A-Level Latin verse vocabulary - John Taylor

acerbus, acerba, acerbum

bitter

aedēs, aedis (f)

temple; house

aēneüs, aēnea, aēneüm

made of bronze

aequor, aequoris (n)

level surface, plain; sea

āēr, āeris (m)

air

aes, aeris (n)

bronze; money

aestus, aestūs (m)

heat; passion

aethēr, aetheris (m)

air, sky

aevum, aevī (n)

age, period of time

āgnus, āgnī (m)

lamb

āgrestis, āgreste

rustic, of the countryside

aït, (pl.) āiunt

he/she says (like inquit)

albus, alba, album

white

āles, ālitis (m/f)

bird

āmēns, (gen.) āmentis

mad

amnis, amnis (m)

stream, river

amoenus, amoena, amoenum

pleasant, charming

amplexus, amplexūs (m)

embrace

anguis, anguis (m/f)

snake

anima, animae (f)

spirit, breath, life

antīquus, antīqua, antīquum

ancient, previous

antrum, antrī (n)

cave

aprīcus, aprīca, aprīcum

sunny, warm

aptō, aptāre, aptāvī, aptātum

I fit, adjust

Aquilō, Aquilōnis, m.

the north wind

arduus, ardua, arduum

high, steep; difficult

armentum, armentī (n)

herd of cattle

artus, artūs (m)

limb

arva, orum n pl

field, land (often pl.)

astrum, astrī (n)

star, constellation

āter, ātra, ātrum

black

auctor, auctōris (m/f)

originator; author

aura, aurae (f)

breeze, air

aureus, aurea, aureum

golden, of gold

auris, auris (f)

ear

aurōra, aurōrae (f)

dawn

Auster, austrī (m)

the south wind

axīs, axis (m)

axis, chariot; sky, heaven

bellus, bella, bellum

beautiful

blandus, blanda, blandum

coaxing, flattering

Boreās, boreae (m)

the north wind

bōs, bovis (m/f)

ox, bull; cow; (pl.) cattle

bracchium, bracchiī (n)

arm

caelestis, caeleste

heavenly, divine

caeruleus, caerulea, caeruleum

dark blue, dark coloured

calidus, calida, calidum

hot; eager, fierce

callidus, callida, callidum

skilful, careful

candēns, (gen.) candentis

white, shining

candidus, candida, candidum

white

cānus, cāna, cānum

grey-haired; white

capillus, capillī (m)

hair (usually pl.)

careō, carēre, caruī, caritum + abl

I lack

carīna, carīnae (f)

keel; boat

celsus, celsa, celsum

high, lofty

cervīx, cervīcis (f)

neck

cervus, cervī (m)

stag, deer

cieō, ciēre, cīvī, citum

I excite

citus, cita, citum /citius/cito

quick, swift, rapid / more quickly / quickly

clīvus, clīvī (m)

slope, hill

color, colōris (m)

colour, complexion

coma, comae (f)

hair

cōnsuētus, cōnsuēta, cōnsuētum

usual, accustomed

cor, cordis (n)

heart

corōna, corōnae (f)

wreath, crown

creō, creāre, creāvī, creātum

I create, give birth to

crēscō, crēscere, crēvī, crētum

I increase, grow, arise

crīnis, crīnis (m)

hair

cruentus, cruenta, cruentum

bloody, blood-stained; cruel

cruor, cruōris (m)

blood, gore

cuspis, cuspidis (f)

spear, javelin

dēcerpō, dēcerpere, dēcerpsī, dēcerptum

I pluck

dēsiliō, dēsilīre, dēsiluī, dēsultum

I leap down

dictum, dictī (n)

saying, speech; (pl.) words

dīligō, dīligere, dīlēxī, dīlēctum

I love

dōnō, dōnāre, dōnāvī, dōnātum

I present, give

ēnsis, ēnsis (m)

sword

erus, erī (m)

master, lord

Eurus, eurī (m)

the east (or south-east) wind

exanimis, exanime

lifeless, dead

exiguus, exigua, exiguum

small

exsanguis, exsangue

bloodless, pale

exsiliō, exsilere, exsiluī

I leap up

extrēmus, extrēma, extrēmum

last, farthest, extreme

faciēs, facieī (f)

shape, appearance; face

fās (n)

divine law, right, obligation

fateor, fatērī, fassus sum

I confess, acknowledge

fax, facis (f)

torch, flame; fire of love

feriō, ferīre

I strike, hit

ferus, fera, ferum

wild, savage, (fem. as noun) beast

figūra, figūrae (f)

shape, figure, form, image

flāvus, flāva, flāvum

yellow, golden

fleō, flēre, flēvī, flētum

I weep, cry, mourn

flētus, flētūs (m)

weeping, tears

fluctus, fluctūs (m)

wave, flood

fluō, fluere, fluxī, fluxum

I flow

focus, focī (m)

hearth, home, family

for, fārī, fātus sum

I say, speak

fōrma, fōrmae (f)

form, shape; beauty

fōrmōsus, fōrmōsa, fōrmōsum

beautiful

fruor, fruī, frūctus sum

I enjoy (+ abl.)