Latin Via Ovid Vocabulary

charta, -ae

map

īnsula, -ae

island

mare, maris

sea

rēgīna, -ae

queen

fābula, -ae

story

rēx, rēgis

king

fīlia, -ae

daughter

fīlius, -ī

son

Iuppiter, Iovis

Juppiter

deus, -ī

god

taurus, -ī

bull

tergum, -ī

back

in tergo

on back

parvus, -a, -um

small

pulcher, pulchra, pulcrum

beautiful, pretty, fair

spectāte

look at (this is a command; someone tells someone to look at)

spectō

watch, look at (someone performs this)

ita

yes, thus, so

paene

almost

rēgnō, -āre

rule, reign

cum + ablative

with

lūdō, lūdere

play

amō, amāre

love

ōlim

once, once upon a time

dēsīderō, -āre

desire

sē

himself, herself, itself, themselves

trānsfōrmō, -āre

transform, change

novus, -a, -um

new, strange

diū

for a long time

quis

who?

nunc

now

appellō, -āre, -āvī, ātus

call, name, to call by name

dē + ablative

about, concerning, down from

nārrō, āre

tell (a story)

Minerva, -ae

Minerva (a goddess)

dea, -ae

goddess

sapientia, -ae

wisdom

lāna, -ae

wool, spinnning

quoque

also

Arachnē

Arachne (a maiden)

perītus, -a, -um

skilled, skillful

pictūra, -ae

picture

textilī

tapestries, weavings

fōrmō, fōrmāre

to make, shape, form, fashion

Olympō

on Mount Olympus

casa, -ae

house

Lydia, -ae

Lydia (a country in Asia Minor)

superbus, -a, -um

proud

saepe

often

nympha, -ae

nymph

silva, -ae

forest

dum (+ pres. indicative conj.)

while

glomerō, glomerāre

to wind into a ball, to wind

vīta, -ae

life

agricola, -ae (masculine)

farmer

ager, agrī

field

incola, -ae

inhabitant

habitat

lives

laudō, laudāre

to praise

clāmo, clāmāre

to shout, exclaim

magistra tibi

your teacher (lit. teacher to you)

certē

certainly, surely

tibi

to you, you

dō, dare, dedī, dātus

to give

labōrō, labōrāre

to work

bene

well

quod

because

magister, -trī

(male) teacher

magstra, -ae

(female) teacher

tē

you

doceō, docēre

to teach

salvē, salvēte

greetings, hello, Hail

valē, valēte

farewell, goodbye

discipulī, -ōrum

students

mē

me, myself

quid

what

habet

have, hold

Negat

to deny

temerāria

rash

-que

and

melius quam

better than

nēmo

no one

mihi

my

fōrmam

form

fēminae

feminine

simulat

copy

ambulat

he/she walks

temptat

tries

dīxit

said

superbia

pride

perīculōsa

dangerous

experientia

experience

dēbet

should / ought

certāre

contend / struggle

meās

mine

mōnstrāre

to show

suās

her

īrāta

angry

esse

to be

stulta

stupid / foolish