A Latin Reader

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ā, ab prep. with abl. from, away from; at, on; by.

ab, see ā.

abdō, abdere, abdidī, abdi­tus (dō, put) v. put away, hide, conceal.

abdūcō, abdūcere, abdūxī, abduc­tus (dūcō, lead) v. lead away, take with one.

abeō, abīre, abiī, abitūrus (eō, go) go away, depart.

abi­ciō, abicere, abiēcī, abiec­tus (iaciō, throw) throw away, hurl.

abolēscō, abolēscere, abolēvī, — v. die out, disappear.

abscindō, abscindere, abscidī, abscis­sus v. divide, sep­a­rate, part .

absque prep. with abl. without.

abstineō, abstinēre, abstin­uī, absten­tus (abs (equals ab) and teneō, hold) v. refrain from.

absum, abesse, āfuī, āfutūrus (sum, be) v. be away, be distant.

ac conj. and.

accēdō, accēdere, accessī, accessūrus (ad and cēdō, go) v. approach, come to.

accendō, accen­dere, accendī, accēn­sus (ad and can­dō, cause to shine) v. set on fire, kin­dle, arouse; accēn­sus, burn­ing.

accip­iō, accipere, accēpī, accep­tus (ad and capiō, take) v. receive; accept.

accūrātē adv. carefully.

accur­rō, accur­rere, accur­rī or accu­cur­rī, accursūrus (ad and cur­rō, run) v. run to, run up.

ācer, ācris, ācre adj. keen, sharp; vig­or­ous, energetic.

acer­bē adv. keen­ly, sharply.

acer­bus, ‑a, ‑um adj. bit­ter, sour; harsh, disagreeable.

aciēs, ‑ēī f. line of bat­tle, bat­tle line.

ācrit­er adv. sharply, vigorously.

āctiō, āctiō­nis f. act, action.

āctus, ‑ūs m. deed, act.

ad prep. with acc. to, toward, against; near; for.

addō, addere, addidī, addi­tus (dō, put) v. put to, add.

addūcō, addūcere, addūxī, adduc­tus (dūcō, lead) v. lead to, induce, influence.

adeō, adīre, adiī, aditūrus (eō, go) v. go to, address.

adeō adv. so, to such an extent.

adferō, adferre, attulī, adlā­tus (ferō, bring) v. bring to, apply, put to.

adfi­ciō, adfi­cere, adfēcī, adfec­tus (faciō, make) v. vis­it with, afflict.

adfīnēs, adfīni­um m. neigh­bors, friends; rel­a­tives by marriage.

adflīgō, adflīgere, adflīxī, adflīc­tus v. harass, dis­tress.

adfor, adfārī, adfā­tus (for, speak), speak to, address.

adgre­dior, adgredī, adgres­sus (gra­dior, step) v. pro­ceed against; attack; begin.

adhibeō, adhibēre, adhibuī, adhibi­tus (habeō, have) v. hold to, employ, use.

adi­tus, ‑ūs m. going to; approach, entrance.

adi­ungō, adi­un­gere, adiūnxī, adiūnc­tus (iungō, join) v. join, fas­ten, attach.

adlo­quor, adlo­quī, adlocū­tus (loquor, speak), speak to, accost, address.

admīrā­bilis, admīrā­bile adj. strange, marvelous.

admīrātiō, admīrātiō­nis f. admi­ra­tion, esteem.

admīror, ‑ārī, ‑ātus (mīror, won­der) v. won­der at, admire, esteem.

admoneō, admonēre, admonuī, admoni­tus (mon­eō, warn) v. remind, warn, admonish.

admoveō, admovēre, admōvī, admō­tus (moveō, move) v. move to, bring to.

adscendō, adscen­dere, adscendī, adscēn­sus (scan­dō, climb) v. climb up, climb.

adsideō, adsidēre, adsēdī, adses­sus (sedeō, sit) v. sit near, sit down.

adspi­ciō, adspicere, adspēxī, adspec­tus (speciō, look) v. look at, behold.

adstō, adstāre, adstitī, — (stō, stand) v. stand near, stand by; aid, assist.

adsum, adesse, adfuī, adfutūrus be present, be on hand.

adsurgō, adsurg­ere, adsur­rēxī adsur­rēc­tūrus (surgō, rise) v. rise, rise to greet.

adulā­tor, ‑ōris (adu­lor, flat­ter and -tor) m. flatterer.

adulēscēns, adulēs­cen­tis adj young; as sub­st. a young man.

adu­lor, ‑āri, ‑ātus v. fawn upon, caress.

adveniō, advenīre, advēnī, adven­tūrus (veniō, come) v. come or advance.

adver­sum (or adver­sus) prep with acc. against.

adver­sus, ‑a, ‑um adj. turned against unfa­vor­able, in front; as sub­st. oppo­nent, ene­my, adver­sary; rēs adver­sae, adver­si­ty.

advertō, advert­ere, advertī, adver­sus (vertō, turn) v. give atten­tion, notice.

Aenēās, ‑ae m. a hero of the Tro­jan War.

aēneus, ‑a, ‑um adj. of bronze.

Aeolius, ‑a, ‑um adj. of Aeo­lus, god of the winds.

aequālis, aequāle adj. equal, of the same size.

aequē adv. equally.

aequinoc­tiālis, aequinoc­tiāle (aequ­us, equal, and nox, night), of equal night and day; equinoc­tial; cir­cu­lus aequinoc­tiālis, the equa­tor.

aequor, aequoris n. lev­el space; sea, water.

aequ­um, ‑ī n. what is right, uprightness.

āēr, āeris m. air, atmosphere.

aes, aeris n. bronze; mon­ey, bronze coins.

Aesō­pus, ‑ī m. Aesop, a famous writer of fables.

aes­tus, ‑ūs m. heat, summer.

aetās, aetātis f. age; old age.

aeter­nus, ‑a, ‑um adj. ever­last­ing, eternal.

aether, aetheris m. air; sky.

Africa, ‑ae f. Africa.

Agēnor, Agēnoris m. a Phoeni­cian king.

ager, agrī m. land, ter­ri­to­ry; field, country.

agitā­tor, agitātōris m. a driver.

agnus, ‑ī m. a lamb.

agō, agere, ēgī, āctus v. dri­ve; do, act; arrange; grātiās agere, thank.

agri­co­la, ‑ae (ager and colō, cul­ti­vate) m. a farmer.

ait (defec­tive) v. he says.

āla, ‑ae f. a wing (of a bird).

Alba Lon­ga, Albae Lon­gae f. Alba Lon­ga (the Long White City), city on the Alban Mount.

Albānī, ‑ōrum m. the Albans, the peo­ple of Alba Longa.

Albānus, ‑a, ‑um adj. Alban, of Alba.

albus, ‑a, ‑um adj. white.

alea, ‑ae f. risk, hazard.

Alexan­der, Alexan­drī m. king of Macedonia.

aliās adv. at anoth­er time, at oth­er times.

ali­cunde (aliquis, some, and unde, whence), from some source or other.

aliēnus, ‑a, ‑um (alius, oth­er), another’s, belong­ing to another.

ali­men­tum, ‑ī n. nourishment.

ali­quamdiū adv. for some time.

ali­quandō adv. once, at one time.

ali­quan­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. con­sid­er­able; ali­quan­tum viae, a con­sid­er­able por­tion of the journey.

aliquī, ali­qua, aliquod pron. some.

aliquot adj. several.

alius, ‑a, ‑ud adj. anoth­er, oth­er, dif­fer­ent, else.

alligō, ‑āre, ‑āvi, ‑ātus (ad and ligō, bind) v. bind, fasten.

altāria, altāri­um n. altar.

alter, altera, alterum adj. the oth­er, anoth­er; the second.

altus, ‑a, ‑um (par­tici­ple of alō, nour­ish), grown; high, tall, lofty; deep.

amāns, aman­tis adj. lov­ing, fond, devot­ed to.

ambō, ‑ae, ‑ō adj. both, each of the two.

ambulō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. walk.

amī­cus, ‑a, ‑um adj. friendly.

amī­cus, ‑ī m. friend.

āmit­tō, āmit­tere, āmīsī, āmis­sus (mit­tō, send) v. let go, lose.

amnis, amnis m. river.

amō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. love.

amor, amōris m. love; desire.

āmoveō, āmovēre, āmōvī, āmō­tus (moveō, move) v. remove,take away.

Amūlius, Amūlī m. a son of Sil­vius Procas.

an conj. (used in ques­tions) or.

anceps, ancipi­tis adj. uncer­tain, doubtful.

ancil­la, ‑ae f. house­maid, maid.

Andro­clus, ‑ī m. the man who cared for a lion.

ani­ma, ‑ae f. breath, life.

ani­mad­vertō, ani­mad­vert­ere, ani­mad­vertī, ani­mad­ver­sus (ani­mum advertō, tum the mind to), attend to; notice.

ani­mal, ani­mālis n. an animal.

ani­mus, ‑ī m. the mind, heart; courage; est mihi in ani­mō pugnāre, I intend to fight.

Aniō, Aniē­nis m. the Anio, a trib­u­tary of the Tiber.

annec­tō, annectere, annex­uī, annexus (ad and nec­tō, tie) v. tie to, fas­ten to.

annus, ‑ī m. year.

annu­us, ‑a, ‑um adj. for a year, annual.

antarcti­cus, ‑a, ‑um adj. south­ern, antarctic.

ante prep. with acc. before.

antecēdō, antecēdere, ante­cessī, ante­ces­sus (cēdō, go) v. go before, precede.

Anti­ochus, ‑ī m. king of Syria.

antrum, ‑ī n. cave, cavern.

aper­iō, aperīre, ape­ruī, aper­tus, open, dis­close, expose.

apertē adv. openly.

apis, apis f. bee.

appāreō, appārēre, appāruī, appāritūrus (ad and pāreō, appear) v. be plain, become man­i­fest, appear clear.

appel­lō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. call, name.

appetō, appetere, appetīvī or appetiī, appetī­tus (ad and petō, seek) v. seek for; approach, be at hand.

appōnō, appōnere, appo­suī, apposi­tus (ad and pōnō, put) v. place near, set before; set aside for.

appre­hendō, appre­hen­dere, appre­hendī, appre­hēn­sus (ad and pre­hendō, grasp) v. seize, arrest.

approbō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. approve, sanction.

appropīn­quō, ‑āre, ‑āvī,-ātus (ad and propīn­quō, draw near) v. draw near, approach.

apud prep, with acc. near, among; at the home of; in the writ­ings of.

aqua, ‑ae f. water.

aquārius, aquārī m. a water car­ri­er; the Water Car­ri­er (a con­stel­la­tion).

Aquilō, Aquilō­nis m. the north wind.

arbi­tri­um, arbi­trī n. author­i­ty, pow­er, will.

arbor, arboris f. tree.

arceō, arcēre, arcuī, arc­tus v. ward off, keep away.

arcessō, arcessere, arcessīvī, arcessī­tus v. call, sum­mon, send for.

arcti­cus, ‑a, ‑um adj. north­ern, arctic.

Arc­tūrus, ‑ī m. a constellation.

arcus, ‑ūs m. bow; rain­bow; cir­cle, arch.

ārdor, ārdōris m. heat.

arē­na, ‑ae f. sand; sandy place, desert; arena.

arēnō­sus, ‑a, ‑um adj. sandy.

argen­teus, ‑a, ‑um adj. of sil­ver, silver.

arguō, arguere, arguī, argū­tus v. dis­close, betray.

ariēs, ariētis m. a ram; the Ram (a con­stel­la­tion).

arma, ‑ōrum n. arms, weapons.

armō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. equip, arm; armā­tus, armed, with weapons in one’s hands.

arō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. plow.

arrogō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (ad and rogō, ask) v. ask for, claim.

arx, arcis f. strong­hold, citadel.

Ascānius, Ascānī m. son of Aeneas.

asi­nus, ‑ī m. don­key, ass.

asper, aspera, aspe­rum adj. rough.

asportō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (abs and portō, car­ry) v. car­ry away.

asse­quor, asse­quī, assecū­tus (ad and sequor, fol­low) v. reach, obtain, get.

astrum, ‑ī n. star; ad astra, to fame.

at conj. but, yet.

āter, ātra, ātrum adj.black, dark.

Athē­nae, ‑ārum f. Athens, the city of Athens.

āth­lē­ta, ‑ae m. athlete.

atque conj. and, and besides, and particularly.

atrōx, atrō­cis adj. fierce, savage.

attingō, attin­gere, attigī, attāc­tus (ad and tangō, touch) v. reach, get.

attrī­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. worn.

auc­tor, auc­tōris m. creator.

audā­cia, ‑ae f. bold­ness, courage.

audāx, audā­cis adj. bold, dar­ing, brave.

audeō, audēre, ausus sum v. ven­ture, dare.

audiō, audīre, audīvī, audī­tus, hear, lis­ten to.

auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablā­tus (ferō, car­ry) v. car­ry away, remove.

aulaeum, ‑ī n. curtain.

aureus, ‑a, ‑um adj. gold­en, of gold.

auris, auris f. the ear.

aurum, ‑ī n. gold.

aut conj. or; aut… aut, either… or.

autem conj. but, more­over; now.

autum­nus, ‑ī m. autumn.

aux­il­iāris, aux­il­iāre v. help­ing, assisting.

aux­il­i­um, aux­ilī n. aid, assistance.

avāri­tia, ‑ae f. avarice, greed for wealth, miserliness.

avārus, ‑a, ‑um adj. avari­cious, greedy.

āvertō, āvert­ere, āvertī, āver­sus (vertō, turn) v. turn aside.

avic­u­la, ‑ae f. lit­tle bird.

avis, avis f. bird.

avus, ‑ī m. grandfather.