Martial IX epigram vocab

commodabit

lend, give (commodo, -are)

mentula

cock, penis (mentula)

siligineis

wheaten (siligineus)

ilia / cunnis

both female genitalia (ilia, cunnus)

farina

flour, meal

liquantur

strain, melt (liquo, -are)

moecha

slut, tart, adulteress

addictus

in bondage, sentence, enslaved (addico, -ere)

futuente

fuck (rude) (futuo, -ere)

sandapilae

poor man’s bier (sandapila, -ae)

praecide

cut off, cut off in front of (praecido, -ere)

uncia

a twelth

aureolis

gold coin (aureolus, -i)

lupanari

in the brothel (lupanar, -ris)

sexus

sex biological (sexus, -us)

vagitu

wailing (vagitus, -us)

succurrit

run to aid of, help (succurro, -ere)

milia sena

6000

damas

shout? Or deer…

nidos

nest (nidus)

syllaba contumax

disobedient, unyielding

disertis

eloquent, clever (disertus)

nuncupat

express, designate (nuncupo, -are)

pingi

paint, colour, due (pingo, -ere)

acu

needle, pin (acus, -us)

grues

crane (gruis, -is)

mullos / sumen / ostrea

mullet / sow’s udders / oysters

speculum

mirror (speculus)

censetur

appraise, judge (censeo, -ere)

antlia

pump, mechanism (antlia)

reptantis

crawl (repto, -are)

gesserit rem

make a bargain (gero, -ere)

ligones

hoe, mattock (ligo, -nis)

compede

chains, shackles (compes, -dis)

lamna

foil, plate

canusinatus

wearing canusian wool

assere

litter pole (asser)

lutulenta

muddy (lutulentus)

ligustra

privet (ligustrum) - its a flower

facundo

eloquent (facundus)

lupo

bass (lit. wolf)

coleos

leather sack, testicle (coleus)

culis

buttocks (culus)

volsellae

tweezers (volsella)

labra

lip, rim, jowel (labrum)

draucus

young athlete (unknown)

refibulavit

unpin, unfasten (refibulo, -are)

faber

smith, workman, artisan

scaenicus

actor

permensa

measure (permentior, ari)

catastae

slave-auction, scaffold (catasta)

cirrata

curly-haired (cirratus

rhombo

wheel, magic wheel (rhombus, -i)

nomismata

coin, piece of money (nomisma, -atis)

litat

obtain good omens from sacrifice (lito, -are)

resignas

unseal (resigno)

lanugo

down (lanugo, -onis)

ornere

equip, dress, decorate (orno, -are = this is pres pass subj)

Serica

silk (sericum)

innuis

nod, beckon to (innuo, -ere)

sescenta

6000 = a LOT (sescentum, -i)

lusca

one-eyed (luscus, a, um)

surda

deaf (surdus, -i)

pulpita

stage (pulpitum, -i)

lingeret

lick (lingo, -ere)

mentiatur

lie, deceive (mentior, -ari)

mitigat

soften (mitigo, -are)

claves

keys (clavis, -is)

squalet

be dirty, unkempt (squalo, -ere)

clune

buttocks (clunis, -is)

sectarum

sects, schools (from seco, -are - cut)

percidi

hit very hard, commit sodomy with (percido, -ere)

ructat

belch (ructo, -are)

tribuli

kisman, pauper (tribulus)

turdus

thrush

pinguis

greased in this specific instance (pingue, -is)

cognatio

kinsman

sturnos

starling (sturnus)

fringillorum

chaffinches (fringillus)

milvus

kite (the bird)

chortis

cohort, staff, farmyard, estate (chors, -tis)

casside

helmet, ‘war’ (cassis, -idis)

lacernis

cloak, open mantle (lacerna, -ae)

ansae

handle (ansa)

salebrae

ruts, irregularity (salebra, -ae)

ligo

hoe (ligo, -onis)

visontis

bison (vison, -ontis)

saeptis

the Enclosure (saepio, -ire)

casae

booths (casa, -ae)

hexaclinon

6-person couch (Greek)

expendit

pay, weigh (expendo, -ere)

vilica

wife of a farmer

brattea

gold leaf, foil

platanus

plane tree

comissatore

reveller, carouser (comissiator)

pollicitast

promise (polliceor, -eri)

causidicum

barrister (causidicus)

cacare

to shit (caco, -are)

stabulantur

have stall, be housed. (stabulo, -are))

clusa

enclosed space → basket (clusum, -i)