Vergil vocab 6 Flashcards
(47 cards)
āla, -ae
wing (f.)
aliter
otherwise, differently
cingō, cingere, cīnxī, cīnctus
to surround, girdle
flūmen, -inis
river, stream, flood (n.)
juxtā
close to, next to (+ acc.)
Libya, -ae
country of Northwest Africa (f.)
nūbēs, -is
cloud, fog, mist (f.)
pār, paris
equal, balanced, like
praeceps, praecipitis
headlong, headforemost
prōlēs, -is
progeny, offspring, race (f.)
scopulus, -ī
rock, cliff, crag (m.)
secō, secāre, secuī, sectus
to cut, cleave, slice
senex, senis
old man (m.)
similis, -e
like, similar (+ dat./gen.)
tangō, tangere, tetigī, tāctus
to touch, reach
tegō, tegere, tēxī, tēctus
to cover, protect
volō, volāre, volāvī, volātus
to fly, speed, flit
Ascanius, -ī
son of Aeneas (m.)
celer, -eris, -ere
swift, quick, speedy
clārus, -a, -um
clear, bright, illustrious
dēmittō, dēmittere, dēmīsī, dēmissus
to let down, send down, lower, drop
ēnsis, -is
sword, knife (m.)
Iūlus, -ī
Ascanius, son of Aeneas (m.)
laus, laudis
praise, glory, merit (f.)