Ovid Vocabulary

axis, axis

Axis, heaven, sky, vault of heaven, chariot

Auster, Austri

South wind

Aurora, aurorae

dawn

Auris, auris

Ear

Aura, aurae

Breeze

Ater, atra, atrum

Black, dark

Astrum, astri n

Star, constellation

Arvum, arvi n

Field

Artus, artus

Limbs

Armentum, armenti n

Herd of cattle

Arduus, ardua, arduum

Hard, steep, difficult

Aquilo, aquilonis

North wind

Apricus, aprica, apricum

Warm, sunny

Antrum, antri n

Cave

Antiquus, antiqua, antiquum

Old

Anima, animae

Spirit, soul, breath, life

Anguis, anguis

Snake

Amplexus, amplexus

Hug, embrace

Amoenus, amoena, amoenum

Nice, pleasant, charming

Amnis, amnis

River

Amens, amentis

Mad, crazy, out of one's mind, frantic

Ales, alitis

Bird

Albus, alba, album

White

Ait, aiunt

Say

Agrestis, agreste

Rustic, of the countryside

Agnus, agni

Lamb

Aevum, aevi n

Age, generation

Aether, aetheris

Air, sky

Aestus, aestus

Heat, surging sea, passion

aes, aeris n

Bronze

Aer, aeris

Air

Aequor, aequoris n

Sea

Aeneus, aenea, aeneum

Made of bronze

Aeger, aegri

Ill, sick, weary, love sick

Aedes, aedis

Building, temple

Acerbus, acerba, acerbum

Bitter

bellus, bella, bellum

beautiful, handsome, pretty

blandus, blanda, blandum

charming, flattering, pleasant

boreas, boreae

North Wind

bos, bovis

ox, bull, cow

bracchium, bracchi n

arm, branch

caelestis, caeleste

heavenly, divine

caeruleus -a -um

dark blue, coloured blue

calidus -a -um

hot, eager, fierce

candens -entis

shining, white

candidus -a -um

bright, white

canus -a -um

grey-haired

careo, carere, carui, caritum

to lack

carina, carinae

boat, keel, ship

celsus -a -um

high, lofty

cerno, cernere, crevi, cretum

to see, perceive, decree

cervix, cervicis

neck

cervus, cervi

stag

cieo, ciere, civi, citum

to rouse, stir up, excite

citus, -a, -um

fast, swift, quick, rapid

clivus, clivi

hill, slope

color, coloris

colour, complexion

coma, comae

hair

consuetus -a -um

usual, accustomed

cor, cordis n

heart

corona, coronae

crown, wreath, garland

creo, creare, creavi, creatum

to create, give birth to

cresco, crescere, crevi, cretum

to arise, increase, grow

crinis, crinis

hair

cruentus -a -um

blood-stained, bloody, cruel

cruor, cruoris

blood, gore

cuspis, cuspidis

spear, javelin, tip of the blade

decerpo, decerpere, decerpsi, decerptum

to pluck

desilio, desilere, desilui, desultum

to jump down, leap down

dictum, dicti n

word, saying, speech

diligo, diligere, dilexi, dilectum

to love, please

dono, donare, donavi, donatum

to give, present

ensis, ensis

sword

erus, eri

master, lord

eurus, euri

East Wind

exanimis, exanime

unconcious, lifeless, dead

exiguus -a -um

small

exsanguis, exsangue

pale, bloodless, faint

exsilio, exsilire, exsilui

to leap up, spring out

extremus -a -um

the last, the furthest, extreme

facies, faciei

appearance, outline, face, shape

fas

it is right, divine law, right, obligation

fateor, fateri, fassus sum

to confess, acknowledge

fatum, fati n

fate, destiny, death

fax, facis

torch, flame, fire of love

ferus -a -um

wild, savage, cruel

figura, figurae

shape, form, appearance, image

fingo, fingere, finxi, fictum

to make, fabricate, fashion

flavus -a -um

golden, yellow, golden haired

fleo, flere, flevi, fletum

to cry, weep, mourn

fletus, fletus

weeping, tears

fluctus, fluctus

wave, flood

fluo, fluere, fluxi, fluxum

to flow

focus, foci

hearth, fire, home, family

for, fari, fatus sum

to speak, say

forma, formae

beauty, form, shape

formosus -a -um

beautiful, handsome, good-looking

fors, fortis

chance, luck, fortune

forsitan

perhaps

fremo, fremere, fremui

to roar, murmur, growl