Ars Amatoria Top 50% Vocabulary

ipse, ipsa, ipsum

emphatic demonstrative pronoun/adjective

semper

ever, always, at all times, continually, perpetually, forever

vultus, vultus, m.

face

sui

himself, herself, itself, themselves

aptus, apta, aptum

fastened, joined, fitted, bound, attached

formosus, formosa, formosum

finely formed, beautiful, handsome

de

from, away from, down from, out of

aurum, auri, n.

gold

magnus, magna, magnum

great

durus, dura, durum

hard

si

if, when, inasmuch as, since

arma, armorum, m.

implements, outfit, instruments, tools

ergo

in consequence of, on account of, because of, for the sake of (old)

quis, quis, quid

interrogative pronoun

in

into, to

ferrum, ferri, n.

iron

decet, decuit

it is becoming

parvus, parva, parvum

little, small

longus, longa, longum

long, extended

amor, amoris, m.

love, affection, strong friendly feeling

Venus, Veneris, f.

loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charm

vir, viri, m.

man, husband

multus, multa, multum

many, a great number

miser, misera, miserum

wretched, unfortunate, miserable

tu

you

tuus, tua, tuum

your, yours

mens, mentis, f.

the mind, disposition, feeling, character, heart, soul

collum, colli, n.

the neck

animus, animi, m.

the rational soul

lingua, linguae, f.

the tongue

tunc

then, at that time, just then, on that occasion

hic, haec, hoc

this

sic

thus, in this way, as I do, as you see

posco, poscere, poposci

to ask urgently, beg, demand, request, desire

rogo, rogare, rogavi, rogatus

to ask, question, interrogate

possum, posse, potui

to be able, have power

valeo, valere, valui, valiturus

to be strong, be vigorous, have strength, be able

sum, esse, fui, futurus

to be, exist, live

fero, ferre, tuli, latus

to bear, carry, support, lift, hold, take up

patior, pati, passus sum

to bear, support, undergo, suffer, endure

frango, frangere, fregi, fractus

to break in pieces, dash to pieces, shiver, shatter, fracture

lego, legere, legi, lectus

to bring together, gather, collect, choose, read

uro, urere, ussi, ustus

to burn

emo, emere, emi, emptus

to buy, purchase

opto, optare, optavi, optatus

to choose, select, prefer

venio, venire, veni, ventus

to come

tego, tegere, texi, tectus

to cover, cover over

sentio, sentire, sensi, sensus

to discern by sense, feel, hear, see, perceive, be sensible of

noceo, nocere, nocui, nociturus

to do harm, inflict injury, hurt

bibo, bibere, bibi

to drink

edo, edere, edi, essus

to eat, consume

cado, cadere, cecidi, casurus

to fall, fall down, descend

timeo, timere, timui

to fear, be afraid, be fearful

sequor, sequi, secutus

to follow, come after, follow after, attend, accompany

armo, armare, armavi, armatus

to furnish with weapons, arm, equip

nosco, noscere, novi, notus

to get knowledge of, become acquainted with, come to know, learn

reddo, reddere, reddidi, redditus

to give back, return, restore

cedo, cedere, cessi, cessus

to go from, give place, remove, withdraw, go away, depart, retire

abeo, abire, abii

to go from, go away, go off, go forth, go, depart

eo, ire, ii, itus

to go, walk, ride, sail

do, dare, dedi, datus

to hand over, deliver, give up, render, furnish, pay, surrender

regno, regnare, regnavi, regnatus

to have royal power, be king, rule, reign

habeo, habere, habui, habitus

to have, hold

audio, audire, audivi, auditus

to hear

iuvo, iuvare, iuvi, iutus

to help, aid

praebeo, praebere, praebui, praebitus

to hold forth, reach out, proffer, offer, tender

sustineo, sustinere, sustinui, sustentus

to hold up, keep up, support

teneo, tenere, tenui

to hold, keep, have, grasp, hold fast

laedo, laedere, laesi, laesus

to hurt, wound, injure, damage

sino, sinere, sivi, situs

to let down, set, let, allow

iaceo, iacere, iacui, iactus

to lie

vivo, vivere, vixi

to live, be alive

specto, spectare, spectavi, spectatus

to look on, look at

amo, amare, amavi, amatus

to love

facio, facere, feci, factus

to make, do

misceo, miscere, miscui, mixtus

to mix, mingle, intermingle, blend

moveo, movere, movi, motus

to move, stir, set in motion

iubeo, iubere, iussi, iussus

to order

placeo, placere, placui, placitus

to please, give pleasure, be pleasing

premo, premere, pressi, pressus

to press

pono, ponere, posui, positus

to put down, set down, put, place, set, fix, lay, deposit

apiscor, apisci, aptus sum

to reach, attain to, get, gain

surgo, surgere, surrexi

to rise, arise, get up, stand up

inquam

to say

nego, negare, negavi, negatus

to say no, deny, refuse

dico, dicere, dixi, dictus

to say, speak

video, videre, vidi, visus

to see, discern, perceive

quaero, quaerere, quaesivi, quaesitus

to seek, look for

mitto, mittere, misi, missus

to send, send of

excutio, excutere, excussi, excussus

to shake out, shake off

sto, stare, steti, status

to stand, stand still

peto, petere, petivi, petitus

to strive for, seek, aim at, repair to, make for, travel to

sumo, sumere, sumpsi, sumptus

to take, take up, take in hand, lay hold of

tango, tangere, tetigi, tactus

to touch

fallo, fallere, fefelli, falsus

to trip, cause to fall

volo, velle, volui

to will, wish, want

ad

to, toward

turpis, turpis, turpe

ugly, unsightly, unseemly, repulsive, foul, filthy

sub

under, below, beneath, underneath, behind

aqua, aque, f.

water

nos

we

bene

well tended

cum

when, at the time when

dum

while

quisquis, quisquis, quidquid

whoever, whosoever, whatever, whatsoever, every one who, everything which

cur

why?

vinum, vini, n.

wine

cum

with, together with, in the company of

opus, operis, n.

work, labor, toil

Mars, Martis, m.

Mars, father of Romulus and god of war

triumphus, triumphi, m.

a triumphal procession

vox, vocis, f.

a voice,

verbum, verbi, n.

a word

annus, anni, m.

a year

ab

all the way from

totus, tota, totum

all, all the

omnis, omnis, omne

all, every

quoque

also, too

oculus, oculi, m.

an eye

atque

and

et

and

neque

and not yet

ira, irae, f.

anger, wrath, rage

species, speciei, f.

appearance

fio, fieri, factus sum

be made, become

ante

before, in front, forwards

sanguis, sanguis, m.

blood

at

but

capillus, capilli, m.

collect., the hair of the head, hair

certus, certa, certum

determined, resolved, fixed, settled, purposed, certain

qui, quae, quod

relative pronoun or interrogative adjective

somnus, somni, m.

sleep

tener, tenera, tenerum

soft, delicate, tender

iste, ista, istud

strong demonstrative

talis, talis, tale

such, of such a kind, such like, the like

ille, illa, illud

that

ut

that, so that

primus, prima, primum

the first, first

coma, comae, f.

the hair of the head, hair

caput, capitis, n.

the head

aetas, aetatis, f.

the life of man, age, lifetime, years

pudor, pudoris, m.

"a shrinking from blame, desire of approval, shame, modesty,

carmen, carminis, n.

"a song, poem, verse, oracular response, prophecy, form of incantation,

cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognitus

"to become acquainted with, acquire knowledge of, ascertain, learn,

cogo, cogere, coegi, coactus

"to drive together, collect, crowd, bring together, summon, congregate,

quisque, quisque, quidque

"whoever it be, whatever, each, each one, every, everybody, every one,

quis, quis, quid

(= aliquis) any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something

ego

I

corpus, corporis, n.

a body

arcus, arcus, m.

a bow

puer, pueri, m.

a boy

pectus, pectoris, n.

a breast, breast-bone

causa, causae, f.

a cause, reason, motive, inducement, occasion, opportunity

dies, diei, m. or f.

a day

ianua, ianuae, f.

a door

digitus, digiti, m.

a finger

vates, vatis, m.

a foreteller, seer

puella, puellae, f.

a girl

deus, dei, m.

a god, deity

sidus, sideris, n.

a group of stars, constellation, heavenly body

manus, manus, f.

a hand

equus, equi, m.

a horse

amator, amatoris, m.

a lover, friend

domina, dominae, f.

a mistress, dame, lady

nomen, nominis, n.

a name

pars, partis, f.

a part, piece, portion, share, division, section

tempus, temporis, n.

a portion of time, time, period, season

postis, postis, m.

a post, door-post

pretium, pretii, n.

a price, money value, value in exchange

fama, famae, f.

a report, rumor, saying, talk, tradition

munus, muneris, n.

a service, office, post, employment, function, duty

tabella, tabellae, f.

a small board

miles, militis, m.

a soldier

lacrima, lacrimae, f.

a tear

limen, liminis, n.

a threshold, lintel, sill

nox, noctis, f.

night

nullus, nulla, nullum

not any, none, no

non

not, by no means, not at all

nihil

nothing

tamen

notwithstanding, nevertheless, for all that, however, yet, still

etiam

now too, yet, even yet, still, even now

iam

now, already

nunc

now, at present, at this time

meus, mea, meum

of me, my, mine, belonging to me, my own

suus, sua, suum

of oneself, belonging to oneself, his own, her own, his, her, its, their

qualis, qualis, quale

of what sort, of what nature, what kind of a

saepe

often, oft, oftentimes, many times, frequently

alter, altera, alterum

one, another, the one, the other

aut

or

noster, nostra, nostrum

our, our own, ours, of us

ex

out of

purpureus, purpurea, purpureum

purple-colored, purple, dark-red

saevus, saeva, saevum

raging, mad, furious, fell, fierce, savage, ferocious