OVID 'Unseen' Vocabulary

AS Unseen Translation

aequor

sea

aer

sky, air

aether

air, sky

astrum

star, constellation

aura

breeze, air

bracchium

arm

caelestis

heavenly, divine

candidus

white, bright

capillus

hair

color

colour, complexion

coma

hair

cresco

I increase, grow, arise

dictum

word

dulcis

sweet, pleasant

ensis

sword

exiguus

small

ferio

I strike, hit

fretum

strait, sea

genu

knee

Iuppiter

Jupiter

lanio

I tear (at)

lectus

bed, couch

leniter

gently, softly

lumen

light, lamp, eye

maestus

sad, gloomy

Mars

Mars, war

mirus

wonderful, marvellous, amazing

mitis

soft, gentle

mollis

soft, gentle

nata

daughter

natus

son

nubes

cloud

orbis

sphere, world, country, eye

Pallas/Pallada

Pallas Athene

pavidus

trembling, terrified, alarmed

pectus

breast, chest, heart

penna

feather

pennae

wing

pietas

devotion, piety

protinus

on the spot, immediately

puppis

stern, ship

quid?

what? why?

saucius

wounded

stupeo

I am amazed, dumbstruck

taurus

bull

tellus

land, earth

tenuis

thin, slender, weak

tepidus

warm

ter

three times

tremo

I shake, tremble

vela

sails

virgo

girl, maiden

agna

lamb

agnus

lamb

amplexus

embrace

aratrum

plough

auctor

author, originator, do-er, father

axis

vault of heaven, axle, chariot

careo

I lack, am without

columba

dove

creo

I create, make, give birth to

crinis

hair

curvus

hooked, curved

recurvus

hooked, curved

cutio

I shake, strike

desero

I abandon, foresake

furo

I rage, rush, am frenzied,

gelidus

icy, cold, frozen

geminus

twin, double

gemini

both

horreo

I bristle, shudder at, fear

letum

death

lupa

she-wolf

lupus

wolf

nefandus

accursed, evil, wicked

nequeo

I am unable

pariter

together

pateo

I lie open, am clear

Penates

household gods, home

perdo

I destroy, ruin, lose, waste

purpureus

purple, radiant, glowing

salio

I jump, leap

sanguineus

bloody, of blood, blood-red

seges

corn, crop

serpens

snake, dragon

sinus

bosom, lap, bay, fold

spargo

I scatter, sprinkle

spiro

I breathe, blow, am alive

exspiro

I breathe out, expire

sublimis

on high, lofty

superus

high, above

tendo

I stretch out, head for, aim

thalamus

bed-chamber

tono

I thunder

torus

bed, couch, marriage-bed

umerus

shoulder

velo

I cover, clothe, conceal

adfor

I address

aestus

heat, surging sea, passion

Aquilo

North wind