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SimsLatinIV (2)
Aeneas Arrives in Italy vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Asia | -ae, f. = Asia (duh!) |
| appello | (1) = to call, name |
| Priamus | -i, m. = Priam (king of Troy, father of Paris, Hektor, (and dozens more!) |
| interficio | interficere/interfeci/interfectus = to kill |
| Aeneas | -ae, m. = Aeneas (son of Venus and a mortal, Anchises) |
| clarus | -a, -um = clear, distinguished, famous |
| defensor | -oris, m. = defender |
| profugus | -i, m. = refugee |
| cogo | cogere/coegi/coactus = to collect, gather; to compel, force |
| migro | (1) = to move, migrate |
| Laurentum | -i, m. = Laurentum (a coastal town in Latium) |
| cum | (prep. + abl.) = with; (subordinating conjunction + subjunctive) = when, since, although |
| praeda | -ae, f. = booty, loot; cattle (taken in a foraging raid) |
| ago | agere/egi/actus = to drive, urge, conduct, act |
| Latinus | -i, m. = Latinus (king of the Aborigines in Latium) |
| colloquium | -i, n. = conversation, conference, parley |
| origo | originis, f. = origin |
| dux | ducis, m. = leader |
| Lavinia | -ae, f. = Lavinia (daughter of King Latinus and future wife of Aeneas) |
| Lavinium | -i, n. = Lavinium (a town in Latium founded by Aeneas and named for his wife, Lavinia) |
| Turnus | -i, m. = Turnus (king of the Rutuli) |
| Rutuli | -orum, m. pl. = the Rutuli (a people living in Latinum) |
| adventus | -us, m. = arrival |
| aggredior | aggredi/aggressus sum (deponent verb) = to attack |
| amitto | amittere/amisi/amissus = to lose |
| Etruscus | -a, -um = Etruscan; (m. pl.) = the Etruscans (the people who controlled Italy north of the Tiber River) |
| fama | -ae, f. = fame, reputation, story; rumor |
| impleo | implere/implevi/impletus = to fill |
| metuo | metuere/metui/-- = to fear, be afraid of |
| ops | opis, f. = wealth; (pl.) = resources, power |
| cresco | crescere/crevi/cretus = to grow, prosper, thrive |
| discrimen | discriminis, n. = crisis |
| ut | (with subjunctive verb) = so that, in order that |
| ius | iuris, n. = law, jurisdiction, justice |
| Latini | -orum, m. pl. = Latins (the name given by Aeneas to the united Aborigines and Trojans) |
| adversus | (prep. + acc.) = contrary to, opposite, against |
| moenia | moenium, n. pl. = walls, fortifications |
| acies | -ei, f. = line of battle, battle formation, battle |
| copia | -ae, f. = supply, abundance; (pl.) = troops |
| reperio | reperire/repperi/repertus = to find |
| transeo | transire/transii/transitus = to go across, cross over |
| regno | (1) = to rule, reign |
| Ascanius | -i, m. = Aeneas' son by his wife Creusa (also called Iulus) |
| adolesco | adolescere/adolevi/adultus = to mature, grow up |
| abundo | (1) = to overflow, be in flood |
| Alba Longa | -ae, f. = mother city of Rome founded by Ascanius |
| imperium | -i, n. = power, empire, dominion, rule |
| Proca | -ae, m. = king of Alba Longa, father of Numitor and Amulius |
| Numitor | -oris, m. = rightful king of Alba Longa, grandfather of Romulus and Remus |
| Amulius | -i, m. = king of Alba Longa, brother of Romulus and Remus |
| maior | short for "maior natu" = greater in age, i.e. "older" |
| pello | pellere/pepuli/pulsus = to drive, drive out, repulse, repel |
| Rhea Silvia | -ae, f. = daughter of Numitor, mother of Romulus and Remus |
| species | -ei, f. = appearance, pretext |
| per speciem | (+ gen.) = on the pretext of . . . |
| sacerdos | sacerdotis, m/f = priest(ess) |
| Vesta | -ae, f. = goddess of hearth and home |
| lego | legere/legi/lectus = to read, gather, choose |
| regius | -a, -um = royal, king's |
| custodia | -ae, f. = watch, custody, prison |
| Tiberis | Tiberis, m. (acc. Tiberim) = the river that flows past Rome |
| inicio | inicere/inieci/iniectus = to throw into |
| alveus | -i, m. = basket |
| tenuis | -is, -e = thin, shallow |
| siccum | -i, n. = dry land |
| sedeo | sedere/sedi/sessus = to sit; to settle |
| lupa | -ae, f. = she-wolf |
| sitio | sitire/sitivi/-- = to be thirsty |
| circa | (adv.) = around, nearby |
| vagitus | -us, m. = wailing, crying |
| cursus | -us, m. = running, course, path |
| flecto | flectere/flexi/flexus = to turn, go, change |
| Faustulus | -i, m. = shepherd who found Romulus and Remus |
| pastor | -oris, m. = shepherd |
| nutrio | nutrire/nutrivi/nutritus = to nurse, care for |
| Larentia | -ae, f. = wife of Faustulus |
| educo | (1) = to bring up, educate |
| venor | venari/venatus sum (deponent verb) = to hunt |
| latro | latronis, m. = robber |
| onustus | -a, -um = laden, burdened |
| divido | dividere/divisi/divisus = to force apart, divide, distribute |
| celebro | (1) = to frequent, celebrate |
| ob | (prep. + acc.) = on account of, because of |
| incuso | (1) = to reproach, accuse (+ acc. & infin.) |
| ad | (prep. + acc.) used here to express purpose = "for" |
| supplicium | -i, nt. = punishment |
| dedo | dedere/dedidi/deditus = to hand over, surrender, give up |
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