All Aulus Gellius Vocab

Apion -onis m

Apion

appello -are -avi -atum

call

Plistonices -is m

Plistonices

praeditus -a -um

endowed with

litterae -arum f pl.

learning

varius -a -um

varied

scientia -ae f

knowledge

Graecus -a -um

Greek

fero, ferre

(here) say

incelebris -e

without fame

comprehendo -ere

contain

historia -ae f

history

ferme

nearly

viso -ere

see

mirificus -a -um

remarkable

Aegyptus -i f

Egypt

autem

however, moreover

confirmo -are

affirm

sese

he, she, it, they (emphatic form)

quintus -a -um

fifth

Aegyptiaca -orum n pl.

The Wonders of Egypt (the name of Apion’s book)

oculus -i m

eye

Circus Maximus m

Circus Maximus

pugna -ae f

contest, battle

amplus -a -um

splendid

venatio -onis f

wild beast hunt

populus -i m

people

spectator -oris m

spectator

saevio -ire

rage

fera -ae f

wild animal

excellens -entis

exceptional

magnitudino -inis f

size

bestia -ae f

beast

aut…aut

either…or

forma -ae f

shape

ferocia -ae f

fierceness, ferocity

praeter + acc

apart from

immanitas -tatis f

huge size

leo -onis m

lion

admirationi fuit

was amazing

impetus -us m

vigour, power, force

vastitudo -inis f

enormous size

terrificus -a -um

terrifying

sonorus -a -um

resounding, loud

fremitus -us m

roar, roaring

torus -i m

muscle

coma -ae f

hair, mane

cervix -icis f

neck

fluctuo -are

ripple, flow

converto -ere -verti

turn

complures -a

several

vir consularis -e

man of consular rank

introduco -ere -ductum

bring in

Androclus -i m

Androclus

datus

given

procul

far away

repente

suddenly

quasi

as if

admiror -ari (dept.)

wonder

sensim

gradually

placide

peacefully

tamquam

as if

noscitabundus -a -um

recognising

accedo -ere

approach

mos, moris m

custom

ritus -us m

manner

adulans -antis

fawning

cauda -ae f

tail

clementer

gently

blande

pleasantly

adiungo -ere

attach

lingua -ae f

tongue

leniter

gently

crus, cruris n

leg

exanimatus -a -um

half dead

metus -us m

fear

blandimentus -i n

caress

atrox -ocis

fierce

recupero -are

recover

amitteo, -ere, amissum

lose

paulatim

gradually

refero -ferre

turn

contueor -eri (dept.)

behold

mutuus -a -um

mutual

recognitio -onis f

recognition

fio, fieri, factus

occur, happen

gratulabundos -a -um

sharing joyful exchanges

videres

you might have seen

prorsus

completely, utterly

admirabilis -e

astonishing

arcesso -ere -ivi -itum

summon

Caesar -aris m

emperor

quaero -ere -ivi

I ask

causa -ae f

reason, cause

parco, -ere, parsi (+ dat)

spare

obtineo -ere

hold

admirandus -a -um

amazing

proconsularis -e

proconsular

fuga -ae f

flight, fleeing