Latin · Unit 47
Vergil: Participium Perfectum Passīvum to Verbum Dēpōnēns
Vergil
Participium Perfectum Passīvum; Cornēlius lītterās scrībit; Alterae dē eādem rē lītterae; Verbum Dēpōnēns
Vergil's words: crātēra, juvencus, volūcris
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they set up great mixing bowls and crown the wine.
crātērāsmagnōsstatuuntetandvīnacorōnant. - 2
before the altars slaughtered bullocks strewed the ground.
antebeforeārāsara: altar, structure for sacrifice, pyreterramterra: landcaesīcaedo: chop, hew, cut out/down/to piecesstrāvēreiuvencī. - 3
her horses and outruns the Hebrus in its flying.
Harpalycē,volucremquefugaflightpraevertiturHebrum.
Vergil's words: error, ōbicio, perfero
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and your own wanderings; for this is now the seventh summer
errōrēsquetuōs;tuus: yournamfortētu: thou, youiamjam: already, nowseptimaportatporto: bear, carry - 5
onto me in my madness, sister, and threw me to the enemy.
hīs,hic: thisgermāna,malīsmalus: bad, evilonerāsatqueandobicishostī.hostis: enemy - 6
I will be able to bear it too, sister. Still, do this one thing
etandperferre,soror,sisterpoterō.possum: be able, canMiseraemiser: wretched, unfortunatehochic: thistamenyet, neverthelessūnumunus: one; alone
Vergil's words: impello, praeverto
Aeneid V. 819; Aeneid VI. 544
Aeneid VI. 651; Aeneid VIII. 718–719
Vergil's words: mīrābilis, rapto, ostento
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her mother Leda's wonderful gift;
extulerat,mātrismater: mother, foster motherLēdaemīrābilemirabilis: wonderful, marvelous, astonishing, extraordinarydōnum:donum: gift, present - 10
Three times Achilles had dragged Hector round the walls of Ilium,
Terthree timescircumabout, aroundĪliacōsraptāveratHectoramūrōs,murus: wall - 11
and shows her Sidonian wealth and the city standing ready;
Sīdoniāsqueostentatopēsops: power, mighturbemqueurbs: cityparātam;
Vergil's words: macto, tumultus, sisto
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bring gifts, load the altars, and slaughter bullocks;
dōnaferunt,fero: bearonerantārās,ara: altar, structure for sacrifice, pyremactantqueiuvencōs; - 13
Aeneas, wondering at this and moved by the uproar,
Aenēās,mīrātusmiratus: wonderful, strange, remarkable, amazing, surprising, extraordinaryenimfor, in fact, indeed.mōtusquemotus2: movement, motiontumultū, - 14
and stand the doomed monster inside the holy citadel.
etandmōnstrummonstrum: omen, prodigy; monsterīnfēlīxinfelix: unhappy, unluckysacrātāsistimusarce.arx: citadel, stronghold, city
Vergil's words: nītor, sollemnis
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Entellus stands heavy, unmoved in the same stance,
Statsto: standgravisheavy, severe, seriousEntellusbeingnīsūqueimmōtusimmotus: unmoved, unchangedeōdem,idem: the same - 16
was killing a huge bull at the appointed altars.
sollemnistaurumtaurus: bullingentemingens: huge, vastmactābatadtoārās.ara: altar, structure for sacrifice, pyre
Aeneid I. 483–484; Aeneid I. 623–624
Aeneid IV. 74–75; Aeneid V. 100–101
Vergil's words: infensus, aquilo, appāreo
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Then he had aimed the hostile spear at Magus from a distance.
Indefrom that place, thenceMāgōproculfar, afar offīnfēnsamcontenderathastam.hasta: spear/lance/javelin - 18
brought back, driven into safety by a shift of the north winds,
nūntiō,nuntium: female messengeretandinin, on; into, to, againsttūtumtueor: see, look atversīsverro: sweep cleanaquilōnibusāctam, - 19
Terrible faces appear, and, hostile to Troy,
Adpārentdīraefaciēsfacies: shape, face, lookinimīcaqueinimica: enemy (personal), foeTrōiaeTroia: Troia
Vergil's words: ingemino, abrumpo, horridus
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the sky from us; the fires double as the clouds break open.
abstulit;ingeminantabruptīsnūbibusignēs. - 21
With these words she breaks the talk off in the middle, and sick
Hīshic: thismediummediatordictīsdictum: words/utterance/remarksermōnemsermo: conversation, discussionabrumpit,etandaurāsaura: air, breeze - 22
You, goddess, you instruct your poet. I will tell of bristling wars,
tūtu: thou, youvātem,vates: prophet/seer, mouthpiece of deitytū,tu: thou, youdīva,monē.Dīcamdico2: say, speak, tellhorridabella,bellum: war
Vergil's words: urgeo, percello
Aeneid I. 513–514; Aeneid II. 622–623
Aeneid V. 638–640; Aeneid VI. 648–650
Vergil's words: mīror, mōlior, affor
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He marvels at the arms far off, and the men's chariots standing empty.
Armaarmsproculfar, afar offcurrūsquevīrummīrāturmiror: wonder, marvel, admireinānēs.inanis: void, empty, hollow - 26
From there he labors at the road given him. And now they were holding
Indefrom that place, thencedatumdo: givemōlīturiter.march, journey, routeIamquejamque: now, already, by/even nowarvaarable land, plowed fieldtenēbantteneo: hold, keep - 27
no chance given your poor mother to speak to you one last time?
adfārīextrēmumextremus: utmost, farthestmiseraemiser: wretched, unfortunatedatado: givecōpiacopia: plenty, abundance; troops, forcesmātrī?mater: mother, foster mother
Vergil's words: alloquor, miseror, sublīmis
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Whom do you flee? By fate this is the last word I shall say to you.”
Quemqui: who, which, what, thatfugis?fugio: flee, fly, run awayExtrēmumextremus: utmost, farthestfātō,quodqui: who, which, what, thattētu: thou, youadloquor,hochic: thisest.”sum: be; exist - 29
the strange shape of an unknown man comes forward, pitiable in his state,
ignōtīnovanovus: newfōrmaforma: form, beautyvirīvir: man, heromiserandaquecultū - 30
of Lavinium, and you will carry great-hearted Aeneas high
moenia,walls, fortificationssublīmemqueferēsadtosīderasidus: starcaelīcaelum: heaven, sky
Vergil's words: asto, rēmigium
Aeneid I. 625–626; Aeneid I. 747
Aeneid II. 701; Aeneid IV. 76
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