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Roma Aeterna XXXVI
Vocabulary for Ørberg's Roma Aeterna
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| casa | cottage, hut |
| strāmentum | straw |
| arx | hill-top, citadel |
| cōnsul | consul |
| incendium | fire, conflagration |
| marmor | marble |
| cella | temple chamber, chapel |
| simulācrum | image, statue |
| sēdēs | seat, abode, dwelling |
| triumphus | triumph |
| sacrificium | sacrifice |
| metallum | metal |
| aes | copper, bronze, money |
| palūs | fen, swamp |
| cloāca | sewer |
| basilica | basilica |
| vīcus | street, village |
| cūria | curia (division of the people, Senate-house) |
| senātus | senate, assembly, sitting |
| senātor | senator |
| ōrātor | speaker, orator, envoy |
| rōstrum | beak, beaked prow |
| prōra | prow |
| aedēs | temple, pl. house |
| prōmunturium | headland, promontory |
| focus | hearth |
| rēgia | royal palace |
| pontifex | high priest |
| aerārium | public treasury |
| discordia | disagreement, discord |
| factiō | party, faction |
| patriciī | patricians |
| plēbēiī | plebians |
| concordia | concord |
| vetustās | ancient, old |
| odor | smell |
| porticus | portico, colonnade |
| clīvus | slope, sloping street |
| āra | altar |
| statua | statue |
| genetrīx | mother |
| monumentum | memorial, monument |
| ultor | avenger |
| later | brick |
| bibliothēca | library |
| mausōlēum | mausoleum |
| balneae | public baths |
| thermae | public baths |
| ductus | leadership, command |
| longitūdō | length |
| flamma | flame |
| vestibulum | forecourt |
| stāgnum | pool, pond |
| pecus | farm animal, livestock, sheep |
| candēlābrum | candelabrum |
| tuba | trumpet |
| morbus | disease, illness |
| laurus | laurel |
| stadium | running track |
| pōns | bridge |
| magnitūdō | size, greatness |
| orīgō | beginnings, origin |
| quadrātus | square |
| fīrmus | strong, stable, firm |
| sacer | holy, sacred |
| augustus | venerable, majestic |
| amplus | large, big |
| subterrāneus | underground |
| celeber | crowded, well-known |
| illūstris | brilliant, illustrious |
| rotundus | round |
| domesticus | domestic, household |
| aeternus | eternal, everlasting |
| dīvīnus | divine |
| dīvus | divine (m. god) |
| marmoreus | made of marble |
| aurātus | gilded |
| interiectus | situated between |
| latericius | of brick |
| anniversārius | annual |
| arcuātus | arched |
| īnsānus | mad, insane |
| splendidus | shining, splendid |
| interior | interior, inner part of |
| triumphālis | triumphal |
| aereus | of bronze, copper |
| praeclārus | splendid, excellent |
| vīcēsimus | twentieth |
| restāre | remain, be left |
| tegere | cover, conceal |
| praecipitāre | throw, fall, rush headlong |
| sacrāre | consecrate |
| expellere | drive out, expel |
| cōnsecrāre | consecrate, deify |
| reficere | restore, repair |
| splendēre | shine |
| siccāre | dry, drain |
| dēdūcere | lead, bring down, launch |
| exstruere | erect, build |
| venīre | come |
| locāre | place |
| ēminēre | stick out, project |
| dēstruere | demolish |
| ēvenīre | happen, fall by lot |
| ārdēre | burn |
| exstinguere | exstinguish, put out, kill |
| praeficere | put in charge of |
| cremāre | burn, cremate |
| dēpōnere | put/lay down, deposit |
| restituere | rebuild, restore, rehabilitate |
| collābī | fall down, collapse |
| dēdicāre | dedicate |
| triumphāre | celebrate a triumph |
| renovāre | renew, resume |
| superāre | cross, surpass, overcome, defeat, remain |
| incendere | set on fire, inflame |
| ulcīscī | revenge, avenge |
| vovēre | promise, vow |
| incohāre | start work on, begin |
| absūmere | consume, waste, destroy |
| glōriārī | boast |
| exercēre | exercise, practice, worry |
| indūcere | lead, bring in, introduce |
| inīre | enter (upon), begin |
| probāre | approve of, prove |
| collocāre | place |
| adimere | take away (from), steal |
| tertium | third |
| ibīdem | in the same place |