Fifty Verse Starter Words

aequor, -oris (n)

sea

aer, aeris (Greek acc aera) (m)

air

aether, -eris (Greek acc aethera) (m)

air, sky

astrum, -i (n)

star, constellation

aura, -ae (f)

breeze, air

bracchium, -ii (n)

arm

caelestis, -e

heavenly, divine

candidus, -a, -um

white, bright

capillus, -i (m) (usually plural)

hair

color, -oris (m)

colour, complexion

coma, -ae (f)

hair

cresco, -ere, crevi, cretum

increase, grow, arise

dictum, -i (n)

word

dulcis, -e

sweet, pleasant

ensis, -is (m)

sword

exiguus, -a, -um

small

ferio, -ire

strike, hit

fretum, -i (n)

strait, sea

genu, -us (n)

knee

Iuppiter, Iovis (m)

Jupiter

lanio, -are, -avi, -atum

tear (at)

lectus, -i (m)

bed, couch

leniter

gently, softly

lumen, -inis (n)

light, lamp, eye

maestus, -a, -um

sad, gloomy

Mars, Martis (m)

Mars, war

mirus, -a, -um

wonderful, marvellous, amazing

mitis, -e

soft, gentle

mollis, -e

soft, gentle

nata, -ae (f) / natus, -i (m)

daughter / son

nubes, -is (f)

cloud

orbis, -is (m)

sphere, world, country, eye

Pallas, -adis (Greek acc Pallada) (f)

Pallas Athene

pavidus, -a, -um

trembling, terrified, alarmed

pectus, -oris (n)

breast, chest, heart

penna, -ae (f)

feather, (plural) wing

pietas, -atis (f)

devotion, piety

protinus

on the spot, immediately

puppis, -is (f)

stern, ship

quid?

what? why?

saucius, -a, -um

wounded

stupeo, -ere, stupui

am amazed, dumbstruck

taurus, -i (m)

bull

tellus, -uris (f)

land, earth

tenuis, -e

thin, slender, weak

tepidus, -a, -um

warm

ter

three times

tremo, -ere, -ui

shake, tremble (at)

vela, -orum (n pl)

sails

virgo, -inis (f)

girl, maiden