Glossary Click on words in the text for their definition. 



Siquis
   siqui, siqua, siquid/siquod (or separately): indefinite pronoun: if any, if anyone ; adverb: si qui/ si qua: if in any way, if by any means; si quid: if at all
 
 

erit
   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
 
 

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)
 
 

turpe
   turpis, e adjective: ugly, deformed, base, disgraceful; disgrace
 
 

putet
   puto 1 conjugation: think, suppose; reckon, count
 
 

servire
   servio, ire, ivi or ii, itum: be a slave; with the dative: serve, be of use to, be good for
 
 

Dat
   do, dare, dedi, datum: give, permit, grant; put, bring, cause, make; devote; tell; operam do: take pains, do one's best
 
 

puellae
   puella, ae feminine: girl, sweetheart
 
 

illo
   ille, illa, illud pronoun/ adjective: that (one); he, she, it, they; the former
 
 

convincar
   convinco, ere, vici, victum: refute, prove wrong; convict, demonstrate
 
 

iudice
   iudex, iudicis masculine: judge; plural: panel of jurors; critic
 
 

turpis
   turpis, e: ugly, deformed, base, disgraceful; disgrace
 
 

ego
   ego (mei, mihi, me, me) pronoun: I, (plural nos)
 
 

sim
   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
 
 

licet
   licet, ere, licuit, licitum est (impersonal): it is lawful, it is permitted; all right; conjunction: although
 
 

infamis
   infamis, e adjective: infamous, disreputable
 
 

dum
   conjunction: while, as long as; provided that; if only; until
 
 

me
   ego (mei, mihi, me, me) pronoun: I, (plural nos)
 
 

moderatius
   comparative adverb: more moderately (from modero 1 conjugation: to moderate, regulate)
 
 

urat
   uro, ere, ussi, ustum: burn, scorch; cauterize; hurt ; inflame
 
 

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)
 
 

Paphon
   Paphos, i feminine: city on the island of Cyprus sacred to Venus
 
 

et
   conjunction: and, also, even
 
 

fluctu
   fluctus, us masculine: wave, flow, flood; high tide; commotion, disturbance
 
 

pulsa
   pello, ere, pepuli, pulsum: push, knock, drive, rout, expel; touch, affect; banish; play (instrument)
 
 

Cythera
   Cythera, orum neuter plural: an island in the Aegean, associated with and famous for its worship of Venus
 
 

tenet
   teneo, ere, tenui, tentum: keep, hold, possess; acquire; insist; grasp, understand; restrain; persist
 
 

atque
   conjunction: and
 
 

utinam
   adverb: would that! if only!
 
 

dominae
   domina, a feminine: she who commands, mistress of the house, wife, lady (imperial title); sweetheart
 
 

miti
   mitis, e adjective: ripe, mellow; soft, gentle, mild
 
 

quoque
   adverb: also, too
 
 

praeda
   praeda, ae feminine: booty, plunder; prey; gain
 
 

fuissem
   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, neuter: the future
 
 

formosae
   formosus, a, um adjective: beautiful, handsome
 
 

quoniam
   conjunction: since, seeing that
 
 

praeda
   praeda, ae feminine: booty, plunder; prey; gain
 
 

futurus
   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
 
 

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
 
 

dat
   do, dare, dedi, datum: give, permit, grant; put, bring, cause, make; devote; tell; operam do: take pains, do one's best
 
 

facies
   facies, faciei feminine: form, shape, face; looks; appearance, aspect; character
 
 

animos
   animus, i masculine: disposition; confidence, courage, spirit; soul (seat of will, thoughts, feelings; the spiritual principle as opposed to anima, the physical principle)
 
 

facie
   facies, faciei feminine: form, shape, face; looks; appearance, aspect; character
 
 

violenta
   violentus, a, um adjective: violent, impetuous, boisterous
 
 

Corinna
   Corinna, ae feminine: a famous Greek poetess of Tanagra who lived at the same time as Pindar; Ovid's "beloved"
 
 

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
 
 

me
   ego (mei, mihi, me, me) pronoun: I, (plural nos)
 
 

miserum
   miser, misera, miserum adjective: wretched; sad; vile
 
 

cur
   /quor adverb: why? why (in indirect statement)
 
 

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
 
 

tam
   adverb: so, so much, as; correlative of quam: as...as
 
 

bene
   adverb: well, correctly; profitably; very (combines with many verbs to form idiomatic phrases); from adjective bonus a, um; comparative: melius; superlative: optime
 
 

nota
   notus, a, um, adjective: known, familiar; notorious; masculine plural: acquaintances; from nosco, ere, novi, notum
 
 

sibi
   sui (sibi, se, se) reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself, themselves
 
 

scilicet
   adverb: evidently, of course; no doubt; I suppose
 
 

a
   ab, a, abs preposition with the ablative: away from (motion opposite of ad); from, out of; down from; since, after; by
 
 

speculi
   speculum, i neuter: mirror; copy, imitation
 
 

sumuntur
   sumo, ere, sumpsi, sumptum: take, take up, assume; arrogate; undertake; put on; use, spend
 
 

imagine
   imago, imaginis feminine: likeness, picture; statue; portrait; apparition, ghost; idea; semblance, shadow
 
 

fastus
   fastus, us, masculine: scornful contempt, disdain, arrogance, pride
 
 

nec
   conjunction: and... not, nor
 
 

nisi
   conjunction: if not, except, unless, but
 
 

conpositam
   compositus, a, um adjective: well-arranged (from compono, ere, composui, compositum: bring or set together, unite, connect; compose, order, arrange; compare; pacify; contrive; feign; invent)
 
 

se
   sui (sibi, se, se) reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself, themselves
 
 

prius
   comparative adverb: before, sooner, first, previously; in former times; from primus, a, um: first
 
 

illa
   ille, illa, illud pronoun/ adjective: that (one); he, she, it, they; the former
 
 

videt
   video, ere, vidi, visum: look at; see; observe; consider; passive: seem; appear
 
 

Non
   adverb: not, no
 
 

tibi
   tu (tui, tibi, te, te) pronoun: you, (plural vos)
 
 

si
  conjunction: if, if only; si minus: if not; quod si: and if, but if
 
 

facies
  facies, faciei feminine: form, shape, face; looks; appearance, aspect; character
 
 

animum
   animus, i masculine: soul, mind, feelings; plural: courage
 
 

et
   conjunction: and, also, even
 
 

omina
   omen, ominis, neuter: foreboding, sign, token, omen; assurance, condition
 
 

regni
   regnum, i neuter: kingship, royal authority; dominion, rule; kingdom
 
 

o
   interjection: Oh!
 
 

facies
   facies, faciei feminine: form, shape, face; looks; appearance, aspect; character
 
 

oculos
   oculus, i masculine: eye; sight; the sun; a principle ornament
 
 

nata
   nascor, nasci, natus: be born; arise, spring from; perfect participle: destined, made, produced by nature for
 
 

tenere
   teneo, ere, tenui, tentum: keep, hold, possess; acquire; insist; grasp, understand; restrain; persist
 
 

meos
   meus, a, um personal possessive adjective: my
 
 

collatum
   confero, conferre, contuli, collatum: gather together, collect; contribute; confer; oppose; compare; direct; devote; bestow
 
 

idcirco
   adverb: on that account, for that reason, therefore
 
 

tibi
   tu (tui, tibi, te, te) pronoun: you, (plural vos)
 
 

me
   ego (mei, mihi, me, me) pronoun: I, (plural nos)
 
 

contemnere
   contemo, ere, contempsi, contemptum: think light of; despise; defy, have no fear of; disparage
 
 

debes
   debeo, debere, debui, debitum: owe; ought, should, must; passive: be destined
 
 

aptari
   apto 1 conjugation: fit, put on; adapt, prepare, equip
 
 

magnis
   magnus, a, um adjective: large; great; extensive; abundant; grand; noble; aged
 
 

inferiora
   inferior, oris adjective: lower, later; comparative of inferus, a, um: below; the underworld
 
 

licet
   licet, ere, licuit, licitum est (impersonal): it is lawful, it is permitted; all right; conjunction: although
 
 

traditur
   trado, ere, tradidi, traditum: hand over, deliver, surrender; commit, entrust; betray; hand down; relate, record
 
 

et
   conjunction: and, also, even
 
 

nymphe

  nymphe, es (Greek form; Latin: nympha, ae) feminine: bride, mistress; young woman; demi-goddess of nature
 
 

mortalis
   mortalis, e, adjective: mortal, transient; man-made; masculine noun: human being
 
 

amore
   amor, amoris masculine: love; strong desire; Cupid; plural: love affairs
 
 

Calypso
   Calypso, us (Greek word) feminine: a nymph, daughter of Atlas, who ruled the island of Ogygia, where Odysseus was shipwrecked
 
 

capta
   capio, ere, cepi, captum: take, seize, capture, occupy, captivate, charm; choose, cultivate; conceive; experience; receive, get, inherit, hold; bear; passive: be maimed, lose the use of
 
 

recusantem
   recuso 1 conjugation: refuse, decline, be reluctant; object, plead in defence
 
 

detinuisse
   detineo, ere, tinui, tentum: hold back, detain; keep occupied
 
 

virum
   vir, viri masculine: man; brave man; hero; husband; foot-soldier
 
 

creditur
   credo, ere, credidi, creditum: entrust, lend; trust, have confidence in; believe, think , suppose
 
 

aequoream
   aequoreus, a, um adjective: of or pertaining to the sea
 
 

Pthio
   Phthius, a, um, adjective: of or belonging to Phthia, a city in Thessaly ruled by Peleus, father of Achilles
 
 

Nereida
   Nereis, idis (Greek word) feminine: daughter of Nereus; a sea-nymph; Thetis
 
 

regi
   rex, regis masculine: king; leader; despot; patron; rich man
 
 

Egeriam
   Egeria, ae feminine: Egeria, a nymph in Roman legend said to be the wife and instructress of King Numa
 
 

iusto
   iustus, a, um adjective: just upright, righteous; lawful; true; legitimate
 
 

concubuisse
   concumbo, ere, cubui, cubitum: lie together, lie with (for sexual intercourse)
 
 

Numae
   Numa, ae masculine: Numa, the second king of early Rome
 
 

Vulcano
   Volcanus, i masculine: Vulcan, the fire-god, son of Jupiter and Juno, lame husband of Venus; fire
 
 

Venerem
   Venus, eris feminine: Goddes of Love, mother of Cupid and Rome's founder, Aeneas; sexual love
 
 

quamvis
   adverb: however, ever so; conjunction: however much, although
 
 

incude
   incus, incudis feminine: anvil
 
 

relicta
   relinquo, ere, liqui, lictum: leave, leave behind; bequeath, abandon, forsake
 
 

turpiter
   adverb: basely, repulsively, shamefully (from turpis, e)
 
 

obliquo
   obliquus, a, um adjective: slanting, sideways, from the side; askance; envious; indirect
 
 

claudicet
   claudico 1 conjugation: be lame; waver; be defective
 
 

ille
   ille, illa, illud pronoun/ adjective: that (one); he, she, it, they; the former
 
 

pede
   pes, pedis masculine: foot; a kind of verse, measure
 
 

carminis
   carmen, inis neuter: song, poem, poetry; verse; prophecy
 
 

hoc
   hic, haec, hoc pronoun/ adjective: this (one), of this kind; he she, it; the latter
 
 

ipsum
   ipse, ipsa, ipsum pronoun: self ; ego ipse: I myself; the very, actual; just, exactly (refers to numbers); by oneself, of one's own accord; the master
 
 

genus
   genus, eris neuter: birth, descent, race, kind, class, species; respect
 
 

inpar
   impar, aris adjective: unequal, uneven; unlike; no match for; inferior; elegiac meter
 
 

sed
   conjunction: but; but also
 
 

tamen
   adverb: however, nevertheless, but
 
 

apte
   aptus, a, um: suitable; attached, joined together, fitted with
 
 

iungitur
   iungo, ere, iunxi, iunctum: join together; unite, yoke, harness, mate; bridge; connect, associate
 
 

herous
   herous, a, um adjective: of or relating to a hero, heroic; masculine: epic verse
 
 

cum
   conjunction: when, as; since, because; although; cum...tum...: both...and..; preposition with the ablative: with
 
 

breviore
   brevius, oris comparative adjective: shorter, easier, more convenient, smaller; from brevis, e
 
 

modo
   modus, i masculine: manner, way, method; limit
 
 

tu
   (tui, tibi, te, te) pronoun: you, (plural vos)
 

quoque
   adverb: also, too
 

me
 ego (mei, mihi, me, me) pronoun: I, (plural nos)

 
 

mea
   meus, a, um personal possessive adjective: my
 
 

lux
   lux, lucis feminine: light, daylight; day, life; public view; glory
 
 

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
 
 

quaslibet
   quilibet, quaelibet, quodlibet pronoun: any, anyone at all; quidlibet: anything
 
 

accipe
   accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptum: accept, receive
 
 

leges
   lex, legis feminine: law, precept, regulation, rule; agreement, contract
 
 

te
   tu (tui, tibi, te, te) pronoun: you, (plural vos)
 
 

deceat
   decet, ere, decuit: it becomes, suits; it is right, proper
 
 

medio
   medius, a, um adjective: middle, intermediate; intervening; neutral; public; mediator
 
 

iura
   ius, iuris neuter: law, right, justice, authority
 
 

dedisse
   do, dare, dedi, datum:  give, grant; cause, impose; yield; furnish
 
 

foro
   forum, i neuter: literally, "out of doors," any public space; marketplace; market; center of public affairs and administration; the city of Rome had many (e.g., forum boarium; imperial fora)
 
 

Non
   adverb: not, no
 
 

tibi
   tu (tui, tibi, te, te) pronoun: you, (plural vos)
 
 

crimen
   crimen, inis neuter: accusation; charge, reproach, guilt, crime cause of offence
 
 

ero
   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
 
 

nec
   conjunction: and...not, nor
 
 

quo
   adverb: for which reason, whence; to the end that, so that, that
 
 

laetere
   laetor, ari, laetatus: rejoice, be glad
 
 

remoto
   removeo, ere, movi, motum: move back; withdraw, set aside; subtract
 
 

non
   adverb: not, no
 
 

erit
   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
 
 

hic
   hic, haec, hoc pronoun/ adjective: this (one), of this kind; he, she, it; the latter
 
 

nobis
   nos (nostrum, nobis, nos, nobis) pronoun: we, (singular ego)
 
 

infitiandus
   infitior, ari, atus: deny, contradict, disown; refute
 
 

amor
   amor, amoris masculine: love; strong desire; Cupid; plural: love affairs
 
 

sunt
   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
 
 

mihi
   ego (mei, mihi, me, me) pronoun: I, (plural nos)
 
 

pro
   preposition with the ablative: in front of; for, on behalf of; instead of; in return for; as good as; as; in proportion to; according to
 
 

magno
   magnus, a, um adjective: large; great; extensive; abundant; grand; noble; aged
 
 

felicia
   felix, icis adjective: fruitful, auspicious, favorable, fortunate, successful
 
 

carmina
   carmen, inis neuter: song, poem, poetry; verse; prophecy
 
 

censu
   census, us masculine: register of Roman citizens and their property; census; wealth
 
 

et
   conjunction: and, also, even
 
 

multae
   multus, a, um adjective: much, great; many, numerous
 
 

per
   preposition with the accusative: through; during; by means of; for the sake of
 
 

me
   ego (mei, mihi, me, me) pronoun: I, (plural nos)
 
 

nomen
  nomen, nominis neuter: name; title; debt; noun; reputation; pretext
 
 

habere
  habeo, ere, habui, habitum: have, hold; keep, possess; know; regard, consider; carry out

 
 

volunt
   volo, velle, volui: wish; be willing; want; numquid vis?: is there anything else?
 
 

novi
   nosco, ere, novi, notus: get to know, learn; examine; recognise; perfect tense: know
 
 

aliquam
   aliqui, aliqua, aliquod adjective: some, any; some other; aliquis, aliquid pronoun: somebody, something; someone or something important
 
 

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)
 
 

se
   sui (sibi, se, se) reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself, themselves
 
 

circumferat
   circumfero, ere, tuli, latum: carry round, pass around; spread, broadcast
 
 

esse
   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
 
 

Corinnam
   Corinna, ae feminine: a famous Greek poetess of Tanagra who lived at the same time as Pindar; Ovid's "beloved"
 
 

ut
   /uti adverb: as, considering how; conjunction: while, in order that, so that, that; although
 
 

fiat
   fio, fieri, factum: become; be made; arise; happen
 
 

quid
   quis, quid pronoun: who, which, what?; indefinite: someone, something; nescio quis/ quid:someone or other
 
 

non
   adverb: not, no
 
 

illa
   ille, illa, illud pronoun/ adjective: that (one); he, she, it, they; the former
 
 

dedisse
  do, dare, dedi, datum:  give, grant; cause, impose; yield; furnish

 
 

velit
   volo, velle, volui: wish; be willing; want; numquid vis?: is there anything else?
 
 

sed
   conjunction: but; but also
 
 

neque
   /nec conjunction: and... not, nor
 
 

diversi
   diversus, a, um adjective: in different directions; apart; remote; opposite; conflicting; hostile; from diverto, ere, verti, versum
 
 

ripa
   ripa, ae, feminine: river bank, shore
 
 

labuntur
   labor, labi, lapsus: slide, glide; sink, fall, slip away, pass away; fade, decline, perish; be disappointed, make a mistake
 
 

eadem
   idem, eadem, idem pronoun: the same; also, likewise
 
 

frigidus
   frigidus, a, um adjective: cold, cool, chilling; dull, torpid; flat, uninteresting
 
 

Eurotas
   Eurotas, ae masculine: principal river of Laconia beside which the city of Sparta was founded
 
 

populifer
   populifer, i adjective: rich in poplars
   -que conjunction: and
 

Padus
   Padus, i masculine: the river Po in northern Italy
 
 

nec
   conjunction: and not, nor
 
 

nisi
   conjunction: unless; except, but, if not
 
 

tu
   (tui, tibi, te, te) pronoun: you, (plural vos)
 
 

nostris
   noster, tra, trum adjective: our, ours; my; masculine: our friend, our side
 
 

cantabitur
   canto 1 conjugation: sing; play; recite; celebrate; proclaim
 
 

ulla
   ullus, a, um adjective: any
 
 

libellis
   libellus, i masculine: small book; notebook, diary, letter; program; petition
 
 

ingenio
   ingenium, i neuter: nature, bent, character; ability, talent, genius
 
 

causas
   causa, ae feminine: cause, reason; purpose; excuse; opportunity; case
 
 

tu
   (tui, tibi, te, te) pronoun: you, (plural vos)
 
 

dabis
   do, dare, dedi, datum: give, permit, grant; put, bring, cause, make; devote; tell; operam do: take pains, do one's best
 
 

una
   unus, a, um adjective: one; sole, single; only; the outstanding one
 
 

meo
   meus, a, um personal possessive adjective: my