Ecce Romani
Chapter 1-7 Vocabulary List
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Chapter 1
ecce!
look!
puella
girl
nômine
by name, called
quae
who
habitat
he/she lives
etiam
also
vîlla
country house
vîlla rûstica
country house and farm
ubi
where
aestâte
in summer
laeta
happy
quod
because
iam
now
sub arbore
under the tree
sedet
he/she sits
et
and
legit
he/she reads
altera
a second
vîcîna
neighboring
dum
while
scrîbit
he/she writes
Chapter 2
quoque
also
sunt
they are
amîcae
friends
hodiê
today
sed
but
in agrîs
in the fields
ambulant
they walk
brevî tempore
in a short time
dêfessa
tired
nôn iam
no longer
strênua
active, energetic
currit
he/she runs
tandem
at last
ex agrîs
out of the fields (from the fields)
ad vîllam rûsticam
to/toward the country house and farm
Chapter 3
puer
boy
quî
who
eâdem
the same
in hortô
in the garden
clâmant
they shout
rîdent
they laugh, smile
vir
man
servus
slave
multî
many
in vîllîs rûsticîs
in country houses
labôrant
they work
sôlus
alone
îrâtus
angry
subitô
suddenly
in piscînam
into the fishpond
cadit
he/she/it falls
abîte, molestî!
go away, you pests!
gemit
he/she groans
Chapter 4
molestus
troublesome/annoying
semper
always
vexat
he/she annoys
igitur
therefore
amat
he/she likes/loves
dormit
he/she sleeps
cônspicit
he/she catches sight of
fûrtim
stealthily
appropinquat
he/she approaches
ascendit
he/she climbs
magnus
big, great
magnâ vôce
in a loud voice
audit
he/she hears/listens to
videt
he/she sees
vôx
voice
terret
he/she frightens
sollicita
anxious, worried
tum
at that moment, then
dêscende, Sexte!
come down, Sextus!
tû
you (subject)
nihil
nothing
tê
you (direct object)
cave!
be careful!
râmus
branch
înfirmus
weak, shaky
fragor
crash, noise
Chapter 5
sî
if
diês
day
calidus
warm
in silvam
into the woods
ibi
there
rîvus
stream
frîgidus
cool, cold
errant
they wander
prope
near
vult
he/she wants, wishes
ignâvus
cowardly, lazy
respondet
he/she replies
neque...neque...
neither...nor...
temerârius
rash, wreckless
lupus
wolf
perterritus
frightened, terrified
statim
immediately
ferte auxilium!
bring help!, help!
ubi
where, when
clâmor
shout, shouting
ad puellâs
toward the girls
eôs
them
eum
him
petit
he/she looks for, seeks
arripit
he/she grabs hold of, snatches
repellit
he/she drives off
ê silvâ
out of the woods
salvae
safe
adveniunt
they reach, arrive at
excipiunt
they welcome
adhûc
still
timet
he/she fears, is afraid
Chapter 6
nôndum
not yet
lûcet
it is light, it is day
surgit
he/she gets up, rises
per vîllam
through the country house
pater
father
mâter
mother
etiam
also, even
neque
and...not
tamen
however
ancilla
slave-woman
omnês
all
observat
he/she watches
pûrgat
he/she cleans
cibus
food
coquere
to cook
mox
soon
strênuê
strenuously, hard
aqua
water
portant
they carry
reprehendit
he/she blames, scolds
docet
he/she teaches
cûrâre
to look after, take care of
lânam trahunt
they spin wool
omnia quae
everything that
adiuvâre
to help
ipsa
she herself
nunc
now
necesse est
it is necessary
Chapter 7
occupâtus
busy
labôrantes
working
spectant
they watch, look at
nûntius
messenger
venit
he/she comes
salûtat
he/she greets
salvê!
greetings! hello!
inquit
he/she says
meus
my
dûcit
he/she leads
trâdit
he/she hands over
êheu!
alas!
prînceps
the emperor
ad urbem
to the city
revocat
he/she recalls
cônsulere
to consult
eugepae!
hurray!
îre
to go