Caput XIX

Question 1

aurum aurī n.

Quicquid corpore tangam, id in aurum mūtā.

Answer 1

gold

Whatever I will touch with my body, change it into gold.

Question 2

Bacchus Bacchī m.

Midās fuerat benignus deō Bacchō.

Answer 2

Bacchus

Midas had been kind to the god Bacchus.

Question 3

diēs diēī m.

feminine when it refers to a specific day (i.e. constitutā diē)

Carpe diem.

Answer 3

day

Seize the day.

Question 4

rēs reī f.

Ūnam et alteram rem digitō tangit.

Answer 4

thing, object; in pl. situation

He touches one (thing) and another thing with (his) finger.

Question 5

saxum saxī n.

Saxum quoque manū tactum in aurum mūtātur.

Answer 5

rock, stone

The rock touched by (his) hand is also changed into gold.

Question 6

vīs f.

s.: vīs vīs vī vim vī
pl.: vīres vīrium vīribus vīres/vīrīs vīribus

Omnia manū eius tacta in aurum vī aureā mūtantur.

Answer 6

force, strength

Everything he touched with his hand is changed into gold by the golden force.

Question 7

credō credere credidī creditum + dat

Vix fortūnae crēdit.

Answer 7

to believe, to trust

He scarcely believes (his) fortune.

Question 8

lavō lavāre lāvī lautum/lōtum

Lavā caput corpusque.

Answer 8

to wash

Wash (your) head and (your) body.

Question 9

remittō remittere remīsī remissum

Remitte damnōsum dōnum.

Answer 9

to send back, let go back, drive away

Send back the ruinous gift.

Question 10

removeō removēre remōvī remōtum

Flūmen dōnum removēbit.

Answer 10

to remove, take away, put off

The river will remove the gift.

Question 11

trānseō trānsīre trānsiī/trānsīvī trānsitum

Vīs aurea dē corpore hūmānō in flūmen trānsīvit.

Answer 11

to go across, pass over, cross

The golden force passed over from the human body into the river.

Question 12

altus a um

Ubi digitōs in postibus altīs in rēgiā pōnit, postēs radiāre videntur.

Answer 12

tall, lofty, deep, high

When he places his fingers on the tall door posts on the palace, the door posts seem to shine.

Question 13

omnis omnis omne

Omnia vincit amor. - Virgil

Answer 13

each, every; pl., all

Love conquers all (things). - Virgil

Question 14

secundus a um

Rēs quae prius secundae, nunc adversae vidēbantur.

Answer 14

following, favorable, second

Things which before seemed favorable, now seem unfavorable.

Question 15

tālis tālis tale

Deus maestissimus erat quod Midās tāle dōnum petīverat.

Answer 15

such (a)

The god was extremely sad because Midas had sought such a gift.

Question 16

atque/ ac

Midās nunc ōdit quod dēsīderāverat, atque hoc dōnum removēre optat.

Answer 16

and, and also

Midas not hates what he had desired, and also wishes to remove this gift.

Question 17

cum

Cum Midās edere temptat, quid dentēs tangunt?

Answer 17

when

When Midas tries to eat, what do (his) teeth touch?

Question 18

simul

Simul ambulamus.

Answer 18

at the same time

We walk at the same time.

Question 19

gold

Whatever I will touch with my body, change it into gold.

Answer 19

aurum aurī n.

Quicquid corpore tangam, id in aurum mūtā.

Question 20

Bacchus

Midas had been kind to the god Bacchus.

Answer 20

Bacchus Bacchī m.

Midās fuerat benignus deō Bacchō.

Question 21

day

Seize the day.

Answer 21

diēs diēī m.

feminine when it refers to a specific day (i.e. constitutā diē)

Carpe diem.

Question 22

thing, object; in pl. situation

He touches one (thing) and another thing with (his) finger.

Answer 22

rēs reī f.

Ūnam et alteram rem digitō tangit.

Question 23

rock, stone

The rock touched by (his) hand is also changed into gold.

Answer 23

saxum saxī n.

Saxum quoque manū tactum in aurum mūtātur.

Question 24

force, strength

Everything he touched with his hand is changed into gold by the golden force.

Answer 24

vīs f.

s.: vīs vīs vī vim vī
pl.: vīres vīrium vīribus vīres/vīrīs vīribus

Omnia manū eius tacta in aurum vī aureā mūtantur.

Question 25

to believe, to trust ## Footnote He scarcely **believes** (his) fortune.

Answer 25

credō credere credidī creditum + dat ## Footnote Vix fortūnae **crēdit**.

Question 26

to wash ## Footnote **Wash** (your) head and (your) body.

Answer 26

lavō lavāre lāvī lautum/lōtum ## Footnote **Lavā** caput corpusque.

Question 27

to send back, let go back, drive away ## Footnote **Send back** the ruinous gift.

Answer 27

remittō remittere remīsī remissum ## Footnote **Remitte** damnōsum dōnum.

Question 28

to remove, take away, put off ## Footnote The river will **remove** the gift.

Answer 28

removeō removēre remōvī remōtum ## Footnote Flūmen dōnum **removēbit**.

Question 29

to go across, pass over, cross ## Footnote The golden force **passed over** from the human body into the river.

Answer 29

trānseō trānsīre trānsiī/trānsīvī trānsitum ## Footnote Vīs aurea dē corpore hūmānō in flūmen **trānsīvit.**

Question 30

tall, lofty, deep, high ## Footnote When he places his fingers on the **tall** door posts on the palace, the door posts seem to shine.

Answer 30

altus a um ## Footnote Ubi digitōs in postibus **altīs** in rēgiā pōnit, postēs radiāre videntur.

Question 31

each, every; pl., all ## Footnote Love conquers **all** (things). - Virgil

Answer 31

omnis omnis omne ## Footnote **Omnia** vincit amor. - Virgil

Question 32

following, favorable, second ## Footnote Things which before seemed **favorable**, now seem unfavorable.

Answer 32

secundus a um ## Footnote Rēs quae prius **secundae**, nunc adversae vidēbantur.

Question 33

such (a) ## Footnote The god was extremely sad because Midas had sought **such a** gift.

Answer 33

tālis tālis tale ## Footnote Deus maestissimus erat quod Midās **tāle** dōnum petīverat.

Question 34

and, and also ## Footnote Midas not hates what he had desired, **and also** wishes to remove this gift.

Answer 34

atque/ ac ## Footnote Midās nunc ōdit quod dēsīderāverat, **atque** hoc dōnum removēre optat.

Question 35

when ## Footnote **When** Midas tries to eat, what do (his) teeth touch?

Answer 35

cum ## Footnote **Cum** Midās edere temptat, quid dentēs tangunt?

Question 36

at the same time ## Footnote We walk **at the same time**.

Answer 36

simul ## Footnote **Simul** ambulamus.