Cambridge stages 1-6
Terms
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- pater
- father
- mater
- mother
- filius
- son, child
- servus
- slave, servant
- canis
- dog
- in tablino
- in the study
- in atrio
- in the atrium
- in triclinio
- in the dining room
- in horto
- in the garden
- in culina
- in the kitchen
- in via
- in the road/street
- est
- is third person singular
- scribit
- writes, is writing, does write third person singular
- sedet
- is sitting, sits, does sit third person singular
- bibit
- is drinking, drinks, does drink third person singular
- laborat
- works, is working, does work third person singular
- dormit
- sleeps, is sleeping, does sleep third person singular
- iucundus
- pleasant
- ianua
- a tall double door situated at the main entrance to a Roman house
- atrium
- the reception hall or atrium
- compluvium
- a large square opening in the middle of the roof of a Roman house
- impluvium
- a shallow rectangular pool, lined with marble, situated below the compluvium, which caught and held rainwater
- tablinum
- the study, a room in a Roman house
- cubiculum
- a bedroom in a Roman house
- peristylium
- a garden surrounded by a colonnade of pillars; it comprised the second part of a Roman house
- intrat
- enters, is entering, does enter
- circumspectat
- looks around, is looking around, does look around
- salit
- jumps, is jumping, does jump
- stat
- stands, is standing, does stand
- stertit
- snores, is snoring, does snore
- latrat
- barks, is barking, does bark
- surgit
- gets up, is getting up, does get up
- iratus
- angry
- furcifer
- scoundrel
- clamat
- shouts, is shouting, does shout
- exit
- goes out, is going out, does go out
- amicus
- friend
- salutat
- greets, is greeting, does greet
- spectat
- watches, is watching, does watch
- paratus
- ready
- cibus
- food
- gustat
- tastes, is tasting, does taste
- anxius
- anxious, worried
- laudat
- praises, is praising, does praise
- vocat
- calls, is calling, does call
- mercator
- merchant
- villam
- house (accusative)
- pecuniam numerat
- counts money, is counting money, does count money
- argentarius
- banker
- salve!
- hello!
- respondet
- replies, is replying, does reply
- quoque
- also, too
- in lecto recumbit
- reclines on a couch
- cantat
- sings, is singing, does sing
- pavonem
- peacock (accusative)
- coquit
- cooks, is cooking, does cook
- laetus
- happy
- audit
- hears, listens to
- non est
- is not
- cenam
- dinner (accusative)
- exspectat
- is waiting for
- vituperat
- tells off, curses
- portat
- is carrying
- vinum
- wine
- optimus
- very good, excellent, best
- dominus
- master
- ancilla
- slave-girl
- suaviter
- sweetly
- delectat
- pleases
- mox
- soon
- et
- and
- videt
- sees
- cibum consumit
- eats the food
- magnifice
- magnificently, in style
- cenat
- eats dinner, dines
- laetissimus
- very happy
- clientes
- a group of supporters who visited a patron for handouts and help, and who in turn accompanied him on public occasions and might also be his employees
- patronus
- a Roman who had clients - he was responsible for seeing to their employ and general well-being
- forum
- the business center
- cena
- the main meal of the day, eaten towards the end of the afternoon
- ecce!
- see! look!
- pictor
- painter, artist
- ambulat
- walks, is walking, does walk
- tonsor
- barber
- venalicius
- slave-dealer
- non venit
- does not come
- ad villam
- to the house
- ianuam pulsat
- knocks on the door
- ad ianuam
- to the door
- aperit
- opens, is opening, does open
- ducit
- leads, is leading, does lead
- picturam pingit
- paints a picture, is painting a picture, does paint a picture
- magnus
- big, large
- leo
- lion
- ferociter
- fiercely
- petit
- heads for, seeks, attacks
- fustem
- club
- tenet
- holds, is holding, does hold
- verberat
- strikes, is striking, does strike
- fortis
- brave
- revenit
- returns, is returning, does return
- intente
- intently
- in taberna
- in the shop
- inquit
- says, is saying, does say
- occupatus
- busy
- senex
- old man
- in sella
- in the chair
- novaculum
- razor
- barbam tondet
- is trimming his beard
- poeta
- poet
- versum recitat
- reads a line, recites a verse
- ridet
- laughs, smiles
- sed
- but
- scurrilis
- obscene, dirty
- perterritus
- terrified
- secat
- cuts, is cutting, does cut
- multus
- much
- sanguis fluit
- blood flows
- e taberna
- out of the shop
- ad portum
- to the harbor
- navem
- ship
- prope navem
- near the ship
- quaerit
- is searching for, is looking for
- habet
- has
- contentus
- satisfied
- emit
- buys, is buying, does buy
- pulchra
- beautiful
- linguam
- language
- discit
- learns, is learning, does learn
- docta
- skillful, good at her job
- satis
- enough
- eheu!
- alas! oh dear!
- Syriam
- Syrian
- Latinam
- Latin
- palaestra
- a huge sports field
- non
- not
- argentariam
- banker's stall
- probus
- honest
- cur?
- why?
- non adest
- is not here
- tamen
- however
- semper
- always
- cera
- wax tablet
- ego . . . reddo
- I give back
- anulus
- ring
- signum
- seal, sign
- ego . . . imprimo
- I press
- tradit
- hands over
- capit
- takes
- currit
- runs
- ad basilicam
- to court
- Graecus
- Greek
- in Graecia
- in Greece
- iudex
- judge
- quis?
- who?
- quid tu . . . agis?
- what do you do?
- in urbe
- in the city
- cotidie
- every day
- hodie
- today
- debet
- owes
- mendax
- liar
- ego . . . negotium ago
- I work, I do business
- meus
- my, mine
- testis
- witness
- tuus
- your
- tu accusas
- you accuse
- tu rem non probas
- you do not prove the case
- celat
- is hiding
- ego convinco
- I convict, I find guilty
- discedit
- departs, leaves
- ebrius
- drunk
- ita vero
- yes
- aedile
- Roman official responsible for law and order
- tribunal
- speakers' platform from which important speeches and announcements were made
- basilica
- court building
- duoviri
- two senior court officials
- lares
- guardian spirits
- agit
- does
- pecunia
- money
- vendit
- sells
- actores
- actors
- turba
- crowd
- femina
- woman
- puella
- girl
- iuvenis
- young man
- otiosi
- at leisure, with time off, idle
- quieta
- quiet
- ad theatrum
- to the theater
- contendunt
- they hurry
- clamor
- shout, uproar
- agricolae
- farmers
- nautae
- sailors
- petunt
- they head for, seek
- pastores
- shepherds
- de monte
- down from the mountain
- per portam
- through the gate
- ruit
- rushes
- nuntius
- messenger
- fabulam dat
- is putting on a play
- uxor
- wife
- manet
- remains, stays
- euge!
- hurrah!
- adsunt
- are here
- semisomnus
- half-asleep
- pueri
- boys
- tu clamorem facis
- you make a noise
- tu . . . vexas
- you annoy
- fabulam agunt
- they act in a play
- tu dicis
- you say
- omnes
- all
- mea columba
- my dove
- deliciae meae
- my darling
- abest
- is out
- multi
- many
- spectatores
- spectators
- tandem
- at last
- in scaena
- on stage
- plaudunt
- they applaud, clap
- subito
- suddenly
- funambulus
- tightrope walker
- nemo
- no one
- adest
- is here
- fabula
- play, story
- plaudit
- applauds, claps
- urbs
- city
- venit
- comes
- pugna
- fight
- maxima
- very large
- erat
- was
- pistores
- bakers
- panem vendebant
- were selling break
- contentionem . . . habebat
- was having an argument
- cum agricola
- with a farmer
- postulabat
- was demanding
- pulsavit
- hit, punched
- quod
- because
- incitabant
- were urging on
- postquam
- when, after
- festinavit
- hurried
- superavit
- overpowered
- agitavit
- chased
- laete
- happily
- libertus
- freedman
- invitavit
- invited
- valde commotus
- very moved, very much affected
- paene lacrimabat
- was almost weeping
- tum
- then
- excitavit
- woke up, aroused