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Tres Columnae Vocabulary Lectio VII

AB
asinus, asinīdonkey
audeō, audēre, ausī, ausumdare
autemuntranslatable sound that connects two sentences when there’s a really strong difference between them. It’s something like “but” or “however.”
bibō, bibere, bibī, bibitumdrink
caupō, caupōnisowner of a popīna
cēra, cēraewax-covered wooden writing tablet that Romans used the way we use notebooks
cīvis, cīviscitizen
clāmor, clāmōrisshout, loud noise
coniciō, conicere, coniēcī, coniectumthrow
dūcō, dūcere, duxī, ductumlead
emō, emere, ēmī, ēmptumbuy
enimuntranslatable sound that connects two sentences when the first one happened because of the second one, or the second sentence caused the first one. It’s a bit like “because” or “you know.”
eques, equitis“knight” or “member of the ordō equester” (a member of the second highest Roman social class – “back in the day,” they were the people who could afford to supply their own horse and armor when they joined the army)
equus, equīhorse
ēsuriō, ēsurīre, ēsurītumbe hungry, need to eat
fōns, fontisfountain
formīca, formīcaeant
furcifer, furciferī“fork-carrier” (but not an “eating fork” – the kind of “fork” on which you hang a criminal to punish them. In other words, “go crucify yourself and carry it!”)
glīs, glīrisdormouse (yes, the Romans really did eat them, roasted, with honey sauce)
haudquāquamnot at all, not in any way (much stronger than nōn or haud)
igituruntranslatable sound that connects two sentences when the second sentence happened because of the first one, or the first sentence caused the second one . It’s a bit like “therefore” or “so.”
intrō, intrāre, intrāvī, intrātumenter
liber, librībook
lībertus, lībertīex-slave, freed slave, former servant
mercātor, mercātōrismerchant
paedagōgus, paedagōgīthe servus who takes a child to school, carries the child’s books, punishes the child if he misbehaves in school, and reports on the child’s conduct to the parents
plūsmore
pōculum, pōculīcup
popīna, popīnaerestaurant or food shop
porcus, porcīpig
reddō, reddere, reddidī, redditumreturn (something to someone), make (something be a particular way)
rēpō, rēpere, rēpsī, rēptumcrawl
rēs, reīthing or “stuff” (it’s a Dēclīnātiō Quīnta word; we’ll learn more about its forms later)
salūtō, salūtāre, salūtāvī, salūtātumgreet
sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptumpick up
susurrō, susurrāre, susurravī, susurrātumwhisper
taberna, tabernaeshop
tamenuntranslatable sound that connects two sentences when the second one is the opposite of the first one. It’s something like “however.”
tardus / tardalate
totso many


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