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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
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
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
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
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, 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)
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)
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
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
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
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