A Latin Reader

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C. abbre­vi­a­tion of Gāius.

cacū­men, cacūmin­is n. top, peak height.

cadō, cadere, cecidī, casūrus v. fall, fall down; per­ish, be killed.

cae­cus, ‑a, ‑um adj. blind.

caedēs, caedis (caedō, cut) f. slaugh­ter, mur­der, killing.

Caedi­cius, Caedicī m. a tri­bune men­tioned by Cato.

caedō, caedere, cecīdī, cae­sus, v. cut to pieces, kill, slay.

cae­lestis, cae­leste adj. heav­en­ly; as sub­st. the heav­en­ly ones.

caelum, ‑ī n. the sky, heavens.

caeruleus, ‑a, ‑um adj. dark blue, dark.

Cae­sar, Cae­saris m. Cae­sar, a fam­i­ly name. Gaius Iulius Cae­sar, the dictator.

calamitās, calamitātis f. dis­as­ter, mis­for­tune, calamity.

cal­ix, cali­cis m. cup, goblet.

cal­lidus, ‑a, ‑um adj. clever, adroit; hid­den, secret.

cam­pus, ‑ī m. plain, lev­el field.

can­cer, can­crī m. crab; the Crab (a con­stel­la­tion).

can­dor, can­dōris m. bright­ness, brilliance.

canic­u­la, ‑ae f. a lit­tle dog; Canic­u­la Minor, the less­er dog-star.

can­is, can­is m. and f. dog.

canō, canere, cecinī, can­tus v. sing .

can­tō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (freq. of canō, sing) v. sing .

can­tus, ‑ūs m. singing, song.

canus, ‑a, ‑um n. white, hoary.

capil­lus, ‑ī m. a hair.

capiō, capere, cēpī, cap­tus v. seize, take, capture.

Capi­toli­um, Capitōlī n. the Capi­to­line Hill; the great tem­ple of Jupiter on the Capitoline.

capra, ‑ae f. she-goat.

Capri­cor­nus, ‑ī m. Capri­corn (a con­stel­la­tion).

caput, capi­tis n. the head; the cap­i­tal city, the cap­i­tal; capi­tis damnā­tus, con­demned to death.

car­cīnus, ‑ī m. crab.

Carthāginiēn­sis, Carthāginiēnse adj. Carthagin­ian, of Carthage; as sub­st. a Carthagin­ian, native of Carthage.

caseus, ‑ī m. cheese.

cassī­ta, ‑ae f. the lark.

Cas­tor, Castōris m. Cas­tor (broth­er of Pol­lux); a constellation.

cas­tra, ‑ōrum n. a camp; cas­tra pōnere, pitch a camp.

casus, ‑ūs (cadō, fall) m. a fall; chance, for­tune; mis­for­tune, dis­as­ter, accident.

cat­a­clysmus, ‑ī m. flood, deluge.

cathē­dra, ‑ae f. chair, seat.

Catō, Catō­nis m. a dis­tin­guished Roman of the ear­ly period.

cau­da, ‑ae f. tail (of an ani­mal).

causa, ‑ae f. cause, rea­son, explanation.

cav­il­lātiō, cav­il­lātiō­nis f. joke, jest.

cav­il­lor, ‑ārī, ‑ātus n. joke, jest.

cavō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. hol­low out, exca­vate, wear away.

cēdō, cēdere, cessī, cessūrus v. retire, go away; yield, give up.

cele­ber, cele­bris, cele­bre adj. famous, notable.

cele­bro, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. vis­it in crowds; cel­e­brate, solemnize.

celer­itās, celer­itātis f. speed, swiftness.

celerit­er (cel­er) adv. quickly, 

cēlō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. con­ceal, hide, 

cēn­sus, ‑ūs m. the census, 

cen­tum n. a hundred, 

cen­turiō, cen­turiō­nis m. centurion.

certā­men, certāmin­is n. con­test, struggle.

certē adv. cer­tain­ly, sure­ly; at least.

cer­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. cer­tain, sure, def­i­nite; cer­tiōrem facere, inform; cer­tior fieri, be informed.

cervīx, cervī­cis f. the neck.

cessā­tor, cessātōris m. loi­ter­er, idler.

cessō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (freq. of cēdō, yield) v. cease, give way, be interrupted.

cēterus, ‑a, ‑um n. the rest, the others.

chaos (abl. chaō, oth­er cas­es not used) n. dark­ness, chaos.

Charēs, Charis m. an ear­ly writer.

cibus, ‑ī m. food.

Cicerō, Cicerō­nis m. a fam­i­ly name. M. Tul­lius Cicero, an ora­tor and statesman.

Cineās, ‑ae m. an offi­cer with Pyrrhus.

cinis, ciner­is m. ash­es (of the dead).

cir­cā prep. with acc. around, about.

cir­cu­lus, ‑ī m. circle.

cir­cum prep. with acc. around about, among.

cir­cum­arō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. plow around.

cir­cum­dō, cir­cum­dare, cir­cum­d­edī, cir­cum­da­tus (dō, put) v. place around, surround.

cir­cum­ferō, cir­cum­ferre, cir­cum­tulī, cir­cum­lā­tus (ferō, bear) v. throw about, cast around.

cir­cum­sistō, cir­cum­sis­tere, cir cum­stetī, — (stō, stand) v. stand around, surround.

cir­cum­spec­tō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v., look around at.

cir­cum­stan­tia, ‑ae f. stand­ing around; crowd, throng.

cir­cum­stō, cir­cum­stāre, cir­cum­stetī, cir­cum­statūrus (stō stand) v. stand around, surround

cir­cum­veniō, cir­cum­venīre, cir­cum­vēnī, cir­cum­ven­tus (veniō, come) v. come around, surround.

cir­cus, ‑ī m. cir­cle; cir­cus; Cir­cus Max­imus, the great cir­cus between the Pala­tine and Aven­tine hills.

citō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. rouse, urge, put to full speed.

cito adv. quick­ly, promptly.

cīvis, cīvis m. cit­i­zen, fellow-citizen.

cīvitās, cīvitātis f. cit­i­zen­ship; com­mu­ni­ty, state, nation; a town, city.

clādēs, clādis f. dis­as­ter, defeat; injury.

clāmitō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (freq. of clāmō, cry) v. cry repeat­ed­ly, keep shouting.

clā­mor, clāmōris m. shout, cry.

clārus, ‑a, ‑um adj. clear; bright, bril­liant; famous, dis­tin­guished; eas­i­ly dis­tin­guished, loud.

claudō, claud­ere, clausī, clausus v. close, shut up.

claudus, ‑a, ‑um adj. lame.

clē­menter (clēmēns, kind) adv. gen­tly, kindly.

Cluīlius, Cluīlī m. an Alban king.

Cluīlius, ‑a, ‑um adj. of Cluil­ius, Cluilian.

Clū­si­um, Clūsī n. an impor­tant Etr­uscan city, now Chiusī.

Cn. abbre­vi­a­tion of Gnaeus.

coepī, coepisse, coep­tus (used only in the per­fect sys­tem) v. began.

cōgnātī, ‑ōrum m. rel­a­tives, kindred.

cōgnā­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. kin­dred, related.

cōgnō­men, cog­no­min­is n. fam­i­ly name, name.

cōgnōscō, cōgnōscere, cōgnōvī, cōg­ni­tus (con and (g)nōscō, learn) v. learn, find out; per­ceive; become acquaint­ed with.

cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāc­tus (co (equals com) and agō, dri­ve), dri­ve togeth­er, col­lect; force, compel.

col­lar, col­lāris n. collar.

col­lis, col­lis m. hill.

col­lum, ‑ī n. the neck.

colō, col­ere, coluī, cul­tus v. cultivate.

colō­nia, ‑ae f. colony.

comes, comi­tis (com and eō, go) m. asso­ciate, companion.

comi­tium, comitī n. place of meet­ing, comitium.

com­mit­tō, com­mit­tere, com­mīsī, com­mis­sus (mit­tō, send); pug­nam com­mit­tere v. begin bat­tle, fight.

com­moveō, com­movēre, com­mōvī, com­mō­tus (moveō, move) v. stir, alarm, trou­ble; influence.

com­paro, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (parō, pre­pare) v. pre­pare, get together.

com­per­iō, com­perīre, com­perī, com­per­tus v. learn, find out, discover.

com­plūrēs, com­plūria or com­plūra adj. sev­er­al, many.

com­pōnō, com­pōnere, com­po­suī, com­posi­tus (pōnō, put) v. arrange; describe, set forth; compose.

com­pre­hendō, com­pre­hen­dere, com­pre­hendī, com­pre­hēn­sus v. seize, grasp.

cōnā­tus, ‑ūs m. attempt, effort.

con­cēdō, con­cēdere, con­cessī, con­ces­sus (com and cēdō, go) v. retire, withdraw.

con­cha, ‑ae f. shell.

con­cidō, con­cidere, con­cidī, con­cāsūrus (com and cadō, fall) v. fall togeth­er, fall in a heap, collapse.

con­cil­i­um, con­cilī n. meet­ing, assem­bly, council.

con­cip­iō, concipere, con­cēpī, con­cep­tus (com and capiō, take) v. seize, snatch; form, gath­er; flam­mās concipere, catch fire.

concitō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. stir up, arouse; drive.

con­cor­dia, ‑ae (con and cor, heart) f. agree­ment, harmony.

con­cur­rō, con­cur­rere, con­cur­rī, con­cursūrus (com and cur­rō, run) v. run togeth­er, rush togeth­er, fight.

condi­ciō, condi­ciō­nis f. con­di­tion, plight; pro­pos­al; agreement.

condō, con­dere, con­didī, con­di­tus (com and dō, put) v. put away place, deposit; found, establish.

cōn­fec­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. wea­ried, exhausted.

cōn­ferō, cōn­ferre, con­tulī, con­lā­tus (com and ferō, bring) v. bring togeth­er, col­lect; com­pare; sē cōn­ferre, betake one’s self.

cōn­fēs­tim adv. imme­di­ate­ly, at once.

cōn­fi­ciō, cōn­fi­cere, cōn­fēcī, cōn­fec­tus (com and faciō, do) v. do up, fin­ish, complete.

cōn­fīr­mō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (con and fīr­mō, make strong) v. as sure, declare positively.

coni­ciō, con­icere, coniēcī, coniec­tus (com and iaciō, throw) v. hurl, throw.

coni­unx, coni­ugis, m. and f., wed­ded per­son; hus­band, wife.

con­locō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (com an. locō, place) v. place, sta­tion; give in marriage.

con­lo­quium, con­lo­quī n. con­fer­ence, inter­view, talk.

con­lo­quor, con­lo­quī, con­locū­tus (com and loquor, talk) v. tall togeth­er, confer.

cōnor, ‑ārī, ‑ātus v. attempt, try.

con­queror, con­querī, con­ques­tus v. com­plain, com­plain of.

cōnse­quor, cōnse­quī, cōnsecū­tus (com and sequor, fol­low), fol­low up, over­take; obtain, secure.

cōnsil­i­um, cōn­silī n. plan, pur­pose; counsel.

cōn­sistō, cōn­sis­tere, cōn­stitī,— v. stand, take a posi­tion, halt.

cōn­sōlor, ‑ārī, ‑ātus v. comfort.

cōn­spec­tus, ‑ūs n. sight, appear­ance; presence.

cōn­spi­ciō, cōn­spicere, cōn­spēxī, cōn­spec­tus (com and speciō, look) v. catch sight of, see, behold.

con­spicor, ‑ārī, ‑ātus (com and speciō, look), catch sight of, see.

cōn­sti­tuō, cōn­stituere, cōn­sti­tuī, cōn­stitū­tus (com and statuō, place) v. decide, determine.

cōn­sul, cōn­sulis m. con­sul, an offi­cer of the Roman government.

cōn­sulāris, cōn­sulāre adj. of con­sular rank; as sub­st. an exconsul.

cōn­sūmō, cōn­sūmere, cōn­sūmp­sī, cōn­sūmp­tus (com and sūmō, take) v. use up, destroy, con­sume, exhaust.

con­tem­nō, con­tem­nere, con­temp­sī, con­temp­tus (com and tem­nō, slight) v. despise, scorn.

con­tem­plātiō, con­tem­plātiō­nis f. sur­vey, contemplation.

con­tem­plor, ‑ārī, ‑ātus v. look at, sur­vey; con­sid­er, ponder.

con­temp­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. despicable.

con­tendō, con­tendere, con­tendī, con­tentus (com and tendō, stretch) v. strive, strive for; strug­gle, fight.

con­tentus, ‑a, ‑um adj. sat­is­fied, content.

con­ter­ri­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. frightened.

con­tineō, con­tinēre, con­tin­uī, con­tentus (com and teneō, hold) v. hold, keep, contain.

cōn­tiō, cōn­tiō­nis f. meet­ing, assembly.

cōn­tiōnor, ‑ārī, ‑ātus v. address an assem­bly, speak.

con­trā prep. with acc. against; oppo­site, off.

con­trahō, con­tra­here, con­trāxī, con­trac­tus (com and trahō, drag) v. bring togeth­er, gath­er, collect.

con­va­lēscō, con­va­lēscere, con­va­l­uī, — v. regain health, recover.

con­va­l­lis, con­va­l­lis f. valley.

con­veniō, con­venīre, con­vēnī, con­ven­tus (com and veniō, come) v. come togeth­er, assem­ble; agree with; be agreed; be fit­ting, be suitable.

con­vertō, con­vert­ere, con­vertī, con­ver­sus (com and vertō, turn) v. turn, turn around; put through evo­lu­tions; restore, lead.

con­vīvi­um, con­vīvī (com and vīvō, live) n. feast, banquet.

con­vocō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (com and vocō, call) v. call together.

coori­or, coorīrī, coor­tus (ori­or, rise) v. spring up, arise.

cōpia, ‑ae f. plen­ty, abun­dance; pl. mil­i­tary forces, troops.

cor, cordis n. the heart; cordī mihi est, it pleas­es me.

cōram. adv. before, in the pres­ence of.

cōram prep. with abl. in the pres­ence of, before.

cornū, ‑ūs n. horn, trum­pet; wing (of an army).

cor­pus, cor­poris n. the body.

cor­rigō, cor­rigere, cor­rēxī, cor­rēc­tus (com and regō, rule) v. make straight, cor­rect, make right, improve.

cor­rumpō, cor­rumpere, cor­rūpī, cor­rup­tus (com and rumpō, burst, break) v. ruin, weak­en; destroy, cor­rupt, bribe.

cor­ruō, cor­ruere, cor­ruī, — v. fall to the ground, fall down.

corvus, ‑ī m. crow, raven.

cotīdiānus, ‑a, ‑um adv. daily.

cotīdiē adv. every day, daily.

crās adv. tomorrow.

crēdō, crēdere, crē­didī, crēdi­tus v. believe.

creō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. appoint, elect, select.

crēscō, crēscere, crēvī, crē­tus v. grow, increase.

Crē­ta, ‑ae f. Crete, an island in the Mediterranean.

crī­nis, crī­nis m. hair, hair of the head.

cru­en­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. bloody, stained with blood.

cruor, cruōris m. blood.

crūs, crūris n. leg.

cubicu­lum, ‑ī n. room, apart­ment, bedchamber.

cul­men, cul­min­is n. peak, top.

cul­pa, ‑ae f. fault, blame, responsibility.

cul­tor, cultōris m. worshiper.

cum conj. when, since, though; cum… tum, not only… but also.

cum prep. with abl. with, in com­pa­ny with.

cum­ba, ‑ae f. boat, skiff.

cūnc­tor, ‑ārī, ‑ātus v. delay, wait, linger.

cūnc­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. every, all.

cuneus, ‑ī m. wedge; sol­diers arranged in the form of a wedge.

cupīdō, cupī­di­nis f. desire, greed, passion.

cūr adv. why, wherefore?

cūra, ‑ae f. care, wor­ry, solicitude.

Cūriātius, Cūriātī m. Curi­atius, a fam­i­ly name; Cūriātiī, the Curi­atii, the broth­ers who fought against the Horatii.

cūrō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. care for, look after; mē dan­dum ad bēstiās cūrāvit, he had me giv­en to the beasts.

cur­ricu­lum, ‑ī n. course; a race course.

cur­rus, ‑ūs m. chariot.

cur­sus, ‑ūs m. run­ning; speed; course.

Cur­tius, Curtī m. a gen­tile name. Met­tius Cur­tius, a Sabine general.

custōs, custōdis m. guard, pro­tec­tor, keeper.

cutis, cutis f. the skin.

Cyclōps, Cyclōpis m. a Cyclops.