
Falernus
Falernian
fallax
treacherous, deceptive
fallo
trick, deceive, mislead; err
falsus
false, pretended, deceptive
fama
fame; rumor
familia
household, family
familiaris
household; familiar, friendly
familiaritas
familiarity, intimacy
famula
servant, slave
fas
that which is right or permissible by divine law; fitting, proper
fascino
cast a spell upon; bewitch
fastidio
feel disgust; shrink, loathe
fastidiosus
full of disgust, disdainful; nauseous
fatalis
decreed, destined, fated
fateor
confess, acknowledge
fatigo
weary, tire; torment, harass
fatum
a prophetic utterance; fate
faveo
be well-disposed, show favor
favilla
ashes, cinders; ashes of the dead
favus
honeycomb
fax
torch
fecundus
fruitful, fertile, productive
felix
fruitful; lucky prosperous; happy
femina
woman
femineus
feminine, womanly
femur
thigh, upper part of the thigh
fenestra
window; an opening
ferio
stike, smite, knock, cut, thrust
fero
bear, carry; endure, withstand; say; take, accept
ferocitas
fierceness, ferocity
ferox
fierce
ferreus
of iron, iron; unyielding
ferrugo
dark red
ferrum
iron; a sword
ferus
wild, untamed; savage
fervens
boiling hot, glowing, burning; violent impetuous
fervidus
hot; fervent, passionate, lusty
fessus
tired, exhausted
festus
festal, holiday
fetus
adj. - pregnant; fruitful; noun - child; fruit
fictilis
clay, earathen
fictus
made up, sham, false, lying
fidelis
faithful, worthy of trust
fides
faith, trust, tutelage; trustworthiness
Fides
faith personified
fidus
loyal, faithful, credible
figo
fasten, attach; fix
figura
form, shape, figure
filia
daughter
filius
son
filum
thread, string, filament
findo
split, separate, divide
fingo
touch, handle; arrange, form; teach
finio
limit; determine, fix, assign; finish
finis
boundary; end; (pl.) territory
fio
take place, happen; be made or done, become
firmo
strengthen
firmus
strong, steadfast, stable
fistula
pipe, tube; shepherd's pipe
fixus
fixed, immovable
flagitium
outrage, disgraceful act; shame; disgrace
flagrans
flaming, burning, intense
flagro
flame, blaze, burn; suffer
flamen
breeze, wind, gale
flamma
flame, fire
flavens
golden yellow, light yellow
flavesco
turn light yellow
flavus
yellow, gold-colored, blonde
flebilis
lamentable, worthy of tears
flecto
bend, turn, turn around
fleo
weep, cry; weep for, mourn
fletus
weeping; tears
flexus
adj. - bent; noun - turn, curve
florens
blooming, flowering; prosperous
floresco
blossom, flower, bloom
floridus
in bloom, flowering; beautiful
flos
flower, youthful beauty; finest specimen of a type or class
fluctuo
fluctuate, undulatea; be restless; vacillate
fluctus
wave
fluentisonus
wave-resounding
fluito
float, flow; waver
flumen
river
flumineus
of a river, river
focus
hearth
foedo
ddefile, pollute, disfigure; disgrace, mar
foedus
any formal agreement or bond, including marriage
folium
a leaf
fons
spring, fountain, well, source; fountain-head
foramen
hole, opening, orifice
foras
outdoors, out
forensis
forensic, of the market
foris
door, gate; adv. outdoor, abroad
forma
figure, shape, form; beauty
Formianus
of Formiae
formosus
handsome, beautiful
fors
chance, fortune
Fors
chance personified
fortasse
perhaps
forte
by chance
fortis
strong; brave
fortuna
fortune
forum
a public square, piazza; forum
fossor
digger, agricultural laborer, ditchdigger
fovendus
to be cherished
frango
break
frater
brother
fraternus
fraternal, of or from a brother
frequens
crowded, thronged; occurring at close intervals
fretum
channel; sea; any place where the sea boils up
fretus
leaning; supported
frigidulus
chilly
frigidus
chilly, cold; (of language) feeble, tedious
frigus
cold
frondeo
bloom, put forth leaves
frondosus
leafy, full of leaves
frons
frontis - forehead
frons
frondis - leaf, foliage
fructus
produce, fruit; delight, enjoyment
fruor
enjoy, delight in
frustra
in vain
frustror
deceive, trick, elude, frustrate
frutex
shrub, bush
frux
fruit, crop
fuga
flight, escape
fugax
fleeting, transitory; swift
fugio
run away, flee, escape
fugo
put to flight, chase away, rout
fulgeo
shine brightly, gleam
fulgor
lightning; brightness, splendor
fulica
coot
fumo
smoke, steam, fume
fundamentum
foundation, base; basis, support
fundo
pour, pour forth, emit, utter
fundus
farm, estate; bottom, base
funebrius
funereal; fatal, cruel
funesto
pollute with murder, defil; disgrace
funestus
deadly, fatal, pernicious
fungor
perform, execute, administer, do
funis
rope, line, cord
funus
funeral rites; a corpse; death
furca
fork; yoke
furens
raging, wild, furious
furio
drive mad, madden, infuriate
Furius
person in #s 11, 16,23, and 26 –a fool and a spendthrift
furo
be mad or crazed; rage with passion, rave
furor
passion, rage, frenzy
furtim
stealthily, secretly
furtivus
secret, furtive
furtum
theft; any sneaky act
Fuscus
Aristius Fuscus, a close friend of Horace
Gaetulus
Gaetulian, of the Gaetulians, a people of NW Africa
Gaius
Gaius Helvius Cinna, a poem of Catullus’s inner circle
galea
helmet
Gallicus
of or belonging to Gaul
garrio
chatter, prate, prattle
garrulus
chattering, talkative, garrulous
gaudeo
rejoice, take pleasure
gaudium
joy, delight, gladness
gelidus
frozen
Gellius
name of a Roman family
gelu
frost, cold, ice
gemellus
twin
geminus
double, twin
gemma
gem, precious stone; eye
gemo
groan, sigh, lament
gena
cheek
gener
son-in-law
genero
beget, give birth to, create
generosus
of noble birth, noble, eminent
genialis
fuitful, generative; noun - goddess of birth, Diana
genitor
father, creator; source origin
gens
race, people, nation; clan; class, set, kind
genu
knee
genus
stock, family; offspring; kind, type, kind
germanus
brother
gero
bear, conduct, carry on, do; wear
Geryon
mythic king of Spain, his cattle were taken by Hercules
gestamen
burden, load, weight
gesto
bear, carry, wear
Giganteus
belonging to the giants; Jupiter’s triumph over the giants
gigno
give birth to, produce, bear
gloria
glory, fame, renown
gnata
daughter
gnatus
son
Gnosia
of Crete
Golgi
town in Cyprus noted for the worship of Venus/Aphrodite
Gortynius
belonging to the city of Gortyna (importanct city of Crete)
grabatus
cheap bed, pallet, cot
gracilis
thin, slight, slender, lean
gradior
step, walk
gradus
step, pace, gait
gramen
grass
grando
hail, a hailstorm
graphium
a writing style
grates
thanks
gratia
good will, favor, grace; prep. - for the sake of
Gratia
good will personified
gratus
pleasing
gravedo
head cold
gravidus
filled, full, laden, loaded
gravis
heavy, grievous, severe; low-pitched
gravitas
seriousness, importance; heaviness; dignity
gravo
load, burden, weight down
gremium
lap
grex
flock, herd, drove, swarm; group
gurges
whirlpool, gulf
habeo
have, hold
habilis
manageable, suitable, fit
habitabilis
habitable
habito
live, reside, dwell
Hadria
the Adriatic sea
Haedi
a small double star in the Auriga constellation
haedus
a young goat, kid
Haemonia
poetical name for Thessaly
haereo
cling, stick, hold fast
haesito
stick, remain fixed; hesitate
harena
sand, beach
harundinosus
reedy
haud
not
haurio
drain, spill, shed; devour, consume, exhaust
Hector
Hector, Troy's hero
hedera
ivy
Heliades
daughters of Helios, changed into poplars
Helicon
Helicon, a mountain in Boeotia, sacred to Apollo
Heliconius
Heliconian
hendecasyllabus
an eleven-syllable verse of poetry
herba
grass, turf; weeds
hercule
by Hercules, assuredly, indeed
heres
heir
Herennius
a Roman family name
Hermogenes
name mentioned in “The Bore”
heros
hero, a demi-god
herous
heroic
hesternus
of or belonging to yesterday
heu
alas
Hiberus
Iberian or Spanish
hic
this; the latter; adv. here
hiems
winter
hinc
from this place or point
hinnuleus
a young stag, young buck
hinsidiae
mispronunciation of insidiae
hodie
today
hodiernus
today’s, of this day
holus
vegetable, herb
homo
person; generic word for man
honestus
honored, respected; honorable
honor
repute, esteem, reputation; glory; office; honor
hora
hour
horreo
bristle; shudder or tremble at, fear
horresco
stand erect, bristle up; shudder, tremble
horribilis
fearful, dreadful; rough, uncouth
horridus
rough, rugged, wild uncouth, harsh
hortor
urge, encourage, exhort
hortus
garden
hospes
guest, visitor; stranger
hospitalis
of a guest or host, hospitable
hosticus
hostile, of an enemy
hostis
enemy
huc
to this place or point; here
humanitas
human nature, humanity; civilization
humanus
human
humilis
low
Hydaspes
a river in India, a tributary of the Indus
Hymen
god of marriage
Hymenaeus
Greek wedding refrain; marriage
Hymettius
of Hymettus ( a mountain near Athens)
Hyrcanus
a native of Hyrcania, a country on the SE side of the Caspian Sea
Iacchus
Bacchus
iaceo
lie, recline
iacio
throw, hurl; utter
iacto
throw; toss about; torment
iactus
throwing, casting
iaculum
dart, javelin
iam
now
iambus
an iamb or iambic verse
iamdudum
long since, a long time ago; at once, immediately
ianua
door
ibi
there
Icarius
Icarian, of Icarus
Icarus
Daedalus's son, flew too close to the sun
ico
stike, hit, stab; torment
ictus
blow, stab, wound
Idaeus
belonging to Ida (mountain in Crete)
Idalium
town in Cyprus sacred to Venus/Aphrodite
idem
the same
identidem
repeatedly, continually
ideo
therefore
iecur
the liver; heart
igitur
therefore
ignarus
unaware, ignorant; blind
ignavus
inactive, lazy, listless
ignis
fire; funeral pyre; any bright object in the sky; love’s fire
ignoro
be ignorant, mistake, misunderstand
ignosco
forgive
ignotus
unknown, strange, unfamiliar
ignotus
unknown
ilex
oak, holm-oak
ilia
groin, genitals
Ilia
poetical name for Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus
illac
that way, there
ille
that; he, she, it
illepidus
unbecoming, ungraceful, awkward
illic
that person or thing; (adv.) there, at that place
illinc
from there
illoc
there, thither
illuc
thither, to that place
imago
imitation, copy; mask; ghost; image
imbecillus
weak, feeble
imbellis
peaceful, unwarlike; quiet
imber
rain; shower of tears
imbuo
drench, steep; dip or wet for the first time
imitor
imitate, copy; express
immanitas
vastness, hugeness, enormity
immaturus
unripe, immature; premature
immemor
forgetful, heedless
immensus
boundless, endless, vast, immense
immineo
overhang, lean towards; threaten
immitis
harsh; rough, rude, hard, fierce
immo
rather; particle correcting a previous statement
immerens
undeserving, unoffending
immodicus
unrestrained, excessive, shameless
immunis
disengaged; unburdened; devoid of, without; pure
immortalis
immortal
immundus
unclean, dirty, filthy, foul; obscene
impar
unequal, dissimilar; inferior, weaker
impatiens
intolerant, impatient; ungovernable
impedio
hamper, hinder; detain
impello
drive, strike; drive forward, move, propel; stimulate
impensius
more immoderately, more excessively
imperatrix
mistress
imperfectus
unfinished, imperfect, immature
imperium
command
impetro
obtain, procure
impetus
forceful or rapid movement; attack
impiger
diligent, active, quick
impius
wicked, irreligious
impleo
fill, complete; finish, end
impono
establish, introduce; embark; assign
impotens
powerless; lacking in self-control
imprimo
press on; imprint
improbo
disapprove, blame, condemn, reject
improbus
morally unsound, wicked, flagrant, shameless
impudentia
shamelessness, impudence
impudicus
shameless, impudent
impulsus
pressure, shock impulse; influence
imus
lowest, deepest
in
in, on; (w/acc.) against
Inachus
first king of Argos
inanis
empty; pointless, worthless
inauditus
unheard of, incredible
incendium
fire, flame, heat
incendo
set on fire; inflame
incertus
uncertain, unsettled; doubtful
incessus
approach, pace
incestus
polluted, defiled
incido
fall or impinge upon, occur
incipio
begin
incito
incite, provoke, stir
inclamo
give a cry, appeal, invoke; rebuke
includo
confine, imprison; hinder; include
incohatus
unfinished, only begun, incomplete
incola
tenant, resident
incommodus
unsuitable, unfit, troublesome
incorruptus
unspoiled, uninjured, uncorrupted
incultus
unkempt
incumbo
lean; make an effort, exert oneself
incurro
run into, rush; meet; stumble, offend
incurvo
bend, curve, bow
inde
thence, from that point
India
an ill-defined region of Asia
indico
reveal, declare, disclose, show
indignor
despise, resent
indignus
unworthy; undeserved
indocilis
tameless; indocile, not teachable
indomitus
untamed; indomitable, violent
induco
introduce, bring forward; seduce
indulgentia
indulgence; tenderness, fondness
Indus
Indian
industria
diligence, activity
industrius
active, diligent, industrious
ineo
enter; begin; devise
ineptia
silliness, absurdity
ineptio
play the fool, be silly
ineptus
foolish, gauche, awkward
inermis
unarmed, defenseless
iners
clumsy; lazy, idle, useless
infacetiae
clumsiness, gaucheries, blunders
infacetus
boorish, gauche
infamia
dishonor, disgrace, infamy
infamis
disreputable, notorious, infamous
infectus
not done, unfinished
infelix
infertile; disastrous, unlucky
inferiae
offerings made to a dead person’s manes; rites in honor of the dead
inferior
lower, inferior
infernus
lower, under; infernal, underground
infero
bring against, direct; introduce, produce, make
inferus
below, beneath, underneath; pl. the dead
infestus
hostile, warlike; troublesome
inficio
to stain, dye, color
infimus
lowest
infirmus
feeble, weak
inflatus
adj. - swollen; noun - blast; inspiration
informis
without form, shapeless; hideous, horrible
infundo
pour in; crowd in; mix; pour out
ingeniosus
clever, ingenious, intellectual
ingenium
character, talent, genious
ingens
huge, vast
ingratus
thankless, unwelcome, disagreeable
ingredior
advance, proceed, enter
inguen
the groin
inhaereo
stick to, adhere, cleave; cling
inhibeo
hold in, hold back; restrain
inhorresco
stand erect, roughen, ruffle
inhospitalis
inhospitable
inicio
throw in or on
inimicitia
hostility, enmity
inimicus
unfriendly, hostile; noun - enemy
iniquus
uneven; unfair, ill-disposed
iniustus
unfair, oppressive, severe, unjust
iniuria
unlawful conduct; injurious treatment
inlacrimabilis
pitiless, not moved by tears
inlecebra
enticement, attraction, charm
inlepidus
rude, disagreeable
inlino
smear over, spread; anoint
inlustris
bright, brilliant; clear, distinct; distinguished
inlustro
illuminate; disclose, explain
innitor
lean on; support oneself
innocens
harmless; blameless, innocent
innumerabilis
countless, innumerable
innumerus
countless
innuptus
unwed
inobservabilis
unavoidable, undiscoverable
inops
destitute; defenseless; powerless
inornatus
plain, unadorned
inquam
say
inquinatus
foul, polluted, defiled
inquiro
investigate, examine
insanio
be senseless, rave, be mad; be wild
insanus
mad, insane; violent, absurd, frantic; maddening
insapiens
unwise, foolish
insector
pursue, follow up
insequor
follow, come next; pursue; strive after
insero
introduce, insert, thrust; introduce
insidiae
ambush, plot
insido
settle on; occopy, possess
insignis
distinguished, remarkable, noted; prominent
insimulo
charge, accuse, blame
insisto
take a stand; halt, pause, stop; pursue
insolens
unaccustomed, unusual; excessive, immoderate
insolentia
arrogance, insolence; strangeness
inspecto
look at, observe, view
instar
resemblance, appearance; presence
instituo
seet up, establish, arrange; designate
institutum
purpose, intention, design; practice, custom
insto
stand up; approach; harass, menace
instruo
prepare, provide, equip
insula
island
insulsus
witless, stupid
insulto
jump; scoff at, abuse, insult, taunt
integer
untouched, unimpaired by age, unblemished; virgin
integumentum
covering
intellego
understand, comprehend
intemptatus
untouched, untried, unattempted
inter
between, among
intercedo
intervene; happen; intercede
intercludo
hinder, cut off; separate, divide
interdictus
forbidden, prohibited
interdum
sometimes, occasionally, now and then
interea
in the meantime; in these circumstances
intereo
die
intersum
it makes a difference
interficio
kill, murder; destory
interior
inner
interitus
ruin, destruction; death
interlunium
the time of the new moon
intermitto
interrupt, neglect; leave vacant
interpello
interrupt, disturb, hinder
interpono
put between; introduce, put forward; pledge
intersum
lie between; differ; be present; make a difference
intestinum
intestines, guts
intibum
endive, succory
intimus
inmost
intonsus
bearded, unshaven; leafy; unpolished
intorqueo
twist, fold; distort; hurl, launch
intro
adv. within; verb - enter; penetrate
introduco
introduce, lead in; insist
introitus
entrance, entering; beginning
inusitatus
unusual, extraordinary
inutilis
uselsess, unprofitable; harmful
invado
attack, invade; seize; accost
invenio
meet, find; acquire, get
invenustus
unlovely, unattractive
invicem
in turn, alternately
invictus
unconquered, invincible
invidendus
enviable
invidens
envious
invideo
look at with ill will or envy; begrudge
invidia
envy, prejudice
invidus
envious, envyingl enviable
inviolatus
unhurt; inviolable
inviso
go to see; look upon
invisus
hated, hateful, detested
invitus
unwilling
Io
Io, daughter of Inachus, king of Argos
iocosus
full of laughs, jolly, happy
iocus
joke, jest; in jest
Ionius
Ionian
Iovis
Jupiter, Jove
ipse
himself, herself, itself; (noun) master or mistress
ira
anger, hatred, indignation
iracundus
irascible, irritable, passionate; angry
iratus
angry, angered, furious, wrathful
irrideo
laugh at, mock, ridicule
irrito
incite, excite; exasperate, irritate; kindle
irritus
undecided, unsettled; useless
irrumator
a man who receives oral sex; on who treats others with contempt
irrumpo
break in, burst into, fall upon
is
this, that, he, she
iste
this, that; that person (in contempt)
istinc
from the place you are in, from this situation of yours
ita
so
Italia
Italy
Italus
Italian
itaque
and so, accordingly, consequently
iter
journey, path, road, course
iterum
again, a second time
Itonus
Itonus, a city and mountain in Thessaly
Itylus
Itylus, son of Zethus
Iuba
powerful king of the Numidians
iubeo
order, bid
iucunditas
pleasantness, delight, enjoyment
iucundus
pleasant, delightful
Iudaeus
belonging to Judea, Jewish
iudex
judge, juror
iudicium
judgment, sentence; trial
iudico
judge, decide
iugalis
yoked together; matrimonial
iugerum
an acre
iugosus
mountainous
iugum
yoke; ridge
iungo
join, connect
Iuno
Juno
Iunonius
of Juno, Junonian
Iuppiter
Jove, Jupiter, or Zeus
iuratus
sworn, bound by an oath; noun - witness, juror
iurgium
dispute, quarrel, altercation
iuro
swear, swear to
ius
law; right; legal standing, authority, jurisdiction; code
Iustitia
justice personified
iustus
just, fair, lawful, right; proper
iuvenalis
young, youthful, juvenile
iuvenca
young cow, heifer
iuvencus
young bull or ox, bullock
iuvenis
youth, young man
iuventus
youth
iuvo
help; please, gratify
Ixion
Ixion, son of Phlegyas, who murdered his father-in-law
labefacio
shake, loosen
labellum
lip
labes
fall, stroke, ruin, destruction; scandal
labor
labor, effort, toil
laboriosus
laborious, much worked-upon
laboro
work, labor
labrum
lip
lacerta
lizard
lacertus
upper arm
lacrima
tear
lactens
suckling, taking milk
lacus
lake
laedo
injure, offend; handicap
laetitia
happiness
laetor
rejoice, be glad
laetus
glad, happy
laevus
left; the left hand
Lalage
name of a woman in 1.22
lambo
lick, lap, touch; wash, flow by
languens
faint, weak, feeble, inert
languesco
become faint, grow weak; decrease
languidus
weary, drooping, flaccid
lanio
tear in pieces, magnle, lacerate
lapillus
pebble, small stone
lapis
stone
lar
household god
large
abundantly
largitio
generosity, largesse
Larius
belonging to the Larius Lacus, modern Lago di Como, in Cisalpine Gaul
lasarpicifer
silphium-bearing
lascivus
playful, petulant; luxuriant
lasso
weary, fatigue, exhaust
lateo
hide, skulk, lurk
Latius
Latin, belonging to Latium
latro
verb - bark; rant; noun - robber, bandit
latus
wide, broad
laudo
praise
laureus
of laurel
laurus
laurel or bay tree
laus
praise; cause of praise, virtue, glory
lavo
wash
laxus
spacious; loose
lea
lioness
leaena
lioness
Lebinthos
Lebinthos, one of the Sporadic islands
lectica
litter, a covered and curtained couch used for carrying a person
lectulus
diminutive of lectus
lectus
bed, couch
lego
gather; remove; pick out; read
Leleges
a tribe living in Asia Minor and Greece
lenio
soften, mollify; appease
lenis
easy, gentle
lentus
supple, pliant; slow, unconcerned, at ease
leo
lion
lepidus
charming, witty
lepos
charm, grace, wit
lepus
a hare
Lesbia
poetic name given the woman loved by Catullus
Lesbous
famous island in the Aegean
Lethaeus
of the Lethe, river of forgetfulness in the underworld; meton., of death
letum
death, annihilation, destruction
Leuconoe
woman in 1.11; her name means “empty head”
levis
light in weight; light, gentle; trivial, shallow, insignificant
leviter
lightly
levo
lighten
lex
law
libellus
little book; book-shop
libenter
with pleasure; willingly, gladly
liber
book, volume, roll; the inner bark of a tree
liber
free
liberalis
of freedom; dignified, honorable; generous
liberi
children
libero
set free, liberate
libertas
freedom, liberty
libet
it pleases, it is agreeable
libidinosus
full of desire, passionate, libidinous
libido
desire; sexual craving
Libitina
goddess of corpses
librarius
of books; noun - scribe, secretary
libro
balance, poise; brandish, hurl, throw
Liburnus
Liburnian, a people of Illyrium
Libya
North Africa
Libycus
Libyan
Libyssa
African; belonging to North Africa
Libystinus
Libyan
licenter
freely, impudently
licentia
freedom, liberty, license
licet
it is permitted
Licinius
Catullus’s closest friend and fellow poet
lignum
wood, firewood
lilium
lily
limen
threshold, doorway
limes
path, road; boundary, limit
limpidus
clear, transparent
lingua
tongue
linquo
leave, quit
linteum
linen cloth; napkin; sail
liqueo
be clear, be evident, be free
liquidus
liquid, fluid; clear, unclouded
liquo
strain, filter, clarify; melt
lis
lawsuit
litoralis
of the shore
litoreus
of the seashore
littera
letter; pl. epistle, letter
litterator
grammarian, philologist
litus
shore
lituus
curved trumpet, cornet, clarion
livor
envy, spite, malice; bruise
loco
place, put, arrange; establish
locus
place, region, part
longus
long; tall, svelte
loquax
talkative, chattering, loquacious
loquor
speak; tell
lorum
leather strap for tying
lubeo
to be pleasing; quid lubet: anything you like
lubricus
slippery, gliding; dangerous
luceo
shine; beam, glitter
Lucina
goddess of childbirth, identified with Juno or Diana
Lucius
a Roman praenomen
luctor
to wrestle, struggle, contend
luctus
sorrow, mourning, grief
ludo
play
ludus
game, play; school
lugeo
mourn
lugubris
mourning; mournful; disastrous
lumen
radiance, light; day; the light of life; by meton., eye
luna
moon
lunaris
lunar, of the moon
luno
crook, bend like a half-moon
luo
loose, pay off; suffer; atone for
lupus
wolf
lux
light, ray; by meton., day; sweetheart
luxuries
luxury, excess; rankness
luxuriosus
luxuriant, exuberant; excessive
Lyaeus
surname of Bacchus
Lychnus
light, lamp
Lydia
woman in Ode 1.8; a second? in 3.9
lympha
water nymph; water
lymphatus
frenzied, frantic
lyra
lute, lyre
lyricus
lyric, of the lyre
macero
make soft, soften, soak; weaken
macto
magnify, honor, glorify
madefactus
moistened, drenched, soaked
madeo
be wet, drip, flow; overflow
Maecenas
Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, close friend of Augustus, patron of Horace and Vergil
Maenas
priestess of Bacchus
maeror
mourning, sdness, grief
maestitia
sadness, sorrow, grief
maestus
sad
magis
more
magistratus
magistrate; magisterial office
Magna Mater
great mother, Cybele, the earth goddess
magnanimus
magnanimous, high-minded
magnitudo
magnitude, greatness, size
magnus
large, great
maior
larger, greater
male
badly
maledictio
reviling, abuse
maledictum
abusive word, curse
maleficium
crime; mischief, harm, injury
malignus
spiteful
malo
prefer, desire more
malobathron
malobathrum, a costly ointment
malus
bad, evil, malicious
mandatum
order, charge, commission; mandate
mando
order, command; confide, hand over
mane
in the morning
maneo
remain, stay, wait
manifesto
adv. evidently, manifestly; verb - discover, disclose
manifestus
clear, plain, apparent
Manlius
Roman family name
mano
flow, run, trickle
mantica
knapsack
Mantua
Mantua, a city of Cisalpine Gaul
manus
hand
Marcus
Marcus Tullius Cicero
mare
sea
Mareoticus
Mareotic, Egyptian
margo
edge, brink, border, margin
maritus
husband; (adj.) married
marmor
marble
Marrucinus
of or belonging to a tribe living on the eastern shore of Italy
Mars
god of war
Marsus
of or belonging to the Marsi, a people in Latium
Massicum
wine of Massicus, a mountain in Campania
mater
mother
materfamilias
matriarch
materia
material, stuff; subject; source
materies
material, stuff; subject; source
maternus
of a mother; on the mother’s side of the family
matrimonium
marriage
matrona
married woman
maturitas
maturity, ripeness
maturus
ripe
Maurus
of or belonging to the Moors, N. African
maximus
greatest
medicatus
adj. healing, medicinal; noun - a charm
medicina
medicine
mediocritas
the mean, a middle state, moderation
meditor
contemplate, think out, rehearse
medius
middle, in the middle
medulla
the marrow of the bones; the inside
mel
honey
melior
better
mellitus
honey-sweet
Melpomene
muse of tragic and lyric poetry
membrana
sheepskin used as parchment or a cover for manuscripts
membrum
any part of the body; limb
memet
intensive form of me
memor
remembering, mindful
memoria
memory, remembrance
mendax
mendacious, lying, false
mens
mind
mensa
table
mensis
month
menta, mentha
mint
mentum
the chin
mercator
trader, merchant
Mercurius
Mercury, the messenger god
mereor
win, earn, deserve
meretricius
of a prostitute
meretrix
prostitute
mergo
immerse, sink; bury
merso
dip, immerse
merum
unmixed wine, wine without water
merus
pure, undiluted (esp. of wine)
meta
turning-post, column at the end of the circus
Metellus
Roman family name; C.Caecilius Metellus Celer, e.g.
metuo
fear; fear danger from
metus
fear, dread, apprehension, anxiety
meus
my, mine
mica
particle, grain
mico
tremble, quiver, shake; flash, gleam, glitter
miles
soldier; footsoldier
milia
thousands
milies
a thousand times
militaris
military, warlike, martial
militia
military service, warfare
milito
serve as a soldier; serve, work
mille
a thousand
Minae
threats personified
minax
menacing, threatening
Minerva
Minerva, goddess of wisdom (aka Athena)
minimus
least, smallest
minio
paint red
minister
servant, attendant, acolyte
ministerium
office, service, ministry; administration
ministra
female attendant, female servant
Minois
Minoidis, female descendant of Minos, (Ariadne)
minor, minus
less
Minos
Minos, legendary king of Crete
Minotaurus
the minotaur, a monster with a bull's head and man's body
Minous
Minoan, belonging to Minos
minuo
diminish, lessen, divide into small pieces
mirabilis
wonderful, marvelous, extraordinary
mirifice
amazingly, remarkably
miror
be amazed, wonder, marvel
mirus
extraordinary, remarkable
misceo
mix, combine
misellus
poor little; wretchedly in love
miser
wretched, unhappy
miserabilis
deplorable, lamentable, wretched
misereor
feel pity, have compassion, pity
miseresco
pity, feel pity, have compassion
misericordia
pity, compassion, sympathy
miseror
lament, deplore, commiserate
mitesco
grow mild, become gentle, be tamed
mitto
send, send forth; throw, cast; emit, utter; cease; abandon
mnemosynum
keepsake, souvenir
mobilis
movable, quick, fleet; changeable
moderatio
guidance, regulation; moderation self-control
moderatus
within bounds; moderate
moderor
limit, restrain; manage, guide
moderor
moderate, restrain, allay; manage
modicus
moderate, modest, temperate; ordinary
modo
just, only
modus
measure, quantity; manner, way
moechus
adulterer
moenia
defensive walls, ramparts, city walls
moles
shapeless mass, huge bulk, weight, pile; a massive structure
molestus
troublesome, annoying
molior
struggle, strive; build, construct
mollesco
soften; become mild
mollio
soften; pacify
mollis
soft, mild, languid, voluptuous
moneo
advise, warn
monile
necklace, collar
monimentum
memorial, reminder
mons
mountain
monstrum
portent, prodigy, apparition
monumentum
memorial, monument; record
mora
delay
morbus
disease
mordeo
bite
morior
die
moror
stay, wait
morosus
peevish, fretful
mors
death
morsus
bite; sting, pain
mortalis
a mortal, human being
mortuus
dead; faint, overwhelmed
morus
mulberrry tree
mos
custom; manner, (pl.) morals
moveo
move
mox
soon; afterwards
mucro
sword's point; sword
muliebris
like a woman; effeminate
mulier
woman
mulierarius
of a woman, womanly
multifidus
divided into many parts
multiplex
manifold, of many parts
multo
far, by far, greatly; much
multus
much, a lot of, many a; (pl.) many
munditia
cleanliness, neatness, elegance
mundus
heavens sky; world ; (adj.) clean
munio
fortify, build, defend
munus
function, duty, task; gift; favor
munusculum
small gift, little present
murmur
murmur, growling, grumbling
murus
wall
Musa
a muse, one of the nine muses
muto
change; exchange, take in exchange
mutus
inarticulate, mute, dumb, silent
mutuus
mutual; reciprocally
Myrtous
Myrtoan, a part of the Aegean Sea
myrtus
the myrtle tree
nam
for
namque
for, and in fact
Nape
Nape, female slave who served as Ovid's go-between
narro
give an account, tell; say
nascor
to be born; originate
Naso
Roman family name
nasus
nose
nata
daughter
natalis
natal, pertaining to birth
nato
swim, float
natura
nature, quality
naturalis
natural, by birth
natus
son; (pl.) children
naufragus
shipwrecked
nauta
sailor
navigatio
sailing, voyage, navigation
navigium
ship, boat, vessel
navis
ship
navo
accomplish, effect, prosecute
ne
adv. and conj. introducing prohibitions
nebula
mist, cloud
nec
and not
necdum
not yet
necessarius
noun
necesse
essential, necessary
necessitas
necessity, compulsion, fate
neco
kill, destroy, slay
nectar
nectar, drink of the gods
nefarius
wicked, horrible
nefas
sacrilege; wicked act, crime
neglegens
careless
neglego
disregard; despise
nego
deny, refuse, say…not
negotium
business, occupation; interest
Nemesis
Greek goddess of retribution
nemo
nobody, no one
nempe
certainly, of course; I suppose
nemus
a wood, forest
nepos
grandson, descendant
Neptunus
Neptune, god of the sea; the sea
nequam
worthless, good for nothing
nequaquam
in no way, by no means, not at all
neque
and not
nequeo
be unable
nequiquam
in vain, to no purpose
nescio
not to know
nescio quis
someone, something
nescius
unknowing, ignorant, unaware
neu
and not, nor
nex
murder, slaughter; death
nexus
fastening, joining; slavery for debt
ni
unless
Nicaea
city in Bithynia
nidus
nest, home
niger
black, dark
nihil
nothing
nil
nothing
Nilus
the Nile river
nimirum
no wonder, doubtless
nimis
too much; very much
nimius
too much; excessively
Ninus
Ninus, son of Belus, first king of Assyria, built Nineveh
nisi
unless, except if
niteo
shine, look bright, flitter
nitor
verb - strive, make an effort; noun - brightness, splendor
nivalis
of snow, snowy
niveus
snowy
nix
snow
nobilis
well-known, famous, illustrious
noceo
harm, injure, hurt
nocturnus
nocturnal, by night
nolo
be unwilling, not to wish
nomino
name, call by name; celebrate; nominate
nomen
name; a reason, pretext, or purpose
non
not
nondum
not yet
nonne
introduces a question expecting a "yes" answer
nos
we, us
nosco
know
noster
our
nota
note; sign, impression
notitia
knowledge; fame, note
noto
fame, celebrity, note; familiarity
notus
known, familiar; famous
novem
nine
noviens
nine times
novitas
newness, novelty
novo
renew, renovate; change, alter
novus
new; superl. latest, last
nox
night
nubes
cloud
nubo
get married
nudo
strip, expose, uncover
nudus
bare, naked
nugae
trifles, things of no consequence
nullus
not one, no one
num
interrogative particle used when a negative answer is expected
numen
a nod; divine power
numerus
number; verse, meter
numquam
never
numquid
a stronger form of num, expects a definite “no”answer
nunc
now
nuntio
announce, communicate, tell
nuntius
messenger; message, news
nuper
recently, not long ago
nuptus
married
nuto
nod, sway; beat rhythmically
nutrio
nourish, foster, support
nutrix
nurse; breast
nutus
nod; hint; inclination; assent
nux
nut
nympha
nymph, a semi divine female nature spirit
Nysigena
born on Mt. Nysa, birthplace of Bacchus
o
an interjection expressing, grief, pleasure, indignation, or adjuration
ob
on account of, because of
obduro
be persistent or obdurate
obeo
meet, go into, take on
obicio
oppose; offer, present; object
obiurgo
blame, scold; urge
oblecto
delight, entertain, amuse
obligatus
bound, under obligation; vowed
obligo
bandage, bind; make guilty of
oblino
daub, smear over; smear, defile
obliquus
slanting, oblique
obliviosus
forgetful, oblivious
obliviscor
forget
obscuro
darken, obscure; hide, conceal
obscurus
dark shady, obscure
obsequium
compliance, indulgence
obsequor
comply, humor, submit; yield
observo
watch, notice; guard
obsideo
stay, remain, abide; besiege
obsoletus
old, worn out, thrown off; common
obstinatus
stubborn, obstinate, resolute
obstipesco
be stupefied, be astounded
obsto
thwart, hinder, oppose; suppress
obstrepo
roar at, resound
obstringo
shut in, confine; bind
obstruo
hinder, impede; block barricade
obtego
cover over, protect
obtempero
comply, conform, obey
obtero
bruise, cruch; disgrace, destroy
obtineo
occupy, possess, keep, maintain
obtusus
blunt, dull, obtuse
obvius
in the way or path of something
occido
fall; set; kill
occupo
grasp; occupy; engross, preoccupy
occulto
hide, conceal
occultus
hidden, concealed, secret
occupo
seize, occupy, master
occurro
meet
ocellus
dim. of oculus, eye; darling
ocior, ocius
quicker, sooner; sooner or later
octo
eight
oculus
eye
odi
hate; repudiate, have no patience for
odium
hatred, animosity, aversion
odor
smell, odor, fragrance
odoratus
fragrant, smelling
offendo
strike, stumble; find fault; fail; shock
offero
present, show, offer
officium
duty, fulfillment of an obligation
offirmo
strengthen
olfacio
smell
olim
formerly, once, once upon a time
Olympicus
of Mt. Olympus; Olympic
omen
omen, sigh
omnipotens
almighty, omnipotent
omnis
all, whole, entire
onus
burden, load
operosus
painstaking, active, busy; artfully constructed
opifer
helping, helpful
opifex
worker, artisan
opinio
opinion, belief
opinor
suppose, believe, think
oportet
it is proper, right; it ought, should
oppedo
break wind at, mock, insult
oppidum
town
oppono
oppose, place opposite
oppositus
opposite facing; situated in front of; pledged, pawned
opprimo
overwhelm, crush, overpower
oppugno
attack, besiege
ops
power; wealth; help
optimus
the best, extremely good
opto
wish, choose, desire
opus
work; that which needs to be done; opus est: there is need
ora
edge, border; region, district, land
oraculum
oracle
oratio
speech
Orcus
Dis, god of the underworld; the underworld
ordino
order, arrange; narrate, compose
origo
origin, beginning
Orion
constellation; a mythical giant
orior
rise
orno
furnish, provide, equip; embellish, adorn
ornus
mountain-ash tree
Ornytus
father of Calais, Ode 3.9
oro
pray, beseech, supplicate
Orpheus
famous mythic singer of Thrace, looked back for his wife Eurydice
Ortalus
cognomen of an addressee in Catullus 65
os
mouth; face, countenance
osculatio
kissing
osculum
kiss
ostendo
show, display; reveal
ostento
present, exhibit; hold up
otiosus
at leisure, idle
otium
leisure, rest, idleness
ovum
egg
pactum
agreement, contract
Paean
epithet of Apollo, the god of healing
Paelignus
belonging to Peligni, Pelignian
Paeligni
the Peligni, a people of Central Italy
paene
almost
paeniteo
it torments, offends
pagina
page
palam
openly, publicly
palimpsestum
a palimpsest, papyrus recycled by erasure
pallidulus
somewhat pale
pallidus
pale, colorless
palma
the front of the hand; palm leaf; the palm of victory; oar
palmula
same as palma
paluster
marshy, swampy
pandus
bent, crooked, curved
Paphius
of Paphos
Paphos
the city Paphos; or the son of Pygmalion, founder of Paphos
papilla
nipple, breast
papyrus
a reed; an Egyptian reed
par
equal comparable; fitting
paratus
noun
parcus
sparing, frugal
parco
act sparingly, refrain from, use restraint
parens
parent
pareo
submit, be obedient
paries
wall
parilis
equal, like
pario
give birth; produce, invent, effect
parmula
little shield
Parnasus
Parnasus, mountain in Phocis, sacred to Apollo(city of Delphi at its base)
paro
furnish, supply; obtain; prepare
Paros
Paros, one of the Cyclades, famous for its white marble
pars
part; some; standpoint, side
Parthi
Parthians, tribe south of the Caspian Sea
partim
partly, in part
parum
too little, not enough
parvus
little, small
passer
small bird, blue thrush, sparrow
passim
here and there, at random; indiscriminately
passus
step, pace
pastor
shepherd, herdsman
Patareus
of Patara, a seaport in Lycia
patefacio
lay open, throw open; disclose, expose
pateo
be open; show as entered (in accounts)
pater
father
paternus
paternal, fatherly
patientia
patience, endurance, submission
patior
suffer, be subjected to; bear, put up with
patria
homeland, native land, country
patrimonium
inheritance, patrimony
patrius
paternal, ancestral
patronus
patron, guardian, protector
patruus
uncle (father's brother)
patulus
spread out, wide, open
pauci
a few
paulatim
gradually
paulo
a little, somewhat
paululum
a little, somewhat
paulum
a little bit; (adv.) for a little while
pauper
poor
pauperies
poverty
paupertas
poverty
paveo
fear, be terrified
pavidus
trembling, quaking, fearful
pavimentum
pavement, hard floor
peccatum
error, mistake; offense
pectus
breast, chest; soul, heart, mind
pecunia
money; property, riches
pecus
livestock, cattle
pelagus
sea
pello
strike, push; drive out, expel
Pelopeius
Pelopian, of Pelops (settled the Peloponnesus)
penates
household gods
pendo
suspend, weigh; pay, suffer; consider
pendeo
hang; depend, rely
Peneis
Daphne; belonging to the Peneus (river in Thessaly)
Peneius
Penean
penetro
make one’s way into, penetrate
Peneus
Penean
penitus
from within; far away; deeply
penna
wing, feather
per
through, along
perago
accomplish, complete; disturb, trouble; describe
peraratus
ploughed through, furrowed
perceler
very quick, sudden
percello
overturn, upset, strik; ruin, destroy
percipio
perceive, observe; seize, occupy; understand
percutio
strike, pierce, transfix
perdo
ruin, spoil
perduco
conduct
peregrinus
foreign
perennis
constant, enduring
pereo
vanish; be done in, perish, die; suffer
perfacilis
very easy
perfero
carry on, endure
perfidus
treacherous, dishonest
perflagitiosus
very shameful
perfugium
shelter, refuge, asylum
perfundo
pour through, drench, suffuse
pergravis
very important, very serious
perhibeo
say, assert; call, name
periculum
danger, risk; trial attempt
perlego
read through; thoroughly examine
perlucidulus
somewhat transparent
permaturesco
ripen fully
permisceo
blend thoroughly, mix up
permitto
surrender, commit; permit
permulceo
rub gently; soothe, charm, flatter
permultus
very many, very much
permutatio
change, alteration; exchange
permuto
alter completely; exchange
pernicies
ruin, bane
pernix
leggy, long-legged
pernumero
fully enumerate, count out
perosus
hating; weary of, disgusted with
perpetior
endure, bear, suffer
perpetuus
continual, everlasting, perpetual
Persae
the Parthians; also Persians
perscribo
write out in full, finish writing
persequor
follow persistently, catch up with, pursue, harass
Persicus
Persian
persona
person, character
persono
resound, fill with sound; cry out
perspicio
inspect thoroughly; discern, recognize
perterritus
terrified
pertimesco
be frightened, be alarmed
pertinacia
perseverance, persistence, obstinacy
pertinax
persevering, obstinate, stubborn
perturpis
very shameful
peruro
burn up
pervenio
reach, arrive
perverto
overturn, overthrow; ruin, corrupt
pervigilo
watch all night, remain awake
pervinco
prevail over, overcome
pervolvo
go on unwinding
pervulgo
make public, spread abroad
pes
foot; (naut.) the line used to tie a square sail to the mast
pessimus
the worst, extremely bad
pestifer
destructive, pernicious; sickening
pestilentia
plague, pestilence
pestis
physical destruction; plague, affliction
petitor
candidate for office; one who tries to obtain something
peto
seek; attack
petulans
impudent, petulant, rude
petulantia
impudence, petulance
pharetra
a quiver (for arrows)
pharetratus
wearing a quiver, quivered
phaselus
a light ship
Philemon
Philemon, Baucis's husband
Philippi
city in Macedonia on the borders of Thrace
philyra
a linden tree
Phoebe
Phoebe, goddess of the moon
Phoebus
Apollo (as god of light)
Phrygius
of Phrygia, Phrygian (region of Asia Minor)
pictus
painted, tattooed, decorated
Pieris
Pieris (a muse); pl. the Muses
pietas
dutiful respect
piger
sluggish, torpid, lazy
pignus
pledge; something given as security or risked in a bet
pila
mortar; pillar; a ball
pilum
javelin
pinus
pine tree
pipio
chirp
Piraeus
Piraeus (port of Athens)
Pirithoos
Pirithous, friend of Theseus; detained in the underworld trying to rescue Proserpina
piscis
fish
Pittheus
Pitthean, ruled by Pittheus (Theseus's grandfather)
pius
dutiful, conscientious, upright
placeo
be pleasing to
placidus
calm, quiet, still, peaceful
plaga
a trap, snare; calamity, blow
plangor
striking, beating; wailing
plebeius
plebeian, of the common people; vulgar
plenus
full
plerusque
the majority, most
pluma
feather, plume
plumbum
lead, used for drawing lines
plurimus
the most
plus
more
Pluto
king of the underworld
poculum
cup
podagra
gout, a painful inflammation of the joints of the foot
poema
poem
poena
penalty
poeta
poet
politus
polished, accomplished, refined
pollex
thumb
polliceor
promise
Pollionius
of Pollio, brother of Asinius, the napkin thief; Pollio was an orator and historian
pomifer
fruit-bearing
pompa
procession, solemn procession
Pompeius
Pompey the great, Caesar’s chief rival
pomum
fruit tree
pono
put, place; provide
pons
bridge
Ponticus
of or on the Black Sea
pontifex
high-priest
pontus
sea
populus
the people; the public; populace
porrigo
stretch, reach out, extend
porro
straight on; hereafter
porta
gate, door
portentum
omen, sign, portent; monster
porto
carry, take, bring
portus
port, harbor
posco
demand
possideo
possess, own
possum
be able
post
behind; later, afterward
postea
after this, afterwards, later
posterus
following, next
posthac
henceforth, in the future
postilla
afterwards, after that time
postis
doorpost
postmodo
afterwards, a little later
postquam
after
postremo
at last, finally
postremus
last, the last; worst
postulo
demand, require, request
Postumus
addressee of Ode 2.14, otherwise unknown
potens
powerful
potentia
power, might, force
potestas
ability, sovereignty, dominion; power
potio
drink, potion
potior
get possession of
potis
having the power, able; possible
potius
rather, preferable, more
prae
before, in front of; in comparison with
praebeo
offer; grant; give
praecedo
precede, lead the way
praeceps
headlong
praecipio
instruct, admonish; anticipate
praecipito
throw down; rush down, drop
praecipuus
special, excellent, chief
praeclarus
very beautiful; noted, remarkable
praecordia
midriff; stomach; breast, heart
praeda
pluncer, booty, pillage; profit
praedico
(-are) - make known, proclaim
praedico
(-ere) - predict; advise, warn
praedor
plunder, rob; take
praefero
prefer, place before
praegestio
delight, desire greatly
praemium
reward, privilege, prize
praeopto
prefer, desire more
praeparo
prepare, equip
praeporto
bear before
praeripio
carry off, snatch away
praeruptus
broken off, steep, rugged
praescriptio
inscription, introduction; limit
praesens
face to face, in person, present
praesertim
especially, particularly
praesidium
defense, protection; garrison
praestans
excellent, superior
praesto
adv. - at hand, present; helpful
praesto
verb - surpass; is preferable; be responsible for; perform, execute
praeter
beyond
praeterea
besides, moreover
praetereo
go beyond, pass
praetor
commander; magistrate, governor, praetor
praetrepidans
trembling in anticipation
pratum
meadow
precor
beg, request, beseech
premo
press, weight down
presso
press
pretium
price; cost
prex
prayer, entreaty
Priamides
son of Priam
primo
at first, in the beginning
primus
first; the tip of
princeps
first, earliest; emperor
principium
beginning; foundations, principles
prior, prius
former
priscus
ancient, olden, old-fashioned
privo
free, release, deliver; deprive
pro
in front of; in return for; in the capacity of
proavus
great-grandfather; ancestor
probe
well
probo
approve, commend; recommend; prove
probrum
shame, disgrace, dishonor
procax
bold, insolent, pertinacious
procedo
move forward, advance, proceed
procella
storm, gale
proceritas
high growth, height, tallness
procreo
generate, procreate, produce
procul
in the distance far off; far, remote, distant
procurro
run forward, charge; project, jut
prodeo
go forward; appear as a witness; appear
proditor
betrayer, traitor
prodo
report, reveal; proclaim
produco
lead forward; cause to appear
proelium
battle
profanus
not dedicated to religious use; not initiated into a cult
profecto
actually, indeed, really
profero
publish, reach forth, stretch
proficiscor
set out, proceed
profluo
flow along; glide
profundo
pour out; expend
progenies
offspring, progeny
progigno
beget, give birth
progredior
move forward, advance, proceed
prohibeo
restrain, hinder, prevent; forbid
proicio
throw out, throw; extend
prolabor
glide forward, slide along, slip
prolapsio
slipping, falling
promitto
send forth; undertake, promise, guarantee
promo
produce; express
pronus
leaning forward; sloping; face down, prone; flat
prope
near
propero
hurry
propinquus
neighbor; kinsman, relative
propitius
favorable, well-disposed, kind
propono
set forth, offer, propound, propose
Propontis
the Propontis or Sea of Marmora, between the Black Sea and the Aegean
proprius
special, particular, proper
propter
because of, on acount of
propulso
drive back, repel, repulse
prosilio
jump forward, spring up; start out
prospecto
look at, gaze upon; command; await
prospectus
distant view, prospect
prosperus
favorable, fortunate; propitious
prospicio
look forward, look out, look; watch
prosterno
spread out, throw down, overthrow
prosum
be of use, help, profit
protendo
stretch, reach out, extend
protero
supplant; trample, wear down, crush
protervus
violent, vehement; impudent
protinus
continuously, forward; immediately
pruna
burning coal, live coal
provincia
province
proximus
nearest
pubes
the adult population; manpower
publicus
public, common
Publius
Roman family name
pudens
shameful, modest, shy, sensitive
pudicitia
modesty, virtue, chastity
pudicus
chaste, decent, sexually modest
Pudor
decency personified
pudor
a sense of shame; decency, modesty
puella
girl; young woman; girlfriend
puer
boy; colloq., of a friend; slave
pueritia
boyhood, childhood
pugna
a fight, combat
pugno
to fight
pulcher
beautiful, handsome, lovely
pulchritudo
beauty, excellence
pullus
dusky, dark-colored
pulso
strike, beat, hammer
pulvinar
a couch on which images of the gods were placed at a banquet offered to the gods
pulvis
dust; sand
pumex
pumice, a volcanic rock used to polish books
puppis
the stern, poop; a ship
purpura
purple dye; any purple-dyed cloth; a shellfish yielding a purple dye;
purpureus
purple
purus
clean pure; plain;, unembellished
pusio
a little boy
puto
think; consider
Pygmalion
Pygmalion, created a statue and fell in love with it
pyramis
pyramid
Pyramus
Thisbe's lover
Pyrrha
experienced lover of Ode 1.5
Python
the Python, a huge snake killed by Apollo near Delphi
pyxis
a small box, casket
qua
whre, in what direction; to what extent
quadrantarius
one fourth
quadrimus
four years old, of four winters
quaero
ask, ask for, seek
quaeso
pray, request; impers. please
quaestio
examination, inquiry
qualibet
everywhere, where you will; in any way
qualis
of what kind; such as
qualiscumque
of whatever sort or quality; such as it is, for whatever it is worth
quam
to which extent or degree; how; as, than
quamdiu
as long as
quamquam
although
quamvis
to any degree you like, as much as can be; with subjunctive –even though
quando
following si, at any time
quandoquidem
since
quantuluscumque
however small or trifling
quantum
whatever amount; (with est) of all that exist
quantus
how much, how great, pl. how many
quare
on account of which thing; wherefore, therefore
quartus
fourth, the fourth
quasso
shake repeatedly
quasi
as if
quatio
shake
-que
and
queo
to be able
quercus
oak, oak tree
querela
lament; complaint, accusation
querimonia
complaining, lamentation, accusation
queror
complain
questus
complaint, protest
qui
who, which
quia
because
quicquam
same as quisquam
quicum
whoever
quicumque
whoever, whatever
quidam
a certain; pl. some
quidem
certainly, indeed
quies
sleep, repose
quilibet
whoever or whatever you please; anyone, anything
quin
why not; that not; so as to prevent; that, but that
quinam
same as quisnam
Quintia
the good-looking woman compared to Lesbia in #86
Quintilia
wife or mistress of Licinius Calvus, #96
Quintilius
poet of Cremona, friend of Horace and relative of Vergil
quintus
the fifth; quintessence
Quiris
of Rome, Roman
Quirites
the Romans
quis, quid
who? what?
quisnam
who then? who in the world?
quisquam
anyone, anything
quisque
each one
quisquis
whoever, whatever
quivis
whoever or whatever you wish; anyone, anything
quo
to which place, whither
quoad
until; as long as; to the extent that, to the degree that
quod
because
quodsi
but though, now
quomodo
how? in what way?
quondam
once, formerly
quoniam
since, because
quoque
also
quoquo
in every direction
quot
how many, as many
quotiens
as often as, whenever
quotquot
whatever number, as many as
radicitus
by the roots, utterly, radically
radius
ray (of the sun); staff, rod
radix
root
rado
scrape, scratch, rub
ramalia
twigs, shoots, sticks
ramus
branch, twig
rapacitas
greed, rapacity
rapax
tearing, furious, violent; insatiable
rapidus
strongly flowing, swiftly moving, rapid; scorching
rapio
seize and carry off
rarus
thin; far apart, here and there
ratio
account, reason; business, matter, affair; method; using your reason
ratis
raft; boat, ship
raucus
hoarse; roaring, ringing
Ravidus
cognomen of Catullus's rival
recedo
fall back, give ground, withdraw, recede
recens
recent, fresh
recipio
receive, take in
reclinatus
bent back; relieved
recludo
open; uncover, lay bare
recondo
hide
recordatio
recollection, remembrance
recordor
think over; meditate, ponder
recreo
renew, restore, revive
rectus
straight, erect, straight-limbed
recuro
restore
recurro
return, hurry back
recuso
reject, decline; refuse
reddo
give back, restore; repay; pay; render
redemptor
contractor, undertaker, farmer
redeo
return
redigo
drive back, force back; subdue
redimiculum
band, necklace, frontlet
redimio
encircle, wind, crown
redoleo
smell of, be redolenct of; breathe, exhale
redono
give back, restore, return
reduco
bring back
redundo
run over, overflow
refero
bring back; report; write down
refertus
stuffed, filled, crowded, replete
reficio
restore
reflecto
bend back
reformido
feat greatly, dread, shudder
refreno
bridle, check, control
refugio
flee, flee back, escape
refuto
repel, refute, disprove
regalis
kingly, royal, regal
regina
queen
regio
direction; area, neighborhood
regius
royal; princely, splendid; carta regia, a large piece of paper
regno
rule, reign
regnum
kingdom,; domininon, rule
rego
direct, manage, guide, control
reicio
throw back
relevo
alleviate, relieve; lighten
religio
religious scruple, taboo, or impediment; religious observance
religo
tie back, tie up; untie
relinquo
quit, leave, forsake
reliquus
the rest of, remaining
remaneo
stay behind, remain
remigium
rowing; the oars
remitto
send back, return
remollesco
became soft again; soften
remoror
delay, defer, hold back
remotus
removed, remote, distant
removeo
move back, withdraw; remove
remuneror
reward, repay
remus
oar
renideo
shine again, glisten; smile
renovo
renew, restore
reor
believe, think, imagine
reparo
recover, retrieve, renew; restore
repello
drive back, repulse; reject
repente
suddenly, immediately
repentinus
sudden, unexpected
reperio
find, discover
repertor
inventor, deviser, author
repeto
attack again; demand back, seek again
repleo
fill again; complete, replenish
repono
put back; put to rest
reporto
carry back, return
reposco
demand back; claim as one’s right, demand
reprehendo
hold back, restrain, check
repuguno
oppose, resist
requies
rest, relaxation
requiesco
rest, find relief
requiro
try to find, seek, look for, ask about; need miss
res
property, wealth; thing, matter
res publica
republic, the state
rescribo
write back
reseco
cut loose, cut off
resido
settle, sit down
resisto
halt, stop, stay; resist, oppose, reply
resono
resound, echo
resorbeo
suck back, swallow again
respecto
have regard for, count on; to keep on looking back at
respergo
sprinkle, besprinkle
respicio
look back; consider
respondeo
answer, reply
respuo
spit back; reject, refuse
restituo
rebuild; restore, cure; give back unharmed
resto
withstand, resist, oppose; remain
resupinus
bent back, lying on the back, supine
resurgo
rise again; be restored
retineo
hold fast; keep
retraho
draw back, withdraw
retro
back, backward
reus
accused, defendant
revello
tear off, tear out
reverens
respectful, reverent
reverto
return, come back
revoco
call back
rex
king
Rhenus
the Thine river
Rhodus
the island of Rhodes
Rhoeteus
Trojan (nearby promontory of Rhoeteum)
rictus
gaping jaws, mouth wide open
rideo
laugh
rigor
stiffness, hardness, rigor
riguus
abounding in water, irrigating
rima
crack, fissure
ripa
bank (of a river); shore
ritus
religious ceremony, rite; style
rivalis
competitor, rival, adversary
rivus
stream
rixa
quarrel, brawl
rodo
gnaw, eat away, corrode
rogo
ask for
rogus
funeral pyre
Roma
Rome
Romanus
Roman
Romulus
founder of Rome
rosa
rose
roseus
rosy, red
rostrum
speakers' platform; beak, bill; prow
rota
wheel
rubeo
to be or become red
ruber
red
rubus
a blackberry bush
rudo
roar, bellow
rudus
rubbish, debris
Rufus
M. Caelius Rufus, probably in #s 58, 69, and 77. Cicero defends him.
rugosus
wrinkled, shrivelled
ruina
collapse, ruin
rumor
murmur; applause; common talk; reputation
rumpo
break, rupture, split, burst
rupes
rock, cliff
rursus
back again; contrariwise
rus
country, boondocks
rusticus
rustic; of the country, rural
sabbata
great festival; the sabbath
Sabellus
Sabelian; with anus, an old hag
Sabinus
Sabine; from the Sabine country northeast of Rome
sacculus
purse
sacer
sacred, holy; accursed, detestable
sacerdos
priest, priestess
saeculum
generation
saepe
often
saepio
enclose; surround with a wall or hedge
Saetabus
of or made in Saetabis, a town in Hispania
saevio
to rage, rave
saevus
fierce, savage
Sagae
the Sacae, a Scythian people
sagitta
arrow
sagittifer
arrow-bearing
sal
salt; wit; the sea
Saliaris
belonging to the Salii, Salian; splendid, sumptuous
salignus
of willow
salio
jump, leap, spriing
salsus
salty, briny; witty, clever
saltus
rough woodland broken with glades; a large country estate
salus
safety, well-being
salveo
be well, be in good health
salvus
well, safe, uninjured
Samos
Samos, an island near Ephesus
sanabilis
curable, remediable
sancititas
holiness, sacredness; integrity, honor
sanctus
holy, sacred, inviolate
sanguis
blood
sanus
healthy; sane sober
sapiens
wise, sensible
sapientia
wisdom, philosophy; prudence
sapio
taste of, have a flavor of; be sensible
sapor
taste, relish, flavor; taste, elegance
Sapphicus
Sapphic, belonging to Sappho
sarculum
a little hoe, garden hoe
satietas
fullness, satiety; loathing disgust
satio
fill, satisfy
satis
enough
Saturnalis
Saturnian
Saturnius
of Saturn, Saturnian
saturo
fill, glut, satiate
satyrus
a Satyr, demigod of wild places; assoc. with Bacchus
saucius
wounded, hurt
saxeus
of rock, rocky, stony
saxum
stone, rock
scando
mount, climb, ascend
sceleratus
wicked, accursed; polluted, profaned
scelestus
wicked; wretched
scelus
crime, iniquity; a wicked act
schola
schoool; leisure for learning, debate, disputation
scilicet
clearly, evidently, no doubt
scindo
cut, tear, split; separate
scio
know
scopulus
cliff, crag
scortillum
little bimbo
scribo
write
scrinium
chest, box; desk
scriptor
writer, scribe, narrator
sculpo
carbe, cut, chisel
scurra
a fashionable man about town
Scylla
Scylla, (whirlpool at promontory of Sicilian straits)
se, sese
him/her/itself; themselves
secedo
withdraw, separate
secerno
separate, divide; dissociate
seco
cut; torment
secretus
set apart, remote, secluded, secret
sector
follow constantly; pursue, chase
secundus
following; favorable; second
secus
otherwise, differently; (with negative) even so, just so
sed
but
sedeo
sit
sedes
seat; place, home
sedile
seat, bench, stool, chair
seditiosus
seditious, turbulent, factious
seduco
lead away, draw aside; separate, divide
sedulus
persistent, busy, diligent
segnis
slow, tardy, slack, sluggish
seiungo
separate, sever, divide
semel
once, a single time; once and for all
semimortuus
half-dead
semper
always, forever
senatus
senate
senecta
old age
senectus
old age; antiquity
seneo
to be old
senex
old man
senilis
of an old man, aged, senile
senior
older
Senius
with balneas, the name of a public bath at Rome
sensus
sensation; any of the senses; consciousness
sentes
thorns, briers
sentio
perceive, sense, feel
sepelio
bury, inter
septemgeminus
sevenfold; having seven mouths
Septimillus
diminutive of Septimius
sepulcrum
tomb, sepulcher
sequester
intermediate, mediatinig; noun - trustee, mediator
sequor
follow
serenus
clear, unclouded; calm untroubled
sera
bar, bolt, crossbar
Serapis
Serapis, an Egyptian god
serenus
clear, bright; glad
series
succession, sequence, order
serius
grave, earnest, seious
sermo
conversation; topic of conversation
sero
verb - sow, plant; compose, link together
sero
adv. late
serpens
snake
serus
late
serva
female slave
servio
serve, be subject to
servitus
slavery
servo
keep, preserve, guard
servus
slave
Sestianus
of Sestius
Sestius
stooge of the senatorial faction. Defended by Cicero
seu
or if; whether…whether
severitas
seriousness, gravity, severity
severus
austere, stern, strict, grave
sevoco
call apart, withdraw; separate
sex
six
si
if
sibilus
any sibilant sound; hissing, whistling
sic
in this way, so, thus
sicco
dry, dry up; exhaust
siccus
dry
sicine
is this the way?
Siculus
Sicilian
sicut
in the same way as
Sidonis
Sidonian, Phoenician
sidus
star
significo
show, point out, express; mean, signify
signum
sign, signal
silens
still, calm, silent; noun pl. - the dead
Silenus
Silenus, attendant of Bacchus; pl. satyrs
silesco
become silent, grow quiet
silex
flint, granite
silva
forest, wood
similis
similar to, like
simplex
simple
simplicitas
simplicity, frankness, openness, candor
simul
at the same time, together, as well; as soon as
simulacrum
likeness, image, figure, staty; description
simulo
pretend, feign, simulate; copy, imitate
simultas
dissension, rivalry, jealousy
sin
but if
sincerus
without impairment, falsehood, or dishonesty; sincere
sine
without
singuli
single, separate, individual (things)
singultus
sobbing; panting, choking
sinister
left; harmful, perverse, misguided
sino
allow, permite, let
sinuosus
full of curves, sinuous, serpentine
sinus
fold of a garment; breast; bosom, refuge; bay
siquis
if any
Sirmio
long peninsula running out into Lacus Benacus (Lago di Garda)
sisto
place set, set up; stop, check
Sisyphus
king of Corinth; punished in the underworld by repeatedly rolling a stone uphill
sitis
thirst
situs
stagnation, mold, rust, decrepitude
sive
or if; whether…or
sobrius
sober, temperate, content
socio
join together, associate, unite
socius
companion, partner, comrade
sodalis
comrade, buddy
sodes
if you please
sol
the sun
solaciolum
a little solace, comfort
soleo
to be accustomed; to “know,”i.e. be sexually intimate with
solidus
undivided, whole, complete; firm, resolute
solitudo
loneliness, solitude; desert, wilderness
solitus
accustomed, usual, habitual
sollertia
skill, ingenuity, expertness
sollicito
disturb, agitate; distress
solum
base, floor; soil, earth, ground; adv., only
solus
only, alone, lonely
solvo
let off; discharge, fulfill; loosen
somnus
sleep
sonitus
sound
sopio
put to sleep
sopor
sleep
soporatus
unconscious, in deep sleep
Soracte
lofty mountain in Etruria
sordidus
dirty, squalid, tacky, sordid
sordes
filth, squalor
soror
sister
Sorores
the Parcae; they distributed good, evil, and life itself
sors
a lot, fate, destiny, chance, fortune
sortior
cast lots, draw lots; obtain
sospes
safe
spargo
strew, scatter, sprinkle
spatior
spread out, expand; march, go
spatium
racetrack; area, space, extent
species
appearance, sight; resemblance
specto
watch look at
speculator
spy, scout, explorer
sperno
scorn, spurn, reject
spero
hope, hope for; anticipate
spes
hope
spiculum
sting; dart, javeline, arrow
spinosus
thorny, prickly; harsh, obscure, confused
splendidus
brilliant, bright, glittering
splendor
brightness, brilliance, splendor
spolio
strip; rob, plunder, pillage
sponda
bedstead, bedframe; bed
spondeo
promise solemnly, vow; promise
spons
free will, impulse; by oneself
sponsus
a betrothed man
spretor
one who disdains or scorns
spumo
foam froth
spumosus
full of foam, covered with foam
squalor
dirtiness, filthiness, squalor
stagnum
swamp, pool; waters
statim
immediately, at once
statua
statue
statuo
establish, ordain; erect
sterilis
unfruitful, barren
sterno
flatten; cover; throw down
sternuo
sneeze
stimulus
incentive, incitement, stimulus
stipendium
tax, tribute; income
stipes
log, post, stake
stipula
stalk, stem; straw
stirps
stem, stal, root; offspring
stiva
plough handle
sto
stand
stramen
straw, litter
strenuus
brisk, nimble, quick; vigorous
stridens
hissing, whizzing, making a loud noise
stringo
draw tight, compress; cli, prune
strix
screech owl
strophium
breast band, stay
studeo
be eager, be diligent, desir
studiosus
eager, zealous, studious
studium
zeal, ardor, eagerness, enthusiasm; pursuit, pastime
stupeo
be stunned, be astounded, be stupefied
suaviatus
having kissed
suavis
agreeable, pleasant
suavitas
sweetness, pleasantness
sub
under
subdo
apply; furnish; plunge into
subeo
go beneath; approach
subicio
place under, make subject; subordinate
subito
suddenly, at once, quickly
sublevo
support; alleviate, assuage
sublimis
high
submissus
lowered, low; low soft, gentle
suboles
offspring, stock, lineage, race
subrepo
creep up to, steal upon
subscribo
write underneath; indict, accuse
subsellium
judge's seat; court, tribunal
subsido
settle down, sink down
subsum
be under; be near, be at hand, impend
subter
below, beneath, underneath
subtilis
fince, delicate; precise, exact, accurate
suburbanus
located close to the city; suburban
succendo
kindle, inflame, fire
succingo
equip; surround, furnish
succresco
grow from below, grow up
sudarium
cloth carried to wipe off sweat, also used as a napkin
sudo
sweat, perspire
sudor
sweat, perspiration
Suffenus
conceited poet of #22
suffundo
suffuse, pour into; intermingle
sulcus
furrow, trench; track, trail
Sulla
family name in the Cornelian family
Sulmo
Sulmo, Ovid's birthplace
sum
to be
summoveo
drive back, remove, clear away
summus
highest; the top of
sumo
take up
sumptuosus
expensive, lavish
suopte
intensive form of suus
super
over, above; more; besides
superbia
pride
superbus
proud, haughty
supercilium
eyebrow
superinicio
throw on, throw over
supero
surpass, defeat
supersto
stand over, stand upon
superus
higher, upper; older; former
supinus
backwards; supine
suppleo
fill up, fill out; add
supplex
begging, humble; noun - suppliant, petitioner
supplicium
punishment; humiliation; supplication
suppono
subsitute for, put in the place of; put below
supremus
highest; final; decisive, critical, desperate
sura
calf, back part of the leg
surgo
rise, get up
surripio
steal
suscenseo
be angry, be indignant
suscipio
undertake, begin; catch, receive
suscito
rouse, dislodge
suspendo
hang, suspend
suspicio
noun - suspicion, distrust; verb - admire, respect
suspicor
suspect, suppose
suspiro
breathe deeply, sigh
sustineo
hold up, uphold, support, sustain
sustento
hold up, support; feed; bear, endure
susurrus
whisper
suus
his/her/its/their/ own
symphonia
harmony, concord
Syria
the region between Asia Minor and Egypt
Syrius
of or from Syria; Syrian
Syrtis
shoals on the N. African coast between Carthage and Cyrene
tabella
board, placard, tablet
taberna
hut; inn, hostel
tabesco
dwindle, melt, decay
tabula
a flat piece of wood; a wax-coated writing tablet; pl. account books
taceo
be silent, say nothing
tacitus
unspeaking; silent
tactus
touching, touch, handling
taeda
torch; pine tree
taeter
foul, vile, horrible
talentum
a large sum of money; a weight of silver as a Greek unit of currency
talis
such a, such
talus
anklebone; ankle
tam
to such as degree, so; tam…quam: as much as
tamen
however, nevertheless
tamquam
as much, just as, as if
tandem
finally, at last
tango
touch
tantum
such a quantity, so much; to such a degree; only
tantummodo
only, merely
tantus
so much, pl. so many; so great, such
tardipes
slow-footed, lame
tardus
slow, late, dull
taurus
bull
tectum
roof; by meton., house
tegimen
covering, cover
tego
cover
Telephus
friend of Horace
tellus
earth, ground
telum
spear, javelin, missile
temerarius
rash, heedless, imprudent
temeritas
rashness, haste; accident
temere
thoughtlessly, rashly
Tempe
valley between Mt. Olympus and Mt. Ossa
temperans
sober, moderate, temperate
tempero
act temperately, be moderate; abstain, refrain; temper
tempestas
storm; weather; season
tempestivus
opportune, fitting, appropriate, suitable
templum
temple, sanctuary, shrine
tempto
try
tempus
time; the side of the forehead, temple
tenax
tenacious; stingy; steadfast
tendo
stretch, extend; aim, direct; tend
tenebrae
darkness; shade, shadow; place of concealment
tenebricosus
shadowy, dark
Tenedos
Tenedos, island near Troy where the Greeks hid
teneo
hold
tener
soft, tender, delicate; romantically tender
tenuis
thin
tepefacio
warm, make lukewarm
tepeo
be lukewarm; be indifferent
tepidus
lukewarm, tepid
tepor
warmth
ter
three times, thrice
teres
smooth; rounded
tergeminus
threefold, triple
tergeo
dry, wipe dry, cleanse
tergum
back; hide from an animal’s back
terminus
boundary, bound, limit
terra
earth; land
terreo
frighten, alarm, terrify
tertius
third
testa
pitcher, jug, pottery
testimonium
testimony, evidence, witness
testis
witness, spectator; testicle
textum
fabric, texture
thalamus
bedroom; marriage
Thaliarchus
friend of Horace
Theseus
son of Aegeus, seducer of Ariadne, slayer of the Minotaur
thiasus
chorus, dancing group
Thisbe
Pyramus's beloved
Thracia
Thrace, land in southeastern Europe
Thracius
Thracian
Threicius
Thracian
Thressus
Thracian
Thurinus
Thurine, belonging to Thurion, a town on the Tarentine Gulf
Thyneius
Thynian ( a people of Bithynia)
Thynia
the country of the Thyni; Bithynia
thyrsus
stalk, stem; thorn
Tiberis
the Tiber river
tibia
pipe, flute
Tiburs
of or belonging to the Tibur(Tivoli) about 18 miles ENE of Rome
tignum
log, beam; trunk of a tree
tigris
tiger, tigress
tilia
linden tree, lime tree
timeo
be afraid; fear for
timiditas
fearfulness, timidity, apprehension
timidus
fearful, afraid, timid
timor
fear, anxiety
Timor
Fear personified
tinguo
wet, moisten, bathe; soak
tintino
make a ringing sound
titubo
stagger, totter; stammer; hesitate, falter
Tityos
son of Jupiter; in the underworld his liver constantly eaten by a vulture
toga
toga
togatus
wearing a toga
tollo
pick up, raise, take, carry off, steal
torpeo
be numb or paralyzed
torpor
numbness, paralysis
Torquatus
cognomen of the groom in #61
torreo
scorch, parch
torus
couch, sofa, bed; muscle
tot
so many
totiens
so often, as often
totus
the whole, all
trabs
tree trunk, timber; by meton., boat; penis, “shaft”
tracto
drag, tug, haul, pull; manage, control, handle
trado
hand down, pass on; consign
traduco
lead across, carry over
traho
draw, drag, lead, bring
traicio
go across; shoot across; transport; pierce
trans
across
transeo
go across, pass by; pervade
transitus
passage, transition
treceni
three hundred each, three hecatombs a day (Horace)
trecenti
three hundred
tremebundus
fearful, dreadful, formidable
tremo
shake, tremble, shudder at
tremulus
shaking, trembling, quivering
trepido
panic; bustle, hurry; tremble with excitement
tres
three
tribunus
tribune (representative of the common people)
tribuo
apportion, grant
tricensimus
the thirtieth
triclinium
dining room
triremis
a vessel having three banks of oars, a trireme
tristis
grim, fierce, gloomy; unhappy, sad
tritus
worn
triumpho
celebrate a triumph
triumphus
a triumphal procession, triumph; celebration
Trivia
Diana as Hecate
Troes
a Trojan
Troia
Troy
Troianus
Trojan
trucido
slaughter, butcher; destroy, ruin
truculentus
savage, fierce, grim
truncus
maimed, mutilated; noun - trunk, stem
trivium
cross-road, fork in the road; public square
trux
harsh, fierce, cruel, savage
tu
you
tuba
trumpet
tueor
look at, gaze upon, watch; maintain
Tullius
nomen gentile (2 name); often of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Tullus
the sixth king of Rome
tum
then, at that time
tumeo
swell, be swollen; grow excited
tumidus
swollen, bulging
tumulo
bury, inter
tumultuor
make a disturbance, be in confusion
tumultuosus
bustling, confused, disorderly, turbulent
tumulus
grave; heap of earth, hill
tunc
at that time
tundo
beat repeatedly, buffet, pound
tunicatus
wearing a tunic
turba
uproar, disorder, disturbance; the common crowd
turbo
noun - whirlwind, hurricane; verb - disturb, agitate
turgidulus
a little swollen
turgidus
swollen
turpis
disgusting, repulsive, shameful, indecent
turpitudo
disgrace, dishonor; deformity
turpo
defile, pollute, deform
turris
tower, palace
tus
incense
tussis
a cough
tutela
tutelage, guarianship; protection
tutus
safe
tuus
your
Tyrrhenus
Tyrrhenian; the sea west of Italy
uber
abundant; fertile; rich
ubi
where
ubique
everywhere, anywhere
udus
wet
ulcerosus
full of sores; with iecur –a sore heart
ulciscor
take revenge on, punish
ullus
any
ultimus
last, final, farthest
ultra
further
ultro
beyond, on the other side; furthermore
ulva
swamp grass, sedge
umbilicus
navel; the ornamental end of the cylinder used to wind a papyrus roll
umbra
shade, shadow
umbrosus
full of shade, shady; shading
umerus
upper arm, shoulder
umor
moisture
umquam
ever
una
together; at the same time
unanimus
like-minded, sharing a single attitude
unctus
greasy, well-oiled, rich
unda
wave; waves of the sea, sea
unde
from which, whence
undeni
eleven, eleven each
undique
from all directions, from everywhere
unguentum
a fragrant ointment, unguent, or perfume
unicus
one and only, singular, unique, special
universus
all together, entire; pl. - everyone
unus
one, alone, only; any, an ordinary
urbanitas
elegance, refinement; politeness
urbanus
of the city, esp. Rome; having city manners, urbane
urbs
city
urgeo
put pressure on; oppress
Urii
Italian town assoc. with the cult of Venus
urna
urn, water jar; funerary vessel
uro
burn; pass., burn with anger or desire; keep alight
urtica
nettle
usque
all the way to, continuously, constantly
ustulo
char, burn
usus
use, practice, exercise; usefulness, value
ut
as, just as, when, where, how; conj. so that, with the result that, that
utilis
useful, beneficial
utinam
would that! if only!
uterque
each (of two)
utor
use
utrimque
on both sides, from each side
utrum
…an: whether…or
uva
a bunch of grapes
uvidus
damp
uxor
wife
vacatio
freedom, immunity, exemption
vaco
be empty, be vacant; be at leisure
vacuus
vacant, empty, empty-handed
vadimonium
bail, security, recognizance
vado
go hastily
vadum
ford, shallow place
vae
woe to, alas for
vagor
wander, roam
vagus
roaming, wandering, rambling; restless
valde
vehemently, strongly
vale
farewell!
valeo
have strength or health; be effective
vallis
valley, vale
vanesco
disappear, vanish
vanus
lacking substance, empty; vain, useless
variatus
diversified, changed
varietas
difference, diversity, variety
varius
diverse, different, varying
Varius
person mentioned in “The Bore”satire
Varus
friend of Catullus
varus
bent, crooked
vastus
desolate, uninhabited, featureless, dreary; huge
vates
prophet, seer
Vatinianus
of or pertaining to Publius Vatinius, an ally of Julius Caesar
-ve
or
vecors
silly, foolish, insane
vehemens
violent, forceful, zealous
veho
convey, carry, transport
vel
or; even
velamen
veil, cover
velox
swift, quick speedy
velum
sail
velut
just as
vena
vein, blood vessel; genious
venator
hunter
venenatus
poisoned
venenum
poison
Veneres
followers of Venus
venia
favor, kindness
venio
come
venter
belly, stomach
ventilo
toss in the air, air, display
ventito
come frequently or habitually, keep coming
ventosus
windy; swift; light
ventus
wind
Venus
goddess of love and charm
venus
beauty, grace; love, sexual love
venustas
charm, grace, delightfulness
venustus
lovely, attractive, charming; graceful, pretty, neat
ver
spring
Veraniolus
diminutive of Veranius
Veranius
friend of Catullus
verbero
beat, strike, knock
verbum
word
verecundus
ashamed, shy
vereor
fear, be afraid; revere, respect
Vergilius
the famous epic poet, protégé of Horace
veritas
truth, candor
Veritas
truth personified
verna
family slave
vero
in fact, certainly, truly
Verona
birthplace of Catullus
verro
sweep
versiculus
light verse, a short line or verse, epigrammatic verse
verso
keep turning; pass. toss and turn
versus
a line of verse; verse, poetry
vertex
whirlpool, whirlwind; top of the head; summit
verto
turn, direct; ascribe, refer
verum
but in fact, yes…but
verus
true
vesanus
frenzied, mad, wild
vescor
eat, feed upon
vesper
the evening star
Vesta
goddess of the hearth
Vestalis
Vestal, pertaining to Vesta
vester
your, yours
vestibulum
entrance way, vestibule
vestigium
track, footprint; trace
vestimenta
clothes
vestis
clothing, garments
vestitus
clothes, attire
veto
forbid, prohibit
vetus
old
vexo
annoy, harass; shake
via
way, path, route
viator
traveller; court officer
vibro
shake, brandish
vicem
in the place of, instead of; on account of
vicinia
neighborhood, vicinity
vicinitas
neighborhood, vicinity
vicinus
neighboring; noun - a neighbor
vicis
turn, a recurring occasion for action; plight or situation
victima
a living sacrificial victim
victor
winner, victor
vicus
tow of houses; village; country home
video
see, perceive; pass. seem, seem good or proper
vigeo
be vigorous and active, flourish
vigesco
grow strong
vigilo
stay awake; be awake; be on the alert
vilis
cheap, worthless
villa
country house
vincio
bind, tie; restrain
vinco
conquer, beat, defeat
vinculum
bond, fetter; any fastening device
vindex
defender, protector
vinea
grapevines
vinum
wine
violens
impetuous, furious, violent
violentus
violent, impetuous, forcible
violo
violate, defile
vir
man; husband; (poet.) manhood
vireo
be verdant
virga
twig, sprout; wand, staff, cane
virgineus
of a young woman, virgin
virginitas
virginity
virgo
virgin; the constellation Virgo
virgulta
bush, shrubbery
viridis
green
virilis
masculine, virile
virtus
manliness, manly excellence
vis
force, violence; pl. strength
Viscus
person mentioned in “The Bore”satire
viscus
guts, inwards, viscera; child; bowels
viso
go to see; look at, gaze at, view
vita
life; hyperb., as a term of endearment
vitio
injure, spoil mar; corrupt, nullify
vitis
vine
vitium
fault, defect, blemish
vito
avoid
vitrum
glass
vitta
fillet, headband, band
vivo
live
vix
with difficulty; scarcely
voco
call, summon, invite
volatus
flying, flight
volito
flutter, fly around, flit about; wander
volo
velle, be willing, want, wish
volo
volare, fly
volucer
winged, flying; swift, rapid
voluntas
will, wish
voluptas
pleasure
Volusius
cornpanion in #’s 36 and 95
vomo
puke, spew, vomit; emit, discharge
voro
devour, eat up
vos
you
votivus
votive, promised by a vow
votum
vow, prayer
voveo
promise, vow
vox
voice; word
vulgus
the general public, the rabble, riffraff
vulnus
wound, injury
vultur
vulture; plunderer
vultus
countenance, face
Zephyrus
the west wind
a, ab
from, away from, by
abdo
put away, remove; hide
abduco
leak away, take away; take home; arrest
abeo
go away or out; come off; escape criticism
abhorreo
shrink back from; be inconsistent
abicio
throw away; throw, hurl; degrade
abrumpo
break; break off, separate
absolutus
complete, finished
absum
be absent
absumo
use up, consume, exhaust; do away with, remove by death
abutor
use up; squander, exploit, abuse
ac
and; (with comparisons) than
accedo
approach; happen; attack
accendo
set on fire; inflame, excite
accido
reach, get through to, impinge upon; fall; befall; happen
accingo
put on; arm, equip
accipio
receive, accept; hear
accipiter
falcon, hawk
acclino
cause to lean on, stay on
accommodo
fit, adapt, put on, apply; attribute
accumbo
recline, lie beside
accurro
run to, hasten to; (of ideas) present themselves
accusatio
accusation, formal complaint, indictment
accusator
accuser, prosecutor
accuso
reproach, blame, accuse
acer
sharp, bitter, vehement, intense
acer
noun
acerbus
bitter; cruel, harsh, painful
Achaemenius
of Achaemenes, legendary ancestor of the Persians
Achelois
Achelois, daughter of Achelous
Achilles
Achilles, the greek hero
acies
battle line; brilliance, brightness; sharpness
acinus
grape
Acme
woman’s name in poem 46
acquiesco
rest, relax, subside
acta
the sea shore, beach
acutus
sharp
ad
to, at
addico
give assent; favor; devote, consecratea
adduco
lead to, bring along; finish
adeo
(verb) approach, go to; (adv.) to a point; to such a degree, so
adfecto
strive after, aspire to, pursue
adfero
bring, carry, take; bring word; produce
adfinis
adjoining, sharing, bordering on; noun - connection by marriage
adfligo
strikke; ruin, injure, damage
adflo
breathe on, blow on; inspire
adhibeo
add to; furnish, produce; summon for counsel, consult
adhuc
still, until now
adicio
throw to, fling at; increase; contribute; do in addition
adimo
remove, take
aditus
approach
adiutor
helper, assistant
adiuvo
help, assist, sustain
adlabor
glide towards, flow, glide; slide
adligo
bind, tie, bandage
adludo
play, joke
adluo
flow near; beset
admirabilis
admirable, wonderful; strange
admiror
wonder at, marvel at, admire
admitto
send to, admit; consult; give reins
admodum
fully, completely, altogether
admoneo
remind, suggest; warn, admonish, advise
admoveo
move toward; apply, direct to
adnuo
signal; give assent, promise, grant
adoleo
burn (as sacrifice)
adolesco
grow up, come to maturity
adoperio
cover, cover over
adpono
put at, lay beside, set near; add, give in addition
Adriaticus
Adriatic (the sea east of Italy)
adsector
wait upon, follow
adsimulo
liken, compare; copy, imitate
adsum
be present
adulescens
young; as noun - young woman or man
adulescentia
youth
adulescentulus
a very young man
adulter
adulterous; as noun - adultere, adulteress
adulterium
adultery
adumbratus
sketched; feigned, unreal
adurgeo
pursue closely
aduro
set on fire, burn
advenio
arrive at, come to
advento
advance, press forward, approach
adventus
approach, arrival
adversarius
opposite, hostile; (as noun) opponent, adversary, enemy
adversus
opposite, facing
adverto
turn toward, direct; give heed
advoco
call, summon, invite
aedes
temple, sanctuary
Aegaeus
the Aegean sea
aemulus
emulating; envious; as noun - rival
Aeneas
famous Trojan warrior, legendary ancestor of the Romans
aeneus
of copper, of bronze
aenus
of copper; strong, firm; as noun - kettle
Aeolides
son of Aeolus
Aeolius
Aeolian, pertaining to Aeolus, god of the winds
aequalis
equal; peer; companion of one’s own age
aeque
to the same degree; as
aequinoctialis
associated with the vernal or autumnal equinox
aequo
make level, even, or smooth
aequor
the sea; a smooth expanse
aequus
level, equal; fair, just
Aequus
fairness personified
aer
air
aeratus
of bronze
aerius
aerial, pertaining to the air
aes
aeris, bronze
aesculetum
a forest of oaks
aestas
summer; summer heat
aestimatio
price, monetary value
aestimo
appraise, value, esteem
aestivus
of summer, summer-like
aestuo
burn; glow; be excited; waver
aestuosus
hot, sweltering
aestus
agitation, glow, heat; summer; waves
aetas
age, lifetime
aeternus
eternal, everlasting
aether
upper air, sky; atmosphere
aevum
a very long period of time, an age
Africa
Africa
Africus
of Africa
ager
field; territory
agilis
nimble, quick, lively
agito
shake; impel, urge; disturb, agitate
agmen
crowd; column
agna
ewe lamb
agnosco
recognize, identify
ago
drive, do, conduct, throw; be engaged in
agrestis
of the fields, belonging to the country; uncultivated, boorish; (as noun) peasant
ala
wing; armpit; division of cavalry
alacer
lively, quick, eager, excited
albus
white; transparent, clear, colorless
ales
winged; as a noun - bird
Alfenus
Roman family name (Catullus 30)
alga
seaweed
alienus
foreign; belonging to someone else
aliquando
at some time or other, sometimes
aliquanto
somewhat, rather; much
aliquantum
somewhat, in some degree; as a noun - a little, something
aliqui
some, any
aliquis
someone, something; (adj.) some
aliquo
somewhere, anywhere else
aliquot
some, several, a few
aliter
otherwise, differently
alius
other, another
alloquor
speak to, address
almus
kind, propitious, bountiful; nourishing
alo
nurse, feed, foster; cherish
Alpes
Alps, high mountains on Italy’s northern border
alter
a second, one or the other
altus
high, deep; loud
alumnus
foster son, ward
alveus
a hollow, cavity; a trough; hull
amabilis
lovable
amans
lover, sweetheart
amarities
bitterness
amarius
more bitter
Amastris
capital of Paphlagonia, on southern shore of the Black Sea
Amathus
town in Cyprus; sacred to Venus
Amathusius
of Venus
amator
lover
ambiguus
wavering, uncertain; vacillating
ambitiosus
ambitious, solicitous of favor; surrounding
ambitus
revolution; a circuit; period
ambo
both
amens
demented, mad, insane
amica
girl friend, mistress; prostitute
amicitia
friendship
amictus
an outer garment
amiculus
dear friend
amicus
friend
amitto
dismiss, give up, forfeit; lose
amnis
river
amo
love
amoenus
pleasant, delightful, charming
amor
love
Amor
god of love
amplector
embrace, encircle; comprehend
amplus
of large extent, great, ample; abundant; splendid
amputo
cut around, prune; curtail, shorten, diminish
an
whether
ancilla
slave woman
Ancon
town on the Adriatic Sea
Ancus
the fourth king of Rome
Androgeoneus
pertaining to Androgeon
Andromache
Andromache, Hector's wife
angiportum
alley, lane
anguinus
snaky, of snakes
angulus
an angle, corner; a secret place, nook
angustus
narrow
anhelitus
exhalation; panting, deep breathing
anilis
of an old woman, anile, silly
anima
breath
animal
animal
animosus
full of courage, bold, spirited, undaunted
animus
the mind
annalis
book of annals or chronicles
annus
year
annuus
yearly
ansa
handle; occasion, opportunity
anser
goose (sacred to Juno)
ante
in front of, before
antea
previously, before
antehac
before this time, before now
antenna
a ship's yard
antestor
call as a witness, summon to testify
Antimachus
of Antimachus (5 century poet)
antiquus
ancient; lying in front
antisto
surpass
Antius
Roman politician (wrote a speech read by Catullus)
Antonius
family name, as in Macus Antonius
antrum
cave, cavern, grotto
anus
old woman; (adj.) aged, old
anxius
anxious, troubled
Aonius
belonging to Aonia, a part of Boeotia
aper
wild boar
aperio
open, uncover
apertus
open, clear
apex
point, extreme end, summit
apis
bee
apiscor
reach, attain, get, gain
apium
parsley
Apollineus
relating of belonging to Apollo
Apollo
god of the sun, archery
apparatus
magnificence, splendor, pomp
appareo
be visible, appear
appello
appellare - call, name
appello
appellere - drive to, force
appeto
attack; try to reach, seek
Appius
family name
applico
press, lean against
approbatio
approval, assent
apto
adapt, fit, apply; prepare
aptus
suited, fit, proper; fastened
apud
at the house of; at, near by
aqua
water
aquila
eagle
Aquilo
Aquilo, the north wind
Aquinas
belonging to Aquinum; the purple color manufactured there
aquosus
watery, rainy
ara
altar
Arabs
an Arabian
aranea
spider web, cobweb; spider
arator
ploughman, cultivator
aratrum
plow
arbiter
spectator, onlooker; judge
arbitrium
arbitration; authority; will
arbitror
believe, consider, think
arbor
tree
arboreus
of a tree; foliage
arbustum
place where trees are planted, plantation
arbustus
set with trees
arbutus
wild strawberry-tree
arceo
prohibit access, keep away, keep at a distance
Arcturus
bright star in the Bootes constellation, harbinger of stormy weather
arcus
bow; the rainbow
ardeo
burn, blaze
ardor
passion; conflagration
arduus
steep; high, elevated, lofty; difficult, arduous
area
ground; an open space, courtyard
argentum
silver, silver money
Argeus
Argos, Greece
argumentum
argument, proof; sign; contents, theme
arguo
show, reveal; prove wrong
Ariadna
daughter of Minos, king of Crete
aridus
dry
arista
top of an ear, beard of corn; an ear of grain
Aristius
Aristius Fuscus, an intimate friend of Horace
arma
weapons, arms
armatus
armed
armenta
cattle for ploughing; a herd
arripio
snatch, grasp, seize
Arrius
rhetorician mocked by Catullus for his mispronunciations
arrogans
arrogant, proud
ars
skill, art; conduct, character
artus
joint; limb; part of the body
artus
(adj.) close, narrow, confined, short
arvum
tilled field; field; arable land
arx
citadel, fortress, stronghold
as
a penny; unit of money
asellus
a little ass, an ass’s colt
Asia
Asia Minor; the East
Asinius
Asinius Pollio is the brother of the napkin thief Asinius Marrucinus
asper
rough, harsh, violent, cruel
aspergo
scatter, springkle
aspernor
disdain, despise, reject
aspicio
look upon; look; observe, examine
assiduus
settled; constantly present, persistent
assis
wheel, axle
at
but, however, yes but
atavus
ancestor, forefather
ater
black, dark-complexioned
Athenae
Athens
Atlantiades
descendant of Atlas
atque
and; but moreover
atqui
but somehow, and yet, however
Atratinus
the prosecutor of Caelius
Atrides
son of Atreus (patryonimic)
atrium
main hall, atrium
atrocitas
fierceness, harshness; barbarity
atrox
savage, fierce, wild, cruel, harsh
Attalicus
of Attalus, wealthy king of Pergamum
attendo
consider, attend to; direct
attenuo
attenuate, lessen, diminish
Atticus
Athenian, Attic
attingo
touch
attollo
lift up, raise, elevate; erect; exalt
attonitus
astounded, stunned; frenzied
attribuo
assign, allot
auctor
builder, founder; producer; authority
audacia
daring, boldness, audacity
audax
bold; audacious, reckless, rash
audeo
dare
audio
hear, pay attention to
aufero
carry away
Aufidus
river in Apulia, noted for its swift current
augeo
increase, augment, enlarge; magnify, praise
Augustus
adj. - pertaining to Augustus
aula
court, fore-court, yard; residence
aura
breeze, wind
auratus
covered with gold, golden
Aurelius
acquaintance of Catullus
aureus
golden
auricula
ear (diminutive of auris)
auris
ear
aurora
morning, dawn, daybreak; the East
aurum
gold
auspex
augur, soothsayer; author founder
auspicatus
approved by augury
auspicium
any portent or omen; augury taken from birds
Auster
south wind
austerus
severe, rigid, morose
aut
or
autem
however, on the contrary
autumnalis
autumnal
autumnus
autumn
autumo
say
auxilium
help, aid, asistance; pl. auxiliary troops
avarus
greedy, avaricious
ave
greetings!
aveho
carry off, take away
avena
oats; straw (a shepherd's pipe)
aveo
desire, yearn
aversor
turn from, turn away; scorn, decline
avia
grandmother
avidus
greedy; ardently desirous, passionate
avis
bird
avitus
of a grandfather; ancestral
avius
remote, trackless, untrodden
avunculus
maternal uncle
avus
grandfather