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militat
milito 1 conjugation: be a soldier, perform military service, serve as a soldier; make war
omnis
omnis, omne adjective: all, every, any; every kind of; the whole of; masc plural: everyone; neuter plural everything
amans
amans, amantis, adjective: fond, loving; masculine noun: lover, friend, patron (from amo, 1 conjugation: love, like)
et
conjunction: and, also, even
habet
habeo, habere, habui, habitum: have, hold, keep contain, possess; treat, consider; carry out
sua
suus, a, um personal possessive adjective: one's (his, her, its) own (refers to subject of main verb)
castra
castrum, i neuter: in plural: military camp; military service; fort, fortress; political party; philosophical sect
Cupido
Cupido, inis masculine: the God of Love, son of Venus; desire, longing
Attice
Atticus, i masculine: Atticus (identity unknown)
crede
credo, ere, credidi, creditum: believe, entrust; trust; suppose
mihi
ego (mei, mihi, me, me) pronoun: I, (plural nos)
bello
bellum, i neuter: war, battle, warfare
est
sum, esse, fui, futurum: be, exist, be there; be so; with dative: be in one's possession; as future participle: futurus -a -um: about to be, in neuter: the future
habilis
habilis, e adjective: suitable, manageable, handy, expert, apt (from habeo, ere, ui, itum: have, hold)
Veneri
Venus, eris feminine: Venus, Goddess of Love, mother of Cupid and Rome's founder, Aeneas; sexual love
convenit
convenio, ire, veni, ventum: fit, coincide; agree, harmonize; meet, assemble; impersonal:be suitable, proper
aetas
aetas, aetatis feminine: age, period, life, time, time of life, generation
turpe
turpis, e adjective: disgraceful; ugly, deformed, base; disgrace
senex
senex, is masculine/feminine: old man, old woman
miles
miles, militis masculine: soldier, infantryman; in plural: army, troops
senilis
senilis, e adjective: of an old person; senile; from senex
quos
qui, quae quod: interrogative pronoun: who, which, what, what kind of?; relative pronoun: who, which, what, that; this, he; with si, nisi, ne, num: any (one)
petiere [alternate form of petiverunt]
peto, ere, petivi, petitum: aim at, attack, seek, look for, demand, ask
duces
dux, ducis masculine: general, leader, chief, guide; military commander
animos
animus, i masculine: in plural: courage, spirit, passion; mind, soul; reason; consciousness; opinion; heart
in
preposition with the accusative: in, into; to, toward, for; against; until; concerning;
preposition with the ablative: in; on, upon; inside; in the case of; at, among
milite
miles, militis masculine: soldier, infantryman; in plural: army, troops
forti
fortis, forte adjective: brave, courageous, manly; strong, powerful, steadfast
hos
hic, haec, hoc pronoun/adjective: this (one), of this kind; he she, it; the latter
petit
peto, ere, petivi, petitum: seek, look for, demand, ask; aim at, attack
socio
socius, a, um adjective: allied, sharing, associated, kindred, fellow; masculine: comrade, partner, ally
bella
bellus, -a, um adjective: pretty. handsome; pleasant.
puella
puella, ae feminine: girl, maiden; young woman, young wife; sweetheart
viro
vir, viri masculine: man; brave man; hero; husband; foot-soldier
pervigilant
pervigilo 1 conjugation: stay awake all night, keep vigil; intensive of vigilo 1 conjugation
ambo
ambo, ambae, ambo numeral: both, two
terra
terra, ae feminine: land, ground, soil; solid ground; Earth; country, territory; orbis terrarum: the world (i.e., Rome's empire)
requiesco, ere, requievi, requietum: find repose; rest oneself, stop; stay
uterque
uterque, utraque, utrumque pronoun: each of two; either; both
ille
ille, illa, illud pronoun/adjective: that (one); he, she, it, they; the former
fores
foris, is feminine (usually plural): door; entrance, opening
dominae
domina, a feminine: she who commands, mistress of the house, wife, lady (imperial title); sweetheart
servat
servo 1 conjugation: guard, save, preserve; keep, retain; watch,
at
conjunction: but, on the other hand; at least; then; now
ducis
dux, ducis masculine: general, leader, chief, guide; military commander
officium
officium, i neuter: service, attention; duty; function; office
longa
longus, a, um adjective: long; vast; tedious
via
via, ae feminine: journey, march; street, road, way; way, method
mitte
mitto, ere, misi, missum: send, dispatch; hurl; let go; dismiss
puellam
puella, ae feminine: girl, maiden; young woman, young wife; sweetheart
strenuus
strenuus, a, um adjective: energetic; busy; restless
exempto
eximo, ere, exemi, exemptum: remove, take away; free; deliver; waste time
fine
finis, finis masculine: limit; border, boundary, end, death; aim; summit
sequetur
sequor, sequi, secutum: follow, go with, come after, pursue
ibit
eo, ire, ivi, itum: go, march; pass; proceed
adversos
adversus, a, um adjective: opposite, in front of, opposing; hostile; (from adverto, ere, adverti, adversum: turn, direct towards)
montes
mons montis masculine: mountain
duplicata
duplico 1st conjugation: double; increase; bend
-que conjunction: and
nimbo
nimbus, i masculine: storm, rain, cloud
flumina
flumen, inis neuter: river, stream; flood, flow
congestas
congero, ere, congessi, congestum: heap, accumulate, collect; build
exteret
extero, exterere, extrivi, extritum: wear away, rub out; wear out by use
nives
nix, nivis feminine: snow; whiteness
nec
nec/neque conjunction: and... not, nor
freta
fretum, i neuter: sea, strait; violence
pressurus
premo, ere, pressi, pressum: press, compress; here, inflated reference to sailing, with freta, derived from a wide range of metaphoric uses
tumidos
tumidus, a, um adjective: swollen, swelling; enraged; puffed up; bombastic
causabitur
causor, ari, atus: make an excuse of, plead, give as an excuse for; debate the question; pretend
Euros
Eurus, i masculine: East wind; Southeast wind
apta
aptus, a, um adjective: suitable; attached, joined together, fitted with
-que conjunction: and
verrendis
verro, verrere, verri, versum: sweep, scour, scrape; drag; here, bombastic reference to rowing, with aquis
sidera
sidus, eris neuter: stars in constellation, heavens, sky; weather
quaeret
quaero, ere, quaesivi, quaesitum: seek, look for, search; try to get, acquire, earn; ask; investigate
aquis
aqua, ae feminine: water
quis
quis, quid pronoun: who, which, what?; indefinite: someone, something; nescio quis, quid: someone or other
nisi conjunction: if not, except, unless, but
vel conjunction: or, perhaps; or rather; vel...vel: either...or
frigora
frigus, oris neuter: cold; cold weather; winter; death; inactivity; coldness
noctis
nox, noctis feminine: night; darkness
denso
densus, a, um adjective: thick, dense, close; frequent; concise
mixtas
misceo, ere, miscui, mixtum: mingle, blend,combine; confuse
perferet
perfero, perferre, pertuli, perlatum: endure, bear, put up with; carry through; convey; finish; bring news
imbre
imber, imbris masculine: heavy shower, rain; stream; water
mittitur
mitto, ere, misi, missum: send, dispatch; hurl; let go; dismiss
infestos
infestus, a, um adjective: dangerous, aggressive, unsafe
alter
alter, altera, alterum: the one (of two); the other; second; next
speculator
speculator, oris masculine: spy, scout, investigator
hostes
hostis, hostis masculine: stranger, foreigner, enemy, opponent, adversary
rivale
rivalis, rivalis masculine: rival in love
oculos
oculus, i masculine: eye, sight; darling, favorite
ut
ut/uti adverb: as, considering how; conjunction: while, in order that, so that, that; although
hostis, hostis masculine: stranger, foreigner, enemy, opponent, adversary
tenet
teneo, ere, tenui, tentum: keep, hold, possess; acquire; insist; grasp, understand; restrain; persist
graves
gravis, grave adjective: strong; important; heavy, oppressive; severe; influential; dignified
urbes
urbs, urbis feminine: city; Rome
hic
hic, haec, hoc pronoun/ adjective: this (one), of this kind; he she, it; the latter
durae
durus, a, um adjective: unfeeling, tough; hard, rough; miserly, rude; uncultured
limen
limen, inis neuter: entrance, doorway; threshold; house; beginning
amicae
amica, ae feminine: friend, mistress
obsidet
obsideo, ere, obsedi, obsessum: beseige, blockade; sit at; frequent; block; guard
portas
porta, ae feminine: entrance, gate, outlet
frangit
frango, ere, fregi, fractum: shatter, wreck; crush; break down; weaken, humble; move emotionally
saepe
adverb: often, frequently
soporatos
soporo, 1st conjugation: lull to sleep; make drowsy
invadere
invado, ere, invasi, invasum: fall upon, attack; invade; seize, take possession of
profuit
prosum, prodesse, profui: be beneficial, benefit; be useful to
caedere
caedo, ere, cecidi (long middle i), caesum: strike, kill, cut; sacrifice
armata
armo, 1st conjugation: arm, equip; call to arms
vulgus
vulgus, i neuter: crowd, rabble; public, populace
inerme
inermis, e adjective: unarmed, defenseless
manu
manus, us feminine: hand; band; handiwork; power
sic
adverb: thus, in this way, so
fera
ferus, a, um adjective: wild; fierce, cruel; uncivilized
Threicii
Threicius, a, um adjective: Thracian; of Thrace, the land north of Macedonia
ceciderunt
cado, ere, cecidi (short middle i), casum: fall; die, be killed
agmina
agmen, inis neuter: army; train; procession
Rhesi
Rhesus, i masculine: Rhesus, leader of the Thracians, noted for his fine horses; ally of the Trojans, killed in a Mycenaean ambush upon his arrival in Troy
dominum
dominus, i masculine: master, lord
capti
capio, ere, cepi, captum: capture, seize; occupy; reach; captivate; choose; assume; cultivate; conceive; experience; receive; inherit; contain
deseruistis
desero, deserere, deserui, desertum: abandon, forsake, desert
equi
equus, i masculine: horse
nempe
adverb: surely, of course, certainly; in questions: do you mean?
maritorum
maritus, i masculine: husband
somnis
somnus, i masculine: sleep; sloth
amantes
amans, amantis, adjective: fond, loving; masculine noun: lover, friend, patron (from amo 1 conjugation: love, like)
utuntur
utor, uti, usum: enjoy; possess; use; experience; be on intimate terms with
sopitis
sopio, sopire, sopivi, sopitum: put to sleep; lull
hostibus
hostis, hostis masculine: enemy, opponent, adversary; stranger, foreigner
arma
arma, orum neuter plural: arms; weapons; warfare; protection; implements
movent
moveo, movere, movi, motum: move, set in motion; disturb; expel; influence; provoke
custodum
custos, custodis masculine: guard, protector, jailer, sentry
transire
transeo, transire, transii, transitum: cross through; pass by; outstrip; overstep; pass
manus
manus, us feminine: band; hand; handiwork; power
vigilum
vigil, vigilis, masculine: sentinel; police, watchman
--que conjunction: and
catervas
caterva, ae feminine: troop; company; crowd; flock
miseri
miser, misera, miserum adjective: wretched; sad; vile
amantis
amans, amantis, adjective: fond, loving; masculine noun: lover; friend, patron (from amo 1 conjugation: love, like)
opus
opus, eris neuter: work, job; function, purpose; seige-work
Mars
Mars, Martis masculine: God of War, father of Romulus and Remus; God of husbandry and seers; planet; month (first of the Roman year)
dubius
dubius, a, um adjective: uncertain; doubtful; precarious; indecisive; irresolute
certa
certus, a, um adjective: reliable; unerring; fixed, definite
Venus
Venus, eris feminine: Goddes of Love, mother of Cupid and Rome's founder, Aeneas; sexual love
victi
vinco, vincere, vici, victum: defeat, subdue; win; be successful; excel
--que conjunction: and
resurgunt
resurgo, ere, resurrexi, resurrectum: rise again, revive
qui
qui, quae, quod interrogative pronoun: who, which, what, what kind of?; relative pronoun: who, which, what, that; this, he; with si, nisi, ne, num: any (one)
--que conjunction: and
neges
nego 1 conjugation: deny, say not, refuse
umquam
adverb: ever, at any time
posse
possum, posse, potui: have power; be able; can
iacere
iaceo, ere, iacui: lie dead; be in ruins; be down; neglected; despised
cadunt
cado, ere, cecidi (short middle i), casum: fall; die, be killed
desidiam
desidia, ae feminine: idleness, apathy
quicumque
quicumque, quaecumque, quodcumque pronoun: whoever, whatever; every possible
vocabat
voco 1 conjugation: call; name; summon; challenge; call upon
amorem
Amor, oris masculine: Cupid, Love; desire, longing
desinat
desino, desinere, desii: stop; leave off; end
ingenii
ingenium, i neuter: nature; character; ability; genius
experientis
experiens, entis adjective: enterprising, industrious; experienced (from experior, experiri, expertum: try, prove, put to the test)
amor
Amor, oris masculine: Cupid, Love; desire, longing
ardet
ardeo, ardere, arsi, arsum: be on fire, burn; shine
in
preposition with the accusative: in, into; to, toward, for; against; until; concerning;
preposition with the ablative: in; on, upon; inside; in the case of; at, among
abducta
abduco, ere, abduxi, abductum: take away; seduce
Briseide
Briseis, is (Greek word) feminine: Briseis, Achilles' war captive, was taken from him by Agamemnon at the opening of Homer's Iliad
magnus
magnus, a, um adjective: large; great; extensive; abundant; grand; noble; aged
Achilles
Achilles, is (Greek word) masculine: Achilles, son of Peleus and Thetis, hero of Homer's Iliad on the side of the Greeks
dum
conjunction: while, as long as; provided that; if only; until
licet
licet, ere, licuit, licitum est (impersonal): it is lawful, it is permitted; all right; conjunction: although
Argeas
Argeus, a, um adjective: Argive, of Argos; Homer often uses this broadly, for all the forces under Agamemnon's command during the Trojan War
frangite
frango, ere, fregi, fractum: shatter, wreck; crush; break down; weaken, humble; move emotionally
Troes
Tros, Trois (Greek word) masculine: Trojan; inhabitant of Troy, Priam's city destroyed by Agamemnon's forces
opes
ops, opis feminine: power, strength; in plural: resources
Hector
Hector, oris masculine: son of Priam, chief hero and defender of Troy, whose heroism and death are recounted in Homer's Iliad
ab
a, ab, abs preposition with the ablative: away from (motion opposite of ad); from, out of; down from; since, after; by
ad
preposition with the accusative: to, towards (motion opposite of ab); against; near; at; until; with regard to, according to; for the purpose of; compared with
Andromaches
Andromache, es (Greek word) feminine: wife of Hector, she survived his death, the fall of Troy, and their son's slaughter to become a war captive of the son of the man who killed her husband
conplexibus
complexus, us masculine: embrace; affection; close combat; connection
ibat
eo, ire, ivi, itum: go, march; pass; proceed
arma
arma, orum neuter plural: arms; weapons; warfare; protection; implements
et
conjunction: and, also, even
galeam
galea, ae feminine: helmet
capiti
caput, itis neuter: head; course; person; chief; capital; principle
quae
qui, quae, quod interrogative pronoun: who, which, what, what kind of?; relative pronoun: who, which, what, that; this, he; with si, nisi, ne, num: any (one)
uxor
uxor, oris feminine: wife
daret
do, dare, dedi, datum: put; give; permit; cause; devote; tell
erat
sum, esse , fui, futurus: be, exist, be there; be so; with dative: be in one's possession; as future participle, futurus -a -um: about to be in neuter: the future
summa
summa, ae feminine: summit; perfection; preeminence; supreme power
Atrides
Atrides, is (Greek word) masculine: Atreus' son, Agamemnon, brother of Menelaus and commander-in-chief of the Mycenaeans in the Trojan War
visa
video, ere, vidi, visum: look at; see; observe; consider; passive: seem; appear
Priameide
Priameis, Priameidis (Greek word) feminine: daughter of Priam; here, Cassandra, the prophetess who foretold the fall of Troy, but was doomed by Apollo never to be believed; Agamemnon's war prize after the fall of Troy
fertur
fero, ferre, tuli, latum: bring, carry, bear, produce; move; plunder; in passive: be said, be borne
Maenadis
Maenas, Maenadis (Greek word) feminine: Maenad or Bacchante; an ecstatic female worshipper of the god Dionysus
effusis
effundo, ere, effudi, effusum: pour forth; produce abundantly; throw; squander; let go
obstipuisse
obstipesco, ere, obstipui: be astounded; gape at; be paralysed
comis
coma, ae feminine: hair; helmet crest; foliage
deprensus
deprendo, ere, deprendi, deprensum: catch, surprise; overtake; perceive, discover
fabrilia
fabrilis, is adjective: of the blacksmith (from faber, ri masculine: worker in wood, stone, or metal
vincula
vinculum, i neuter: chain, fetter, bond
sensit
sentio, ire, sensi, sensum: experience; feel, see; observe; think, judge
notior
notior, ius comparative of notus, a, um adjective: notorious; well-known; familiar in
in
preposition with the accusative: in, into; to, toward, for; against; until; concerning;
preposition with the ablative: in; on, upon; inside; in the case of; at, among
caelo
caelum, i neuter: heaven, sky; climate; glory
fabula
fabula, ae feminine: story, talk; drama; this tale of Mars and Venus being surprised by Vulcan in adultery is sung by a rhapsode in Homer's Odyssey 8.266-369
nulla
nullus, a, um adjective: no, none; not at all; no one
fuit
sum, esse, fui, futurum: be, exist, be there; be so; with dative: be in one's possession; as future participle, futurus -a -um: about to be, in neuter: the future
ipse
ipse, ipsa, ipsud pronoun: self ; ego ipse: I myself; the very, actual; just, exactly; by oneself, of one's own accord; the master
ego
ego (mei, mihi, me, me) pronoun: I, (plural nos)
segnis
segnis, e adjective: lazy, sluggish, slow
eram
sum, esse, fui, futurum: be, exist, be there; be so; with dative: be in one's possession; as future participle, futurus -a -um: about to be, in neuter: the future
discincta
discingo, ere, discinxi, discinctum: disrobe, unbind, unbelt
--que conjunction: and
in
preposition with the accusative: in, into; to, toward, for; against; until; concerning;
preposition with the ablative: in; on, upon; inside; in the case of; at, among
otia
otium, i neuter: idleness; leisure; retirement; quiet; peace
natus
nascor, nasci, natum: be born; arise, spring from; perfect participle: destined, made, produced by nature for
mollierant
mollio, ire, ivi, itum: soften; demoralise; make supple; mitigate; make easier
lectus
lectus, i masculine: couch, bed; bier
et
conjunction: and, also, even
umbra
umbra, ae feminine: shade; shelter; school, study; ghost
meos
meus, a, um personal possessive adjective: my
inpulit
impello, ere, impuli, impulsum: drive; incite; set in motion, overthrow, ruin
ignavum
ignavus, a, um: idle, lazy; cowardly; relaxing
formosae
formosus, a, um: beautiful; handsome
cura
cura, ae, feminine: love; care, concern; attention to; trouble; pain; anxiety; sorrow
puellae
puella, ae feminine: girl, sweetheart
iussit
iubeo, ere, iussi, iussum: command, order, tell; decree; bid
et
conjunction: and, also, even
in
preposition with the accusative: in, into; to, toward, for; against; until; concerning;
preposition with the ablative: in; on, upon; inside; in the case of; at, among
castris
castrum, i neuter: in plural: military camp; military service; fort, fortress; political party; philosophical sect
aera
aes, aeris neuter: soldier's pay; copper, bronze, money, statues, vessels
merere
mereo, ere, merui: earn, serve (military); deserve; win
suis
suus,a,um personal possessive adjective: one's (his, her, its) own (refers to subject of main verb)
adverb: then, next; ever since, from then; after that
agilem
agilis, e adjective: active, busy, nimble
nocturna
nocturnus, a, um adjective: nightly, of the night
--que conjunction: and
bella
bellum, i neuter: war, battle, warfare
gerentem
gero, ere, gessi, gestum: wage, conduct; carry, wear; produce; bring; spend
qui
qui, quae, quod interrogative pronoun: who, which, what, what kind of?; relative pronoun: who, which, what, that; this, he; with si, nisi, ne, num: any (one)
nolet
nolo, nolle, nolui: be unwilling, not wish; refuse
fieri
fio, fieri, factum: become; be made; arise; happen
desidiosus
desidiosus, a, um adjective: lazy; idle; relaxed
amet
amo, 1 conjugation: love, like.