latin prose The wonders of India Vocab

apud

Among, at the house of (acc)

celeritas,-tatis f.

speed

Darius

Darius

deficio,-ere,-feci,-fectum

fail, giveout

epistola,-ae

letter,missive

Granicus,-i

Granicus(river)

honoro

honor, distinguish

India,-ae

India

Iulius,-i

Julius

locutio,-onis

speech, discourse

Maius,-i

May

memoria,-ae

memory

mensis,-is

month

multiplico

multiply

Mense Maio

in the month of May

apud

at

dicebatur

was called

nobis

under

illius

of that one

posuimus…nostos honoratos

we made our(men) honored

orientis

of the east; of the rising sun

facti sumus

we were made

de multis divitiis

by; abl. of means

sicut…

just as…;clause of comparison

priore

previous,earlier; comparative adj. of primus

multitudo,-dinis

population, multitude

oriens,-ntis

east, rising(sun)

pedes,peditis

foot soldier, infantry

Persae,-arum

Persians

Phasiaces

Phasiacian

Porus,-i m.

Porus (king of India)

postquam

after

provincia,-ae

province, state

quattuordecim

fourteen

rectus,-a,-um

correct, straight,honest

replico

fold or roll back, replicate

significo

signify,point out

subiugo

join,bring(acc) under(dat)

ne videatur…locutio

but so that the account itself may not seem multiplied;

facta

deeds; things done

mense Iulio deficient

last part of july

Porum regem

King Porus

Illius

of that one

ut…teneatur

so that it may be held in memory; purpose

rectum videtur

it seems right

ut scribam de…

that I write about

exercitus eius

of his army

fuerunt

there were; sum

ad

to,towards,at,neara

apprehendo,-ere,-ndi

catch, seize

armatus,-a,-um

armeda

aureus,-a, -um

gold

capitellum

capital

civitas cividtatis

city; city-state

columna

pillar, column

crystallum

crystal

digitus

finger

domus

house, home, dwelling

elephantus

elephant

etiam

also, even

falcatus

armed with scythes

folium

leaf, foliage

gemma

gem

grossus, -a, -um

thick

habeo, -ere, habui, -itus

have holdho

homo,-inis

person,people,humani

ignitus,-a,-um

fiery, ignited, sparkling

incido,-ere,-cidi

fall, fall into

inter

between, among(acc)i

interpono,-ere, -sui

place between

ad pugnandum

for…;ad +gerund (ing) expressing purpose

Pori

of (King) Porus

eius

his

fuerunt

there were ; 3p pf. sum

cum capitellis aureis

with golden capitals

illius domus

of that house

investio,-ire,-ivi, -itum

clothe, cover

lamina,-ae

leaf, layer, plate

locus,-i

place,location,

mansio,-ionis

room, lodging,inn

manus, -us

hand oc

tingenti,-ae,-a

eight hundred

orno

adorn,equip, decorate

paries,-etis

wall

pendo,-ere,pependi,pensum

pay, hang

porto

carry,bear,bring

Porus

Porus

pugno

fight

quadrigae,-arum

team of 4 horses

quantus,-a,-um

how much,great,many

quoque

also

racemus,-i,

bunch,cluster

smaragdus,-i m.

a precious green stone

sto,-are, -steti, -statum

stand, stoptu

turris, -is f.

turret, towerub

ubi

where, when

unus (unius,uni),-a, -um

one, single

vinea,-ae f.

vineyard, vine

de laminis aureis

by…; abl. of means

quantum est grossus

as thick as is…; however much , relative of comparision