A Latin Reader

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pābu­lum, ‑ī n. fod­der, feed, for­age, food. ‘

Palātium, Palātī n. the Pala­tine hill; the impe­r­i­al palace.

pal­ma, ‑ae f. palm branch; prize, victory.

Pān, Pānos (acc. Pāna) m. Pan (god of shep­herds).

pandō, pan­dere, pandī, pas­sus v. open, unfold, stretch out.

papāver, papāveris n. poppy.

pār, paris adj. equal, alike.

parā­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. ready, prepared.

par­cō, parcere, peper­cī or parsī, parcitūrus and parsūrus v. spare.

parēns, par­en­tis m. parent.

par­iō, parere, peperī, par­tus v. bring forth; lay (of eggs); get, secure, win.

Parnā­sus, ‑ī, m.a high moun­tain in Phocis.

parō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. pre­pare, secure.

pars, par­tis f. part, por­tion, share; partēs, par­ty.

par­simō­nia, ‑ae f. thrift, economy.

par­tic­u­la, ‑ae f. (dim. of pars, part) lit­tle part, small por­tion, particle.

par­tior, partīrī, partī­tus (pars, a part) v. divide into por­tions, make a division.

parvu­lus, ‑a, ‑um (dim. of parvus, small) adj. very small, tiny.

parvus, ‑a, ‑um (comp. minor; superl. min­imus) adj. lit­tle, small.

pās­cor, pāscī, pās­tus v.feed, graze.

pas­cua, ‑ae f. pasture.

pas­sim adv. in all directions.

pas­sus, ‑ūs m. a pace; mīlle pas­su­um, a thou­sand paces, a Roman mile.

pās­tor, pāstōris m. feed­er, shepherd.

pās­tus, ‑ūs m. food, sustenance.

pate­faciō, pate­facere, pate­fēcī, pate­fac­tus (pateō and faciō, make) v. make open, open.

pater, patris m. father; Patrēs, Patrum, Roman sen­a­tors.

pater­nus, ‑a, ‑um adj. of a father, paternal.

pati­en­tia, ‑ae f. endurance, for­bear­ance, patience.

patior, patī, pas­sus v. per­mit, suf­fer, allow.

patria, ‑ae f. native land, fatherland.

paucī, ‑ae, ‑a adj. few, a few.

paulā­tim adv. lit­tle by lit­tle, gradually.

paulō adv. a lit­tle; paulō post, a lit­tle later.

paul­u­lum (paulum, a lit­tle) adv. a lit­tle, a very little.

pau­per, pau­peris adj. poor, with­out money.

pave­fac­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. fright­ened, alarmed.

pavō, pavō­nis m. and f. peacock.

pāx, pācis f. peace.

pec­cā­tor, pec­cātōris (pec­cō, sin) m. sinner.

pec­tus, pec­toris n. breast, heart.

pecū­nia, ‑ae f. mon­ey, property.

pecus, pecoris n. cat­tle, a herd; the flock.

ped­itā­tus, ‑ūs m. foot­men, infantry.

pela­gus, ‑ī n. sea.

pel­li­ciō, pel­licere, pel­lēxī, pel- lēc­tus v. charm, allure, attract.

pel­lis, pel­lis f. the skin, hide.

pel­lō, pellere, pepulī, pul­sus v. dri­ve out, expel.

pendēns, pen­den­tis adj. hang­ing, suspended.

pen­etrō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. make one’s way.

pen­i­tus adv. deeply, far within.

pen­na, ‑ae f. feath­er, wing, pinion.

per prep. with acc. through, by means of.

per­cu­tiō, per­cutere, per­cussī, per­cus­sus (quatiō, shake) v. shake violently.

perdō, perdere, per­didī, perdi­tus v. lose; destroy, ruin.

pereō, perīre, per­iī, per­itūrus (eō, go) v. go away; perish.

per­fidia, ‑ae f. treach­ery, perfidy.

per­fidus, ‑a, ‑um adj. faith­less, perfidious.

per­fodiō, per­fodere, per­fos­sī, per­fos­sus (fodiō, pierce) v. stab, pierce through.

pergō, perg­ere, per­rēxī, per­rēc- tus (regō, rule) v. pro­ceed, go on.

perīculō­sus, ‑a, ‑um (perīcu­lum, dan­ger) adj. per­ilous, dangerous.

perīcu­lum, ‑ī n. tri­al, test; dan­ger, per­il, risk.

perī­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. skilled, expe­ri­enced, famil­iar with.

per­me­tior, per­me­tīrī, per­mēn­sus (metior, mea­sure) v. mea­sure off; tra­verse, jour­ney over.

per­ni­ciēs, per­ni­ciēī f. destruction.

per­per­am adv. wrong­ly, unjustly.

perse­quor, perse­quī, per­secū­tus (sequor, fol­low) v. fol­low up.

Per­sēs, ‑ae m. native of Per­sia, a Persian.

per­spi­ciō, per­spicere, per­spēxī, per­spec­tus (speciō, see) v. see through, discern.

pert­er­ri­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. great­ly fright­ened, panic-stricken.

per­veniō, per­venīre, pervēnī,per- ven­tūrus (veniō, come) v. arrive, reach.

pēs, pedis m. a foot, the foot.

pesti­len­tia, ‑ae f. plague, ruin.

petō, petere, petīvī or petiī, petī­tus v. seek, ask, demand.

petu­lan­tia, ‑ae f. wan­ton­ness, mischievousness.

phaler­ae, ‑ārum f. trappings.

Philip­pus, ‑ī m. Philip, the name of sev­er­al kings of Macedon.

philoso­phus, ‑ī m. philosopher.

Phry­gia, ‑ae f. a coun­try of Asia Minor.

pietās, pietātis f. piety.

pilus, ‑ī m. a hair.

pin­guis, pingue adj. fat.

pis­cis, pis­cis m. a fish; Pis­cēs, a con­stel­la­tion.

pistrīnum, ‑ī n. mill.

placeō, placēre, placuī, plac­itus v. please, be agree­able; (imper­son­al) be pleas­ing, seem good.

placidē adv. calm­ly, quietly.

pla­ga, ‑ae f. net, snare, trap.

plānē adv. plain­ly, clear­ly; quite, fully.

planē­ta, ‑ae m. wan­der­ing star, planet.

plan­tō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. plant, set out.

Pleiadēs, ‑um f. sev­en stars form­ing a constellation.

plēnus, ‑a, ‑um adj. full, filled.

plērumque adv. usu­al­ly, generally.

plūmō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. have feath­ers, feath­er out.

plūri­mum, superl. of mul­tum.

poe­na, ‑ae f. penal­ty, pun­ish­ment; poenās dare, pay the penalty.

Poenus, ‑a, ‑um adj. Carthagin­ian, belong­ing to Carthage; sub­st. a Carthagin­ian, native of Carthage.

poē­ta, ‑ae m. a poet.

Pol interj. by Pollux!

pol­lice­or, pol­licērī, pol­lic­i­tus v. promise.

Pol­lūx, Pol­lū­cis m. Pol­lux (broth­er of Cas­tor); name of a constellation.

pon­dus, pon­deris n. a weight.

pōnō, pōnere, posuī, posi­tus v. set aside, put, place.

pōns, pon­tis m. bridge.

pon­tus, ‑ī m. sea.

pop­u­lus, ‑ī m. a peo­ple, nation.

porgō, porg­ere, —, — v. stretch out, extend.

Pors­en­na, ‑ae m. Pors­en­na (king of Clusium).

por­ta, ‑ae f. gate.

portō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. carry.

pos­sideō, pos­sidēre, pos­sēdī, pos­ses­sus (por (equals prō) and sedeō, sit) v. pos­sess, hold.

pos­sum, posse, potui, — v. be able, can, have power.

post prep. with acc. after, behind.

post adv. after­wards, lat­er, after.

posteā adv. after­wards, later.

posterus, ‑a, ‑um adj. next, fol­low­ing; posterī, descen­dants; pos­tero diē, on the fol­low­ing day; superl. postrē­mus; ad postrē­mum, final­ly, at last.

postquam conj. after.

pos­tulō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. call for, demand.

potēns, poten­tis adj. powerful.

potestās, potestātis f. pow­er, author­i­ty, office; in potestāte, under control.

potius, adv. (comp.) rather; superl. potis­si­mum, before all oth­ers, chiefly.

prae prep. with abl. before; on account of, for.

prae­cip­iō, praecipere, praecēpī, prae­cep­tus (capiō, take) v. take in advance; teach, instruct; direct, enjoin.

prae­cipuē adv. par­tic­u­lar­ly, especially.

prae­clārus, ‑a ‑um adj. noble, excellent.

praecō, praecō­nis m. herald.

prae­da, ‑ae f. spoil, booty, prey.

prae­ful­geō, prae­ful­gēre, prae­ful­sī, — (ful­geō, shine) v. shine bril­liant­ly, glitter.

prae­hibeō, prae­hibēre, prae­hibuī, prae­hibi­tus (habeō, hold) v. hold before, offer; give.

praeiūdi­ci­um, praeiūdicī (iūdicō, judge) n. pre­lim­i­nary judg­ment, pre­ma­ture deci­sion; prejudice.

praemit­to, praemit­tere, praemīsī, prae­mis­sus (mit­tō, send) v. send ahead.

praemi­um, praemī n. reward.

praepōnō, praepōnere, prae­po­suī, prae­posi­tus (pōnō, put) v. place before, prefer.

praesēpe, praesēpis n. stall, manger.

prae­ses, prae­sidis m. pro­tec­tor; pres­i­dent, ruler.

prae­sid­i­um, prae­si­di n. pro­tec­tion; guard, garrison.

praes­tantia, ‑ae f. supe­ri­or­i­ty, preëminence.

praeter, prep. with acc. fur­ther than, beyond, except.

praetereō, praeterīre, prae­ter­iī, prae­ter­i­tus (eō, go) v. go beyond, go by.

prā­tum, ‑ī n. meadow.

prāvus, ‑a, ‑um adj. twist­ed, crooked; bad, evil, wicked.

precēs, pre­cum (only in the plur­al) f. entreaties; sup­pli­ca­tion, prayer.

pre­cor, ‑ārī, ‑ātus v. pray.

pre­mō, pre­mere, pressī, pres­sus v. press; burden,load.

pretiōsē adv. expen­sive­ly, in cost­ly fashion.

pretium, pretī n. worth, val­ue; pay, reward; ran­som; oper­ae pretium est, it is worth while; parvi pretī, of lit­tle value.

prīmō adv. at first.

prīmōrēs, prīmōrum m. chiefs, nobles, lead­ing men.

prī­mus, ‑a, ‑um adj. first.

prīn­ceps, prīn­cip­is m. leader.

prīn­cipā­tus, ‑ūs m. leadership.

prīn­cip­i­um, prīn­cipī n. beginning.

pri­or, prius adj. for­mer, first (of two), pre­vi­ous; superl. primus, first.

prius adv. before, soon­er, first; rather.

prīvā­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. in pri­vate life, as a pri­vate citizen.

pro prep. with abl. for, in behalf of; instead of, in the place of, before; prō mōre, accord­ing to custom.

probō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. approve, indorse.

pro­boscis, pro­boscidis f. trunk (of an ele­phant), pro­boscis.

prōcēdō, prōcēdere, prōcessī, prōcessūrus (cēdō, go) v. go for­ward, advance.

pro­cel­la, ‑ae f. storm, blast; attack, charge.

pro­cerēs, ‑um, m. lead­ing men, chiefs, nobles.

procul adv. in the dis­tance, far away; procul dubiō, with­out doubt.

Procu­lus, ‑ī, m. a Roman who claimed he saw Romu­lus after death.

prōdeō, prōdīre, prōdiī, prōditūrus (eō, go) v. go for­ward, advance.

prōdi­tiō, prōdi­tiō­nis f. treason.

treach­ery.

proe­lior, ‑ārī, ‑ātus v. fight, strug­gle, battle.

proeli­um, proelī n. fight, bat­tle, contest.

prōfānus, ‑a, ‑um adj. with­out the tem­ple; wicked, profane.

pro­fec­tō (pro and fac­tum) adv. sure­ly, certainly.

proficīs­cor, proficīscī, pro­fec­tus v. set out, depart.

prō­gre­dior, prō­gredī, prō­gres­sus (gra­dior, step) v. go forward.

pro­hibeō, pro­hibēre, pro­hibuī, pro­hibi­tus (habeō, hold) v. hold off, pre­vent, hinder.

prōi­ciō, prōicere, prōiēcī, prōice­tus v. dri­ve away, hurl forward.

proinde adv. therefore.

prōmō, prōmere, prōmp­sī, prōmp­tus (prō and emō, take) v. take out, bring forth; produce.

prōmp­tus, ‑a, ‑um adj. dis­posed, inclined.

prōmp­tus, ‑ūs m. readi­ness, being at hand; in prōmp­tū, at hand.

prope adv. almost, nearly.

prope prep. with acc. near.

prop­erō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. has­ten, hurry.

propīn­quī, ‑ōrum m. rel­a­tives, kindred.

pro­pi­or, near­er adj. superl. prox­imus, near­est, next.

pro­pi­tius, ‑a, ‑um adj. favor­ing, kind, gracious.

prōpōnō, prōpōnere, prō­po­suī, prō­posi­tus (pōnō, place) v. place before, sub­mit, propose.

pro­prius, ‑a, ‑um adj. one’s own.

propter prep. with acc. on account of, because of.

proptereā adv. on account of that, for that rea­son, therefore.

prōra, ‑ae f. prow (of a ship).

prōr­sum adv. entire­ly, altogether.

prōsil­iō, prōsilīre, —, — v. leap.

prōsperō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. pros­per, do well.

prōt­i­nus adv. straight­way, at once.

prōvidēns, prōv­i­den­tis adj. pru­dent, advisable.

prōvideō, prōvidēre, prōvīdī, prōvī­sus (videō, look) v. look out for, fore­see; pro­vide, take care of.

provin­cia, ‑ae f. a province.

prōvocō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (vocō, call), challenge.

pro­volō, ‑āre, —, — (volō, fly) v. fly forth, rush forward.

prox­imus, ‑a, ‑um adj. near­est, next.

prū­den­tia, ‑ae f. wis­dom, fore­sight, pru­dence, discretion.

pūbli­cus, ‑a, ‑um adj. of the peo­ple, pub­lic; open, vis­i­ble; per pūblicum, in public.

pudor, pudōris m. sense of shame, shame, modesty.

puer, puerī m. boy; child.

pugna, ‑ae f. con­test, strug­gle, battle.

pugnō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. fight.

pul­cher, pul­chra, pul­chrum adj. beau­ti­ful; noble.

pul­chritūdō, pul­chritū­di­nis (pul­cher, beau­ti­ful) f. beauty.

pul­lus, ‑ī m. young chick­en, young bird.

pul­sō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus (freq. of pel­lō, dri­ve) v. push, beat upon.

pul­vis, pul­veris m. dust.

pūniō, pūnīre, pūnīvī, pūnī­tus v. punish.

pup­pis, pup­pis f. stern (of a ship).

pusil­lus, ‑a, ‑um adj. small, weak, insignificant.

putō, ‑āre, ‑āvī, ‑ātus v. think, sup­pose.

Pyrrha, ‑ae f. wife of Deucalion..

Pyrrhus, ‑ī m. king of Epirus.