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Odes 1.1 Maecenas atavis Flashcards

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ad

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toward, to; for the purpose or benefit of ; to suit (+ acc.)

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Āfricus –ī m.

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Africus, the southwest wind

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ager agrī m.

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field

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aper aprī m.

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a wild boar

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aqua aquae f.

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water; sea, lake; river, stream; rain, rainfall (pl.), rainwater; spa; urine

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arbutus –ī f.

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the arbutus, or arbute tree; wild strawberry tree, an evergreen prized for its delicate foliage

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atavus –ī m

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grandfather; forefather, ancestor

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Attalicus –a –um

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of King Attalus of Pergamum (d. 133 BCE) famous for his wealth; rich, splendid

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barbitos –ī m or f. (found only in nom., acc., and voc.)

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a lyre (technically a lyre pitched low)

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bellum bellī n.

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war

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caput capitis n.

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head, one’s life; capital punishment

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castra castrōrum n. pl.

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(military) camp

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catulus –ī m.

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a young dog; a whelp, the young of wild animals; a cub, whelp

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certō certāre certāvī certātus

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to vie (with), contest, contend/struggle (at law/politics), dispute; fight, strive

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cerva –ae f.

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a hind; stag (> cervus)

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chorus –ī m.

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a dance in a circle; a dance; a company of singers or dancers, choir, train; band, troop; festival

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cohibeō –ēre –uī –itus

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to hold together, restrain, confine; check, curb, repress (> com– and habeo)

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  • colligō colligere collēgī collēctus *
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to collect, assemble, bring/gather/hold/keep together; combine; harvest; pick up;obtain/acquire, amass; rally; recover; sum up; deduce, infer; compute, add up

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condiciō condiciōnis f.

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agreement, contract; terms, proposal, option, alternative; situation; stipulation; marriage (contract); spouse, bride; relation of lover/mistress; paramour

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  • condō condere condidī conditus *
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to put/insert (into); store up/put away, preserve, bottle (wine); bury/inter; sink; build/found, make; shut (eyes); conceal/hide/keep safe; put together, compose; restore; sheathe (sword); plunge/bury (weapon in enemy); put out of sight

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coniūnx coniugis f.

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spouse, mate, consort; husband, wife, bride, fiancee, intended; concubine; yokemate

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curriculum –ī n.

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career, course (> curro); chariot, esp. a racing chariot

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Cyprius –a –um

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of Cyprus, Cypriot

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dē

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down from, about, concerning; starting at (a point in time)

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decus decoris n.
beauty, grace; ornament, glory, honor
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dēmō dēmere dēmpsī dēmptus
to remove
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dēmoveō –movēre –mōvī –mōtum
to move away, put away, remove, expel, drive out
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dētestor dētestārī dētestātus
(perf. participle often passive) curse; detest, loathe; avert by entreaty
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doctus –a –um
taught, learned, skilled
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dominus dominī m.
master, lord
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* ēdō ēdere ēdidī ēditus *
to eject/emit; put/give forth (buds); beget; bear (fruit); display/evince/exhibit; utter solemnly; pronounce/decree (oracle); deliver (message); issue (command); publish; disclose, tell, relate, make known; declare, make formal statement; cause
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Euterpē –ēs f.
a Muse (“Delightful”), associated with lyric poetry and the double pipes
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* ēvehō –ere –vexī –vectus *
to carry forth; carry up, raise, elevate
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ēvītō –āre –āvī –ātum
to avoid, dodge
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feriō ferīre
to strike, hit
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fidēlis fidēle
faithful/loyal/devoted; true/trustworthy/dependable/reliable; constant/lasting
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findō findere fidī fissum
to split apart
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fluctus fluctūs m.
wave; disorder; flood, flow, tide, billow, surge; turbulence, commotion
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frīgidus –a –um
cold, cool, chilly, frigid; lifeless, indifferent, dull
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frōns frōntis f.
forehead, brow; front
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* gaudeō gaudēre gāvīsus sum *
to be glad, rejoice
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gelidus –a –um
cold, icy
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hedera –ae f.
ivy
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hic haec hoc
this; these
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honor or honos honōris m.
honor, respect, glory; (political) office, post; (of personal appearance) dignity, grace
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horreum –ī n.
barn, granary
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Īcarius –a –um
of Icarus; (= mare) part of the Aegean Sea, between the Cyclades and Asia Minor
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ille illa illud
that; those
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immemor –oris
unmindful, forgetful
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indocilis –e
unteachable; untaught, rude
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īnserō īnserere īnseruī īnsertus
to fasten or put in; insert
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* iuvō iuvāre iūvī iūtus *
to help, assist, aid, support, serve, further; please, delight, gratify
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laudō laudāre laudāvī laudātus
to praise
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Lesbōus –a –um
of Lesbos (island of the lyric poets Sappho and Alcaeus)
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levis leve
light; trivial; fickle; worthless; light-footed, delicate; powerless; insignificant; easily digested
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Libycus –a –um
Libyan; subst., Libycum, i, n., the Libyan or African sea
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lituus –ī m.
an augur's staff or wand; a cornet, trumpet, clarion
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luctor –ārī
to wrestle, struggle, strive
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lyricus –a –um
of the lyre; lyric
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Maecēnas –ātis m.
the cognomen of Gaius Cilnius Maecenas (68-8 BCE), patron of Horace and Vergil
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** maneō manēre mānsī mānsus **
to remain, stay; await; abide; wait for; continue, endure, last; spend the night (sexual); lodge, stay
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Mārsus –a –um
Marsian (> Marsi, a people of central Italy)
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Massicus –a –um
of Mount Massicus, in Campania, Massic, subst., Massica, orum, n. (sc. iuga), the Massic hills (> Massicus); (neuter as subst.) Massic wine
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membrum membrī n.
limb, member, part
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mercātor –ōris m.
merchant, trader
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mēta mētae f.
limit, goal, boundary, turning point
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metuō metuere metuī
to fear, dread
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meus –a –um
my, mine
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* misceō miscēre miscuī mixtus *
to mix; mingle (the object with which is in dat., or in abl. alone, or w. prep.); unite; multiply; assemble, flock together; confuse, disturb, confound, agitate; scatter
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mox
soon; then
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multī –ōrum m.
subst., many men, many
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Myrtōus –a –um
pertaining to part of the Aegean between Crete and Euboea
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nauta nautae m.
sailor
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nemus nemoris n.
grove, forest
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nōbilis nōbile
well–known, illustrious, famous (> nosco)
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numquam
never
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nympha nymphae f.
a bride, mistress, young woman; nymph, demi-goddess inhabiting water or other natural parts
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Olympicus –a –um
of the Olympian games, Olympic
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oppidum oppidī n.
town
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ōtium ōti(ī) n.
leisure; spare time; holiday; ease/rest/peace/quiet; tranquility/calm; lull
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palma palmae f.
hand, palm
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pars partis f.
part; portion, share; (in plural) part (in a play), role, duty
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patrius –a –um
father's, paternal; ancestral
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pauperiēs –eī f.
narrow or straitened circumstances; poverty (> pauper)
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permisceō –ēre –miscuī –mistus (–mixtus)
to mix completely; mix, mingle; (fig.), disturb, confound
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plaga –ae f.
a net, hunter's net; a snare, a trap
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pōculum pōculī n.
cup, bowl, drinking vessel; drink/draught; social drinking (pl.); drink
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Polyhymnia –ae f.
a Muse (“The one with many hymns”), associated with religious hymns
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populus populī m.
(the) people; populace
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praemium –(i)ī n.
prize, reward; gift; recompense
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praesidium praesidi(ī) n.
guard, protection, security, garrison
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proprius –a –um
own, very own; individual; special, particular, characteristic
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pulvis pulveris m.
dust
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* quatiō quatere quassī quassum *
to shake
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Quirīs Quirītis m.
the formal term for a Roman citizen, used particularly in legal situations to emphasize civic rights
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quodsī
but if
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ratis ratis f.
raft; (in poetry) a ship
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reficiō reficere refēcī refectus
to rebuild, repair, restore
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refugiō –ere –fugere –fūgī
to flee back, run away; recoil from
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rēx rēgis m.
king
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rota rotae f.
wheel
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* rumpō rumpere rūpī ruptus *
to break; destroy
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rūs rūris n.
country(side)
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sarculum –ī n.
hoe
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Satyrus –ī m.
a Satyr, forest-god of the train of Bacchus, with goat’s feet
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sēcernō sēcernere sēcrēvī sēcrētum
to separate
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secō secāre secuī sectum
to cut; cleave a path through (the sea), traverse
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sī
if, freq.; causal, if, indeed, since; equivalent to cum; whether
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sīdus sīderis n.
star, constellation
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solidus –a –um
dense, firm, solid; unbroken, uninterrupted
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sonitus –ūs m.
a sounding; noise; roaring; thunder (> sono)
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sublīmis sublīme
elevated, lofty, heroic, noble; (of breathing) shallow, panting; with head held high
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superus –a –um
above, high; higher, upper, of this world; greatest, last, highest; (masc. pl. as subst.) the gods
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suus –a –um
his (own), her (own), its (own); their (own)
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* tendō tendere tetendī tentum *
to stretch, extend, direct (one's steps or course); stretch; (of musical instruments) tighten, tune
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tener tenera tenerum
tender
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teres –etis
rubbed or rounded off smooth; tapering; polished; well twisted, strong (> tero); close-twisted; delicate
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terra terrae f.
land, earth
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tībia tībiae f.
the larger of the shinbones; a pipe or flute, as this bone was used for a musical pipe
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*** tollō tollere sustulī sublātus ***
to lift, raise; destroy; remove, steal; take/lift up/away
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trabs trabis f.
tree–trunk, beam; (by metonymy) ship
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trigeminus –a –um
triplet
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tuba –ae f.
a trumpet; trumpet–signal
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turba turbae f.
commotion, uproar, turmoil, tumult, disturbance; crowd, mob, multitude
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vātēs vātis m.
seer, prophet; poet, bard
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verrō verrere verrī versum
to sweep; sweep up
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vertex verticis m.
whirlpool, eddy; crown of the head; peak, summit

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