Core Vocabulary from Ab Urbe Condita Book I

ā, ab, abs

from, away from, by (abl)

rēs, reī, f.

matter, situation; restitution; state

ad

to, toward; near; for; in regard to (acc)

rēx, rēgis m.

king

Aenēās, -ae m.

Aeneas

satis

enough, sufficiently

appellō (1)

call (by name), name

sed

but, moreover, however

auctor, -is m.

author, originator, promoter

sēdes, sēdis f.

seat; abode, home

bellum, -ī, n.

war

semper

always, forever

capiō, -ere, cēpī, captum

take, seize

sum, esse, fuī, futūrum

to be

cēterī, -ae, -a

the other, remaining

teneō, -ēre, -uī, tentum

hold, keep

cum

with (abl); when, since, although

terra, -ae f.

land, earth, ground

deinde

then, thereupon

Troiānī, -ōrum m.

Trojans

domus, -ī f.

house, home; domī, at home

veniō, -īre, vēnī, ventus

come

dūcō, -ere, dūxī, ductus

lead, draw

vocō (1)

call, name; invite, summon

duo, duae, duo

two

aciēs, -ēī f.

battle line, army

dux, ducis m/f.

leader, guide, chieftain

agō, -ere, ēgī, āctum

drive, lead, spend

ē, ex

out from, from, out of; as a result of (abl)

ager, agrī m.

land, field, territory

et

and, also, even

alius, -a, -ud

other, another, else

gēns, gentis f.

clan, family; race, people

arma, -ōrum n.

arms, equipment, tools

iam

now, already, soon

armō (1)

arm, equip

in

in, on (abl), into, against (acc)

atque

and

inde

from there, then, afterward

aut

or; aut...aut, either...or

initium, -ī n.

beginning, entrance

classis, -is f.

fleet

inter

between, among (acc)

fāma, -ae f.

report, rumor, reputation

is, ea, id

this, that; he, she, it

hic, haec, hoc

this, these

iūs, iūris n.

justice, law, right; oath; court, trial

ibi

there, in that place; then

locus -ī m. (pl. loca)

place; pl. region

īnstruō, -ere, -xī, -ctum

set up, arrange

maior, maius

greater, larger; older

iungō, -ere, iunxī, -iunctum

join

mare, maris n.

sea

Latīnus, -a, -um

Latin; King Latinus

multitūdō, -tūdinis f.

population, multitude

nihil

nothing; adv. not at all

nōmen, nōminis, n.

name

praeda, -ae f.

plunder (=cattle), spoils

omnis, omne

every, all

prīmōrēs, -um m.

first ranks, leaders

pāx, pācis f.

peace

proelium, -iī n.

battle

pellō, -ere, pepulī, pulsum

drive, beat

proficīscor, -ī, profectum

set out

prīmus -a -um

first, foremost; early

prope

near, close; adv. nearly

quaerō, -ere, -sīvī, -sītum

seek, ask

ve

or, either...or

que

and

quī, quae, quod (quis quid)

who, which

quia

because, seeing that

reddō, -ere, -didī, -ditum

give back, render

unde

from where, whence

urbs, urbis, f.

city

ops, opis f.

power, help

ut (utī)

as, when (ind); that, so that

orīgō, orīginis f.

origin

vincō, -ere, vīcī, victum

conquer, beat

patior, -ī, passum

suffer, endure; allow

vīs, vīs, f.

force, power; pl. vīrēs, strength

petō, -ere, -īvī, petītum

seek, head for; attack

animus, -ī m.

spirit, soul, mind; passion, anger

plūs, plūris

more, many

apud

among, in the house/presence of (acc)

reor, -ī, ratus

think, reckon; ratify, confirm

audiō, -īre, -īvī, audītum

hear, listen to

sē

himself, herself, itself, themselves

certus, -a, -um

decided, fixed; sure, reliable

simul

at the same time (as)

condō, -ere, -didī, -ditum

found, establish

sōlus, -a, -um

only, alone, sole

dō, dare, dedī, datum

give, put; grant (+ inf)

sub

under, beneath (abl)

deus, -ī m.

god

tantus, -a, -um

so great/many/much; adv. only

dexter, -ra, -rum

right (hand); skilful

terror, terrōris m.

terror, fright

dīcō, -ere, dīxī, dictus

say, speak, tell

Turnus, -ī m.

Turnus

exercitus, -ūs m.

army