Daedalus and Icarus Vocabulary

tango, tangere, tetigi, tactus

touch (tangent, tactile)

natalis, e(adj)

birth (natal, renaissance, native)

claudo, claudere, clausi, clausus

close (claustrophobia)

obstruo, obstruere, obstruxi, obstructus

block up (obstruct)

aer, aeris (n)

air, the lower air

dimitto

send from, let...go

novo (1)

change, make new (novel, supernova)

penna, ae

feather

coepi, coepisse, coeptus

begin

clivus (1)

slope (proclivity, incline)

cresco, crescere, crevi, cretus

grow, increase (crescendo, crescent)

linum, i

thread (linen)

cera, ae

wax

adligo (1)

tie, fasten

imus, a, um

bottom of, lowermost

compono, componere, composui, compositus

place together

curvamen, -minis

bend, curving, sweep

flecto, flectere, flexi, flexus

bend (deflect, flexible)

avis, avis

bird (aviary, avian, aviator)

una (adv)

alongside, together

tracto (1)

handle

modo (adv)

now

vagus, a, um

wandering (vagrant, vagabond)

capto (1)

catch at

pluma, ae

feather

pollex, pollicis (f)

thumb

mollio, mollire

soften (mollify)

mirabilis, e (adj)

marvelous

impedio, impedire, impedivi, impeditus

hinder, get in the way of

coeptum, i

undertaking

geminus, a, um

twin, double (gemini in astrology)

libro (1)

balance (libra, lb.)

pendeo, pendere, pependi

hang, be suspended in flight (pendulum)

instruo, instruere, instruxi, instructus

instruct

demissus, a, um

low

gravo (1)

weigh down

locus, loci, m.

place (location)

aura, aurae, f.

air, breeze

volo (1)

to fly

ensis, ensis (m)

sword

monitus, us, m.

advice, warning

madesco, madescere, madui

to become wet

senilis, senile

old man's (senile)

patrius, a, um

of a father, paternal (paternal, patriarchy)

tremo, tremere, tremui

to tremble, shake

osculum, i, n.

kiss (osculate)

velut

just as, like, as, as if

ales, alitis (m/f)

bird (cf. aves)

erudio, erudire, erudivi, eruditus

to teach (erudite, erudition)

fecundus, a, um

fertile (fecund, fecundity)

mel, mellis (n)

honey (mellifluous)

audax, audacis

bold, daring (audacity)

gaudeo, gaudere, __, gavisus

to rejoice

volatus, volatus, m.

flight

cupido, cupidinis (f)

longing, desire (Cupid)

ago, agere, egi, actu

to do, drive, lead

vinculum, i, n.

chain, bond (cf. vincere)

cera, ae, f.

wax

lacertus, i, m.

upper arm

caeruleus, a, um

blue, blue-green (cerulean)

nec iam

no longer

sepulcrum, i, n.

tomb, grave (sepulcher)

condo, condere, condidi, conditus

to found, establish

sepelio, sepelire, sepelii, sepultus

to bury (cf. sepultum)