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Latin Ecce II 50
Ecce Romani Vocabulary for Chapter 50
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epulae, -arum, f. | banquet, feast |
| natura, -ae, f. | nature |
| pronuba, -ae, f. | bride's attendant |
| serva, -ae, f. | slave-woman, slave-girl |
| sponsa, -ae, f. | betrothed woman, bride |
| anulus, -i, m. | ring |
| propinquus, -i, m. | relative |
| sponsus, -i, m. | betrothed man, bridegroom |
| avis, avis, gen. pl., avium m./f. | bird |
| gens, gentis, gen. pl., gentium, f. | family, clan |
| iuvenis, iuvenis, m. | young man |
| sol, solis, m. | sun |
| sponsalia, sponsalium, n. pl. | betrothal ceremony |
| conversus, -a, -um | having turned, turning |
| deditus, -a, -um | devoted, dedicated |
| perturbatus, -a, -um | confused |
| serenus -a, -um | clear, bright |
| sinister, sinistra, sinistrum | left |
| submissus, -a, -um | quiet, subdued, soft |
| nobilis, -is, -e | noble |
| similis, -is, -e + gen. or dat. | similar (to), like |
| adeo | so, so much, to such an extent |
| nuper | recently |
| ut | that (introducing result clauses) |
| ut...non | that...not (introducing negative result clauses) |
| Heus! | Hey there! |
| apto, -are, -avi, -atus | to place, fit |
| gratulor, -ari, -atus sum + dat. | to congratulate |
| observo, -are, -avi, -atus | to watch, pay attention to |
| decet, decere, decuit | it is right, proper, fitting |
| despondeo, despondere, despondi, desponsus | to betroth, promise in marriage |
| lucet, lucere, luxit | it is light, it is day; (it) shines |
| oportet, oportere, oportuit | it is right, fitting; ought |
| spondeo, spondere, spopondi, sponsus | to promise solemnly, pledge |
| taedet, taedere, taesum est | boredom with/weariness of something (gen.) affects one (acc.), one is bored with, weary of something |
| demitto, demittere, demisi, demissus | to let down, lower |
| neglego, neglegere, neglexi, neglectus | to neglect, ignore |
| rescribo, rescribere, rescripsi, rescriptus | to write back, reply |
| ad sponsalia | for the betrothal |
| ait | (he/she) says, said |
| curae esse | to be a cause of anxiety (to) |
| Festinare te oportet | That you hurry is fitting, You ought to hurry |
| in matrimonium ducere | to marry |
| lucebat | (it) was shining |
| Me taedet solitudinis | Boredom with/Weariness of solitude affects me, I am bored with/weary of solitude |
| Non decet patrem despondere filiam | That a father should betroth his daughter is not fitting, It is not fitting for a father to betroth his daughter |