Pliny the Younger Vocabulary

Flashcards from Pliny the Younger lecture notes.

hortor, hortārī, hortātus sum

to urge

colligō, colligere, collēgī, collectus

to collect; to assemble

tempus, temporis (n)

time

manus, manūs (f)

hand

mē paenitet

I regret (takes the accusative for the person affected and the genitive for the object)

fit ut

it happens that (followed by a result clause in the subjunctive)

iaceō, iacēre, iacuī

to lie (down)

iaciō, iacere, iēcī, iactus

to throw, hurl

Nihil est quod… (+ verb in subjunctive)

There is nothing (of the sort) that/which… (relative clause of characteristic)

ōlim

some time ago; now for a long time, for a while (adv.)

inquis / inquit

you say/said / he, she, it says/said (defective verb)

incipiō, incipere, incēpī, inceptus

to begin

sufficiō, sufficere, suffēcī, suffectus

to be sufficient; to put under, lay a foundation for

lūdō, lūdere, lūsī, lūsus

to play; to frolic, mock, kid

sollicitūdo, sollicitudinis (f)

uneasiness of mind; anxiety; disquiet

rīdeō, rīdēre, rīsī, rīsus

to laugh/laugh at

aper, aprī (m.)

wild boar

nōscō, nōscere, nōvī, nōtus

to become acquainted with / learn; perfect: to know

omnīnō

wholly / entirely / altogether / completely (adv.)

pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum

beautiful

capiō, capere, cēpī, captus

to take / receive / get / capture

inertia, -ae (f.)

inactivity / laziness

quiēs, quiētis (f.)

rest / quiet

discēdō, discēdere, discessī, discessus

to go away / depart

rēte, rētis (n.)

(hunting) net

sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessus

to sit

proximum, -ī (n.)

neighborhood / vicinity

vēnābulum, -ī (n.)

hunting spear

lancea, -ae (f.)

lance / light spear

stilus, -ī (m.)

stylus

pugillārēs, pugillārium (m. pl.)

writing tablets

meditor, meditārī, meditātus sum

to think over / plan; to practice

ēnotō, ēnotāre, ēnotāvī, ēnotātus

to make notes on

cēra, -ae (f.)

sg: wax; pl: writing tablet

reportō, reportāre, reportāvī, reportātus

to carry back / bring back

contemnō, contemnere, contempsī, contemptus

to scorn / despise / disparage

mīrus, -a, -um

wonderful / extraordinary

animus, -ī (m.)

mind / soul / spirit / courage

agitātiō, -ōnis (f.)

motion / movement / activity / agitation

mōtus, -ūs (m.)

movement / impulse / commotion

excitō, excitāre, excitāvī, excitātus

to energize / arouse / excite

undique

on all sides / everywhere (adv.)

silva, -ae (f.)

forest / woods

sōlitūdō, sōlitūdinis (f.)

solitude / wilderness

silentium, -ī (n.)

silence

vēnātiō, vēnātiōnis (f.)

hunting / a hunt

cōgitātiō, cōgitātiōnis (f.)

thinking; thought / plan / purpose / design

incitāmentum, -ī (n.)

inducement / incentive

proinde

therefore (adv.)

vēnor, vēnārī, vēnātus sum

to hunt

pānārium, -ī (n.)

bread basket

laguncula, -ae (f.)

flask

experior, experīrī, expertus sum

to try / test / learn by experience

inerrō, inerrāre, inerrāvī, inerrātus

to wander over

longum est

It is long/it would be a long story (idiom)

referō, referre, rettulī, relātus

It matters/makes a difference/is of importance

accidō, accidere, accīdī, accīsus

To fall, happen, take place

lautus, -a, -um

Elegant, well-washed, clean

dīligēns, -ntis

Economical

sordidus, -a, -um

Mean, base, stingy, dirty, filthy

sūmptuōsus, -a, -um

Extravagant

repetō, repetere, repetīvī, repetītus

To return to, get back

opīmus, -a, -um

Rich, abundant

pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus

To put, place, set

vīlis, vīlis, vīle

Cheap, common

parvulus, -a, -um

Very small, little

dīscrībō, dīscrībere, dīscrīpsī, dīscrīptus

To distribute, divide, apportion, assign

ēligō, ēligere, ēlēgī, ēlēctus

To pluck out, choose, select

gradātim

Step by step, by grades, graded (adv.)

animadvertō, animadvertere, animadvertī, animadversus

To give attention to, notice

recumbō, recumbere, recubuī, -

To recline

an

Or, whether (conjunction)

cōnsuētūdō, cōnsuētūdinis, f.

Custom, practice

lībertus, lībertī, m.

A freedman

interrogō, interrogāre, interrogāvī, interrogātus

To ask, question, inquire, interrogate

nota, notae, f.

Critical mark, marginal note, degradation

cūnctus, cūncta, cūnctum

All together, the whole

torus, torī, m.

Couch, cushion

convīctor, convīctōris, m.

Associate, one who lives with another

magnō tibi cōnstat

“It stands at a great price/it costs a lot” (Ablative of price)

minimē

Not at all, by no means (adverb)

quī

how (adverb)

(mē) hercule

By God! / by Hercules!

gula, gulae, f.

Gullet, gluttony, appetite

temperō, temperāre, temperāvī, temperātus

To control, moderate

commūnicō, commūnicāre, commūnicāvī, commūnicātus

To communicate, impart, share

aeger, gra, grum

sick

diaeta , -ae f.

room

vīsō, vīsere, vīsī, vīsus

to go to see, visit

hōra, ae f.

hour, time

exigō, exigere, exēgī, exāctus

drive out

vigil, vigilis

awake

inde

thence, after that (adv.)

causa, ae f.

cause, reason, case

dēsīderium, i n.

longing/desire

teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentus

to hold

cōnsuēscō, cōnsuescere, cōnsuēvī, cōnsuētus

to be accustomed

interdiū

by day (adv.)

maestus, a um

sad, dejected

ac

and, also, and even (conjunction)