Popular Ovid Vocab

aequor, aequoris, n

sea

aer, aeris, m.

air

aether, aetheris, m.

air, sky

astrum, astri, n.

star, constellation

aura, aurae, f.

breeze, air

bracchium, bracchii, n.

arm

caelestis, caeleste, adj.

heavenly, divine

candidus, candida, candidum

white, bright

capillus, capilli, m.

hair

color, coloris, m.

colour, complexion

coma, comae, f.

hair

cresco, crescere, crevi, cretum

grow, increase

dictum, dicti, n.

word

dulcis, dulce, adj.

sweet, pleasant

ensis, ensis, m.

sword

exiguus, exigua, exiguum

small

ferio, ferire, ferivi, feritus

to hit, strike

fretum, freti, n.

strait, sea

genu, genus, n.

knee

Iuppiter, Iovis, m.

Jupiter

lanio, laniare, laniavi, laniatus

tear (at)

lectus, lecti, m.

bed, couch

leniter

gently, softly

lumen, luminis, n.

light, lamp, eye

maestus, maesta, maestum

sad, gloomy

Mars, Martis m.

Mars

mirus, mira, mirum

wonderful, marvellous, amazing

mitis, e adj.

soft, gentle

mollis, molle adj.

soft, gentle

nata, natae, f.

daughter

natus, nati, m.

son

nubes, nubis, f.

cloud

orbis, orbis, m.

sphere, world, country, eye

Pallas, Palladis, f.

Pallas Athene

pavidus, pavida, pavidum

trembling, terrified, alarmed

pectus, pectoris n.

breast, chest, heart

penna, pennae, f.

feather, (pl) wing

pietas, pietatis, f.

devotion, piety

protinus

on the spot, immediately

puppis, puppis, f.

stern, ship

quid?

What? Why?

saucius, saucia, saucium

wounded

stupeo, stupere, stupui

be amazed, be dumbstruck

taurus, tauri m.

bull

tellus, telluris, f.

land, earth

tenius, tenue

thin, slender, weak

tepidus, tepida, tepidum

warm

ter

three times

tremo, tremere, tremui

shake, tremble (at)

vela, velorum, n pl.

sails

virgo, virginis, f.

maiden, virgin

agna, -ae, f.

lamb

agnus -i m.

lamb

amplexus, amplexus, m.

embrace

aratrum, aratri, n.

plough

auctor, auctoris, m.

author, originator

axis, axis, m.

vault of heaven, axle, chariot

careo, carere, carui (+ abl)

lack, be without

columba, columbae, f.

dove

creo, creare, creavi, creatum

create, make, give birth to

crinis, crinis, m.

hair

(re)curvus, (re)curva, (re)curvum

hooked, curved

-cutio, -ere, -cussi, -cussum (in compounds)

shake, strike

desero, deserere, deserui, desertum

abandon, forsake

furo, furere

rage, am frenzied, rush

gelidus, gelida, gelidum

icy, cold, frozen

geminus, gemina, geminum

twin, double; (pl) both

horreo, horrere, horrui

to bristle, shudder at, fear

letum, leti, n.

death

lupa, lupae, f.

she-wolf

lupus, lupi, m.

wolf

nefandus, nefanda, nefandum

accursed, evil, wicked

nequeo, nequire, nequivi

to be unable

pariter

together, at the same time

pateo, patere, patui

To lie open, am clear

penates, penatium, m. pl.

household gods, home

perdo, perdere, perdidi, perditum

destroy, lose, ruin, waste

purpureus, purpurea, purpureum

purple, radiant, glowing

salio, salire, salui, saltum

to leap, to jump

sanguineus, sanguinea, sanguineum

bloody, of blood, blood-red

seges, segetis, f.

corn, crop

serpens, serpentis, m.

snake, dragon

sinus, sinus, m.

bosom, lap, bay, fold

spargo, spargere, sparsi, sparsum

to scatter, sprinkle

spiro, spirare, spiravi, spiratum

breathe, blow, be alive

exspiro, exspirare, exspiravi, exspiratum

breathe out (expire)

sublimis, sublime

high, lofty

superus, supera, superum

high, above

tendo, tendere, tetendi, tentum

stretch out, head for, aim

thalamus, thalami, m.

bed-chamber

tono, tonare, tonui, tonitum

to thunder

torus, tori, m.

bed, couch, marriage-bed

umerus, umeri, m.

shoulder

velo, velare, velavi, velatum

to cover, clothe, conceal

adfor, adfari, adfatus sum

to address

aestus, aestus, m.

heat, surging sea, passion

Aquilo, Aquilonis (m)

North Wind

arcus, arcus, m.

bow, curve

arduus, ardua, arduum

high, steep, difficult

caedo, caedere, cecidi, caesum

to slaughter, kill