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English-Latin Vocabulary

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abandon, desino.

able, I am, possum.

about, de.

accompany (home), prosequor.

accomplishment, disciplina.

account, ratio.

account, on account of, propter.

acquit, absolvo.

act, ago.

actor, histrio, actor.

adjourn, profero, differo.

administer (justice), dico (jus).

advance, incedo, procedo, prodeo, progredior.

advanced (in age), grandis (natu).

advantageous to, e, ex.

advise, moneo.

after, post.

afterwards, postea, posthac.

again, denuo, iterum.

against, adversus, adversum, in.

age, natus.

agree, convenio.

alarm, in, trepidans.

all, omnis.

allowed, it is, licet.

almost, fere, prope.

alone, solus.

alum, alumen.

ambassador, legatus.

amusing, hilaris, iucundus.

and, et, atque, -que.

animal, bestia, fera.

announce, praedico.

another, alius.

anxious, cupidus.

appear, videor.

appearance, aspectus.

apple-tree, pomum.

approve, probo.

arms, arma.

army, exercitus.

arouse, excito.

arrest, adprehendo.

as, ut, velut.

as if, as though, quasi.

ask, interrogo, rogo; peto, oro.

ask for, peto, oro.

ascribe, acceptum refero.

assembly, contio.

assist, adiuvo.

astound, stupefacio.

at, in.

athletics, ars athletica.

attack, oppugno, pugno in, incurro.

attendant, aeditumus.

attract attention, converto oculos, animum.

author, scriptor.

back, in the, aversus.

bad-tempered, morosus.

bail, vadimonium.

barbarian, barbarus.

bark, latro.

battle, pugna, proelium.

bear (v.), fero.

bear-like, ursinus.

beauty, pulchritudo.

because, quod.

beckon, significo.

before, ante, coram.

begin, coepi.

behead, securi percutio.

believe, credo.

bend, flecto.

besiege, obsideo.

betake, adfero.

bird, avis.

blaze, flagro.

block, insula.

blood-stained, cruentus.

blow, verber.

blush, erubesco.

bodily, genitive of corpus.

body, corpus.

boldly, intrepidus.

bone, os.

book, liber.

both, uterque,

both... and, et... et.

boy, puer.

brand (with mark of infamy), adficio.

brave, fortis, strenuus.

brazen, aeneus.

break, infringo.

bribery, ambitus.

bridge, pons.

bring, fero.

bring in, introduco.

brother, frater.

build, struo, condo, congero.

burn, ardeo, deuro.

but, sed, at.

buy, emo, mercor.

by no means, nequaquam, haudquaquam.

call, appello, voco.

called, nomine.

camp, castra.

can, possum.

carry, fero, vecto.

carry back, refero.

carry to, asporto.

case, causa, res.

cause, (v.), curo with gerundive.

cautious, cautus.

cavalry, equitatus.

cave, specus.

cease, omitto.

censor, censor.

centre, media pars.

certain, a (indef.), quidam.

certainly, procul dubio.

challenge, provoco.

chance, by, forte.

chariot, currus.

charm, demulceo.

choose, deligo, eligo.

citizen, civis.

city, urbs.

city, in the (adj.), urbanus, urbicus.

clever, astutus.

collect, comparo.

come, venio.

come to, pervenio.

comedy, comoedia.

command, imperium.

command (army), rego.

conceal, celo.

condemn, condemno, damno.

confidence, confidentia.

congratulation, gratulatio.

conquer, vinco, supero.

consider, habeo;

I am considered, videor, habeor.

conspiracy, coniuratio.

consult, consulo, consulto.

contest, certamen.

control, impero.

conversation, sermo.

converse with, colloquor.

cook, torreo.

corn, sementes.

correct, corrigo.

country (adj.), rusticus.

courage, animus.

course, cursus.

cowardice, ignavia.

credulity, credulitas.

crop, seges.

crowd, turba, caterva.

crown (s.), corona.

crown (v.), corono.

cry, conclamo.

custom, mos.

cut off, decido, praecido.

daily, quotidianus.

dare, audeo.

dart, telum.

daughter, filia.

dawn, prima lux.

day, dies.

death, mors, exitus e vita;

(condemn to) death, capitis (damno.)

deceive, fallo.

deed, facinus, factum.

defeat, vinco, supero.

defend, defendo.

defendant, reus.

demand (s.), postulatum, postulatio.

demand (v.), posco.

depart, digredior.

depend on, vertor in.

desert (s.), locus desertus.

desert (v.), descisco ab.

desire, opto.

despise, contemno.

difficulty, of (adj.), difficilis.

direct, dirigo.

discover, detego.

dissipate, digero.

distance, at a, procul.

distant, longus.

divine, divinus.

do, facio.

doe, cerva.

dog, canis.

dolphin, delphin.

dominion, dicio.

draw up, instruo.

dreadful, inmanis.

dream, somnium.

dress, induo.

drink, haurio.

drive, cogo; (from home), exigo.

duty, officium.

dying, moribundus.

each, quisque.

ear, auris.

easily, faciliter.

educate, educo.

eight, octo.

eighty, octoginta.

elephant, elephantus.

emblem, signum.

embrace, amplector.

endeavour, conor.

enemy, hostis, inimicus.

energetic, acer.

enormous, ingens, vastus.

enough, satis.

enter, introeo, ascendo in.

equal, par.

except, nisi, praeter.

exchange, permutatio.

exile, exilium.

expression, vox.

extraordinary, egregius.

eye, oculus.

fable, fabula.

face, os.

facing, adversum, adversus.

fall down, concido.

famous, praeclarus, famâ celebri.

farm, fundus.

father, pater, paterfamilias.

favourable, mollis.

fear, metus.

feature, lineamentum.

field, ager.

fight, pugno.

find, invenio.

fine, pecunia.

finger, digitus.

fire, ignis, incendium.

first, primus.

first at, primum.

fit, aptus.

five, quinque.

five times, quinquies.

flight, fuga.

flower, flos.

flute, tibiae.

flute-player, tibicen.

fly, volo.

foliage, comae.

follow, prosequor.

fond, cupidus.

food, cibus, victus, pabulum.

foot, pes.

for, enim, nam.

forbid, interdico.

forces, copiae.

foretell, praedico.

form, conformo, fingo.

formerly, antea.

fortify, munio.

free, libero.

friend, amicus, familiaris.

frighten, consterno.

from, e, ex; a, ab.

from all sides, undique.

front, in, adversus.

fruitful, felix, fecundus, uber.

full speed, at, citato cursu.

gain, adipiscor, mihi obvenit.

gain possession of, potior.

general, imperator.

gift, praemium, donum.

give, do, reddo.

give account of, rationem reddo.

give advice, praecipio, moneo.

give bail, vadimonium dare, promittere.

give thanks, gratias ago.

give vote, sententiam fero.

glitter, mico.

go, eo, cedo.

god, deus.

gold (adj.), aureus.

good, bonus.

good for, I am, valeo.

grass, gramen.

great, magnus.

greedy, avarus.

grieve, doleo.

groan, gemitus edo.

ground, locus.

grow, nascor.

guard, custodio.

guard, I am on my, caveo.

half, dimidium.

hand, manus.

hand to, trado.

happen, fio, accido.

harmless, sine noxâ.

harsh, asper.

harvest, messis.

haste, make, propero.

haughtily, per superbiam.

have, habeo.

head, caput.

hear, audio.

health, valetudo.

heart, cor.

heaven, by, divinitus.

height, proceries, magnitudo.

help (s.), auxilium.

help (v.), adjuvo.

herself, ipsa, se.

hide, recondo, delitesco.

high, many stories, multis tabulatis editus.

his, suus, ejus.

hold on, teneo.

hollow, caverna.

home, domus.

honour, honor;

in honour of, ob honorem.

honourable, honestus.

hope, spes.

horse, equus.

host, hospes.

house, aedes.

how, quomodo.

hundred, centum.

hunt, venatio.

ignorant, imperitus.

immediately, statim.

immense, inmensus.

impertinence, petulantia.

important, magnus.

in, in.

in honour of, ob honorem.

infamy, ignominia.

inflamed-throat, synanche.

inhabit, incolo, colo.

inroad, incursio.

insult, contumeliâ afficio.

interpreter, interpres.

invent, comminiscor.

jeer at, eludo, inrideo.

judge, iudex.

justice, ius.

keep, retineo.

kill, occido, interficio.

king, rex.

know, scio, percallesco.

labour, labor.

lack, desum.

lame, debilis.

land, terra.

language, lingua.

large, magnus, ingens.

large sum of, grandis.

lark, cassita.

laugh at, derideo.

laurel (s.), laurus.

laurel (adj.), laureus.

law, lex.

law-suit, lis.

leader, dux.

leaf, frons.

leave, relinquo.

leg, crus.

lend, dare... mutuum.

lick, lambo, demulceo.

lie, mendacium.

lies, tell, mentior.

life, vita, caput.

lifeless, exanguis.

like, more (with adj. or gen.).

line (of battle), acies.

linger, demoror.

lion, leo.

live, vivo.

loiterer, cessator.

long while, for a, diu.

loose, let, emitto.

lose, amitto.

loud, sublatus, magnus.

love, amo.

luxuriant, laetus.

lyre, fides.

mad, I am, deliro.

magnificence, splendor.

maintain, retineo, contendo.

make, facio, reddo.

make haste, propero.

man, homo.

manœuvre, converto.

many, multus.

many sorts of, varius.

mark, nota.

marriage, matrimonium.

married to, I am, nubo.

marsh, palus.

marvellous, mirandus.

master, dommus, magister.

matron, materfamilias.

matter, res.

mean, what does this, quid hoc sibi vult.

medicine, medicina, res medicina.

meet, obviam fio.

mid-day, (s.), dies medius.

mid-day, (adj.), meridianus.

middle, medius.

military, militaris.

mimic hunt, pugna venationis.

modern, praesens.

money, pecunia.

mother, mater.

motionless, immobilis.

mount, inscendo.

mourn for, lugeo.

mourning, habitus lugubris.

mouth, os.

much, multus, grandis.

much, as much as, tantus... quantus.

must, necesse est.

my, meus.

myself, ego ipse.

name, nomen, cognomen.

nation, gens.

natural position, natura.

near, prope.

necessary, necesse.

neck, collum.

neck-lace, torquis.

neglect, negligo.

neighbour, vicinus.

neighbouring, proximus.

nest, nidus.

never, nunquam, nusquam.

next, posterus.

next day, postridie.

night, nox.

nine, novem.

no one, nemo, nullus.

not, non, haud.

number, numerus.

oak, quercus.

oath, iusiurandum.

obey, pareo.

offer, offero.

offspring, fetus.

often, saepe.

old, antiquus, vetus.

old days, in, antiquitus.

old-fashioned, priscus.

old woman, anus.

olive, oleum.

on, in, super.

one, unus.

one day, quodam die.

only, modo.

opinion, I am of, censeo.

oppose, loquor contra.

oracle, oraculum.

order, jubeo, impero.

order that, in, ut, quo.

other, alius.

others, the, ceteri.

ought, debeo, or gerundive.

out of, e, ex.

own, his, suus.

owner, dominus.

palm, palma.

pardon, poenâ solvo.

pass (sentence), fero (sententiam).

pay, do, solvo.

peace, pax.

people, populus, vulgus.

perch on, insisto.

perfect, integer.

perform, facio.

perish, pereo.

persuade, persuadeo.

philosopher, philosophus.

pierce, perfodio.

pitiable, miserandus.

place, (s.), locus.

place (hope), habeo (spem).

place in, condo.

place on, impono, pono.

plague, pestilentia.

plain, campus.

plan, consilium.

plant, consero.

play, cano.

plead, verba facere.

poison, venenum.

polish, tracto.

position, natural, natura.

possession, take, potior.

praise, laus.

pray, obsecro, oro.

present, dono, offero.

pretend, simulo.

prevent, to, ut ne, ne.

price, pretium.

prisoner, captivus.

produce, pario, edo, profero.

promise, promitto.

proof, argumentum.

property, praedium.

propose, censeo.

provided with, copiosus.

prune, amputo.

publicly, publice.

pull out, revello.

pull up, revello.

punish, vindico, punio, multo.

pupil, auditor.

quarrelsome, litigiosus.

ravage, depopulor.

raven, corvus.

read, recito.

reap, meto.

receive, accipio, fero.

recover, recupero.

refuse, nolo.

rejoicing (s.), laetitia.

rejoicing (adj.), laetus.

relate, narro, trado.

relation, cognatus.

remain, maneo.

remaining, reliquus.

remains, reliquiae.

remarkable, eximius.

remedy, remedium.

reply, respondeo.

reproach, obiicio.

restore, reddo.

return, redeo.

returns (s.), reditus.

reward, praemium.

rise, exurgo, resurgo.

road, via.

roaring, fremitus.

room, cubiculum.

rough, rudis.

safe, salvus, incolumis.

safety, salus.

sailor, nauta.

same, idem.

save, servo.

say, dico, narro.

scorn, aspernor.

sea, mare.

search for, quaero, requiro.

seated on, insidens.

secret, clandestinus, tacitus.

secretly, tacite.

see, video.

sell, vendo.

senate, senatus.

senate-house, curia.

senator, senator.

send, mitto.

send for, arcesso.

sentence, sententia.

separate, separo.

shake, vibro.

shame, pudor.

shapeless, informis.

shield, scutum.

shine, praefulgeo.

ship, navis.

shoulder, humerus.

shout, clamor.

show, ostendo.

shut in, includo.

shut up, claudo.

sickle, falx.

siege, obsideo.

sigh, murmura edo.

sight, aspectus.

sight, in my, me inspectante.

silent, I am, taceo.

silently, tacite.

silver (adj.), argenteus.

sing, cano.

sister, soror.

sit, sedeo.

situated, situs.

six, sex.

size, corpus.

skill, ars, disciplina.

skilled, peritus, sollers.

slave, servus.

slay, transigo.

sleep, quiesco.

small, parvus.

smear, lino.

so, ita, itaque.

soldier, miles.

son, filius.

song, carmen.

soon, mox.

spare, parco.

speak, loquor, dico, enuntio.

spear, telum.

speed, at full, citato cursu.

speed, celeritas.

spoil, praeda.

spring into, transilio.

spring down, desilio.

stand, sto.

stand forth, exto.

stand still, consisto.

state, respublica.

stem, lignum.

stern, puppis.

story, tabulatum (of house); apologus (tale).

strength, vis.

strengthen, firmo.

stretch out, protendo.

strike, percutio.

strong, validus, violentas.

success, with, prospere.

such, talis, ejusmodi.

sucker, suboles.

suddenly, repente.

suffer from, patior.

summon, arcesso.

sunrise, lucis ortus, sol oriens.

supply, copia.

surpass, praesto.

surround, cingo.

sword, gladius.

tail, cauda.

take, capio, fero.

take from, detraho.

take to flight, in fugam me proripio.

take possession of, potior.

take refuge in, concedo in.

tale, fabula.

talent, talentum.

talk with, colloquor.

teach, doceo.

tear, lanio.

tear in pieces, dilacero, discindo.

tear open, rescindo, divello.

tell, dico, narro, enuntio.

tell lies, mentior.

temple, templum.

ten, decem.

term, condicio.

terrible, terrificus.

terrified, territus.

thank, grates ago, gratias ago.

thanks, grates, gratiae.

that, ille, is.

their, suus, eorum, illorum.

therefore, itaque.

thing, res.

think, puto.

third, tertius.

this, hic.

thorn, stirps.

though, cum.

three, tres.

three years, triennium.

through, per.

throw, iacio, coniicio.

throw away, abiicio.

throw down, everto.

thus, ita, sic.

time, tempus.

time, at the, in praesens.

tomb, sepulcrum.

to-morrow, cras.

towards, ad.

tower, turris.

town, oppidum.

trappings, insignia.

treachery, insidiae.

tree, arbor.

tribune, tribunus.

triumph (s.), triumphus.

triumph (v.), triumpho.

trust in, confido.

try, experior, cognosco.

turn to or on, refero.

turret, turris.

twenty, viginti.

twenty-times, vicies.

twig, virgultum.

two, duo.

uncle, patruus.

understand, intellego.

undertake, recipio.

unfinished, inperfectus.

unfledged, involucris.

unsettled, iniudicatus.

unusual, novus.

unwilling, I am, nolo.

urn, urna.

use, utor, expromo.

useful, utilis, magno usu and magno usui.

vain, in, frustra.

vast, ingens.

verdict, I give a, pronuntio.

verse, versus.

very, admodum.

victory, victoria.

vigour, vigor.

vine, vinum.

voice, vox.

voluntary, voluntarius.

vote, sententia.

wag, moveo.

war, bellum.

warn, moneo, praemoneo.

warrior, bellator.

wavering, ambiguus.

weary, I am, of this, pertaedet me huius.

weep, lacrimo.

weep for, comploro.

weight, pondus.

well-loved, amatus.

what, quis.

whatever, quicumque.

when, ubi, cum.

whenever, ubicumque, cum.

which, qui.

white, albus.

who, quis, qui.

whoever, quicumque.

whole, totus.

why, cur.

wife, uxor.

wild-beast, fera, bestia.

wild-beast, of a, (adj.), ferinus.

willingly, libenter.

win, vinco.

win over, comparo.

with, cum.

wise, sapiens.

wish, volo.

woman, mulier.

woman, old, anus.

wonder at, miror, admiror, demiror.

wonderful, minis, mirandus, mirificus.

wooden, ligneus.

word, verbum.

worthy, dignus.

wound (s.), vulnus.

wound (v.), haurio.

write, scribo.

writer, scriptor.

you, tu, vos.

young man, adulescens.

young ones, pulli.

Beginning of English-Latin Vocabulary

Latin-English Vocabulary

Order of the “Stories” Compared With the Books of the “Noctes Atticae.”

SELECTION.NOCTES ATTICAE.
1.xvii.10
2.xvii.4
3.xiii.6
4.i.17
5.ii.1
6.v.2
7.xv.17
8.i.14
9.v.5
10.xv.16
11.i.23
12.i.23
13.xv.22
14.xv.22
15.i.19
16.iv.18
17.iv.18
18.vi. (vii.)1
19.i.3
20.i.10
21.ix.13
22.ix.13
23.ix.11
24.ii.29
25.ii.29
26.ii.29
27.iii.8
28.v.14
29.v.14
30.v.14
31.vi. (vii.)5
32.xi.9
33.xii.12
34.xv.1
35.xvi.19
36.xvi.19
37.xix.12
38.xvii.16
39.v.10
40.vi. (vii.)18

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