Vergil, Eclogue 4.1-30 Flashcards by William Turpin

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Sīcelis Sīcelidis

note: the list for this poem is arbitrary; I have excluded words that I most students at this level are likely to know

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Sicilian

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paulō

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slightly

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arbustum –ī n.

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growth of trees; grove; thicket

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iuvō iuvāre iūvī iūtus

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to help; please

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myrīcē –ēs or myrīca –ae f.

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tamarisk

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ulterior –ius; ultimus –a –um

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farther; farthest

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Cūmaeus (Cūmānus) –a –um

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Cumaean; of Cumae

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aetās aetātis f.

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age

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saeculum saeculī n.

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age; generation, people born at a time; mortal race; century

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nāscor nāscī nātus sum

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to be born, come into being

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ōrdō ōrdinis m.

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row

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ferreus –a –um

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made of iron

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dēsinō dēsinere dēsiī dēsitus

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to leave off, cease

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ac

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and in addition

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faveō favēre fāvī fautus

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to favor

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Lūcīna –ae f.

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Lucina (goddess)

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adeō

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so, to such a point, to such an extent

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decus decoris n.

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beauty; ornament; glory

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Polliō –ōnis m.

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a Roman cognomen, e.g., of C. Asinius Pollio

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irritus (inritus) –a –um

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invalid, void

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solvō solvere solvī solūtus

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to release, pay

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formīdō formīdinis f.

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fear

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hērōs –ōis m.

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demigod; hero

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pācō pācāre pācāvī pācātus

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to render peaceful; to quiet

mūnusculum –ī n.

a small gift or favor

cultus cultūs m.

cultivation, civilization, dress, mode of life

hedera –ae f.

ivy

baccar –aris n.

a plant having a fragrant root

tellūs tellūris f.

earth

colocāsium –ī n.

marsh-lily

fundō fundere fūdī fūsus

to pour, scatter

acanthus –ī m.

the plant bear's–foot

lac lactis n.

milk

distendō –ere –tendī –tēnsus –or tentus

to stretch apart or out; extend

capella capellae f.

she–goat

ūber ūberis n.

udder

armentum –ī n.

herd

cūnabula –ōrum n.

cradle; birthplace

occidō occidere occidī occāsus

to go down; set; fall

serpēns –entis (gen. pl. serpentum) m./f.

creeping thing; snake

venēnum venēnī n.

poison

vulgō

commonly

amōmum –ī n.

an aromatic shrub, used in making balsam

paulātim

gradually

flāvēscō flāvēscere — —

to become golden/yellow

campus campī m.

plain

arista –ae f.

the beard of wheat

sentis –is m./f.

thorn

ūva –ae f.

grape

quercus –ūs f.

an oak tree

sūdō sūdāre sūdāvī sūdātus

to sweat

roscidus –a –um

dew–covered, dewy

mel mellis n.

honey