Non-Core Vocabulary in Ovid’s Amores, Poem 2
accendō -cendere -cendī -cēnsum: kindle, set afire; make hotter, intensify, aggravate
adiungō -iungere -iūnxī -iūnctum: join to, connect; yoke, harness
āles -itis m./f.: large bird, bird of prey; rooster
appōnō -pōnere -posuī -positum: place near; appoint
arātrum -ī n: plough
asper -era -erum: rough, harsh; wild, uncultivated
assiduus -a -um: continual, constant
aurātus -a -um: golden
Bacchus -ī m.: Bacchus
blanditia -ae f.: flattery, endearment (often pl. with sg. meaning)
brācchium -ī n.: the forearm (elbow to hand), arm
Caesar -aris m.: Caesar
callidus -a -um: clever, crafty, cunning
capillus -ī m.: hair
captīvus -a -um: captured, captive
cessō -āre: cease, leave off
clāmō -āre: shout, call
cognātus -a -um: related by birth
columba -ae f.: pigeon, dove
commodum -ī n.: advantage, benefit, (pl.) assets
concutiō -cutere -cussī -cussum: shake, strike, shatter
contundō -tundere -tudī -tūsum: crush, bruise, break
Cupīdō -inis m.: Cupid
dēmō dēmere dēmpsī demptum: take away, subtract
dētrāctō -āre: decline, refuse
domō domēre domuī domitum: subdue, tame, conquer
ēn: lo! behold!
ferox -ōcis: fierce, savage, ferocious
fervidus -a -um: intensely hot, blazing
frēnum -ī n: bridle, reins
Gangētide: of the Ganges, Indian
gemma -ae f.: jewel, gem
haereō haerēre haesī haesitum: stick, adhere
iactō -āre: throw, cast
inermis -e: unarmed, defenseless
invītus -a -um: unwilling
iō: hurrah! oh!
lassus -a -um: tired, weary
lectus -ī m.: couch, bed
luctor -ārī: wrestle, struggle, strive
lupātum -ī n.: jagged bit (for horses)
magnificus -a -um: grand, splendid, magnificent
māternus -a -um: maternal
myrtus -ī m./f.: myrtle
nectō nectere nexī nexum: tie, bind, connect, weave
obsum -esse -fuī: be in the way, hinder, be against
Olympus -ī m.: Olympus
pallium -ī n.: coverlet, mantle
peragō -agere -ēgī -āctum: pass through; chase; complete
pinna -ae f.: feather, wing
plaudō plaudere plausī plausum: clap, applaud (for) (+dat.)
plūs plūris: more
pompa -ae f.: procession, parade
possideō -sidēre -sēdī -sessum: have in one's control, possess, hold
praetereō -īre -iī -itum: go by, pass by
prendō -ere prendī prēnsum: lay hold of, grasp, snatch
prōtegō -tegere -texī -tectum: cover, conceal; protect
retorqueō -torquēre -torsī -tortum: twist back, bend back
rosa -ae f.: rose
rota -ae f.: wheel
sagitta -ae f.: arrow
servitium -i n.: slavery, servitude
strātum -ī n.: bedding, coverlet; (often in pl.) bed
summus -a -um: highest, uppermost; final
tenuis -e: slender, thin
tigris tigris m.: tiger
triumphō -āre: triumph, have a triumph
triumphus -ī m.: triumph, triumphal procession
urgeō urgēre ursī: press, drive on; urge, insist
ūrō ūrere ussī ustum: burn
vapor -ōris m.: vapor, steam; heat
variō -āre: vary, diversify; adorn with various colors
venia -ae f.: favor, indulgence; pardon, forgiveness
verber -eris n.: whip; a beating or blow with a whip
versō -āre: turn, spin; turn back and forth, twist; torment
vītricus -ī m.: stepfather