Caesar's BG 1.2-1.7 Vocab

bellum, belli; n

war

civitas, civitatis; f

state, tribe, community

finis, finis; m

boundary, territory, end

flumen, fluminis; n

river

iter, itineris; n

march, journey, route

legatus, legati; m

ambassador, envoy

populus, populi; m

people, nation

provincia, provinciae; f

province

regnum, regni; n

royal power, kingdom

urbs, urbis; f

city

vir, viri; m

man

accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptum; 3 io

to receive, accept

capio, capere, cepi, captum; 3 io

to capture, take, seize

conor, conari, conatus sum; 1 dep

to try, attempt

cupio, cupere, cupivi, cupitum; 3 io

to want, desire

duco, ducere, duxi, ductum; 3

to lead

habeo, habere, habui, habitum; 2

to have, hold, consider

mitto, mittere, misi, missum; 3

to send

possum, posse, potui; irreg

to be able, can

proficiscor, proficiscori, profectus sum; 3 dep

to set out, depart

sum, esse, fui, futurum; irreg

to be

video, videre, vidi, visum; 2

to see

altus, alta, altum

high, tall

longus, longa, longum

long

magnus, magna, magnum

great, large

multus, multa, multum

many, much

nobilis, nobile

noble, famous

omnis, omne

all, every

parvus, parva, parvum

small

potens, potentis

powerful

totus, tota, totum

whole, entire

cum

when, since, although (+ subj.), with (+ abl.)

neque/nec

and not, nor

quod/quia

because

si

if

ut

so that, in order that, as when

ad (+ acc)

to, toward, for

ex/e (+ abl)

out of, from

in (+ acc)

into, onto, against

in (+ abl)

in, on

per (+ acc)

through

propter (+ acc)

because of

arma, armorum; n pl

arms, weapons

castra, castrorum; n pl

camp

exercitus, exercitus; m

army

hostis, hostis; m/f

enemy

imperium, imperi; n

power, command

initium, initii; n

beginning, entrance

lex, legis; f

law

locus, loci; m

place, location

mons, montis; m

mountain

natura, naturae; f

nature, character

numerus, numeri; m

number, amount

pars, partis; f

part, portion

populus, populi; m

people, nation

portus, portus; m

port, harbor

tempus, temporis; n

time

arbitror, arbitrari, arbitratus sum; 1 dep

to think, judge

cogo, cogere, coegi, coactum; 3

to compel, force; collect, gather

comparo, comparare, comparavi, comparatum; 1

to compare, prepare, acquire

constituo, constituere, constitui, constitutum; 3

to decide, establish

contendo, contendere, contendi, contentum; 3

to strive, fight, contend

existimo, existimare, existimavi, existimatum; 1

to think, judge

facio, facere, feci, factum; 3 io

to make, do 

facilito, facilitare, facilitavi, facilitatum; 1

to make easy, to ease, facilitate

impetro, impetrare, impetravi, impetratum; 1

to obtain, accomplish

iubeo, iubere, iussi, iussum; 2

to order

moneo, monere, monui, monitum; 2

to warn, advise

oppugno, oppugnare, oppugnavi, oppugnatum; 1

to attack, assault

paro, parare, paravi, paratum; 1

to prepare

peto, petere, petivi, petitum; 3

to seek, ask for

prohibeo, prohibere, prohibui, prohibitum; 2

to keep away, prevent

spero, sperare, speravi, speratum; 1

to hope

statuo, statuere, statui, statutum; 3

to decide, determine, establish

sumo, sumere, sumpsi, sumptum; 3

to take, assume, undertake

teneo, tenere, tenui, tentum; 2

to hold

transeo, transire, transii, transtium; irreg

to cross, go across

utor, uti, usus sum; 3 dep

to use, take advanatage of

angustus, angusta, angustum

narrow

audax, acis

bold, daring

commodus, commoda, commodum

suitable, convenient

diversus, diversa, diversum

different, opposite

inimicus, inimica, inimicum

hostile

latus, lata, latum

wide

plurimus, plurima, plurimum

very many

proximus, proxima, proximum

nearest, next

validus, valida, validum

strong, powerful

atque/ac

and also

aut

or

itaque

therefore

nisi

unless, except

quoniam

since, because

tamen

nevertheless

veto, vetare, vetui, vetitum; 1

to forbid, prevent, prohibit