De Leone et Quattuor Tauris
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Quattuor taurī foedus faciunt. Foedus dicit, “Habebimus pacem et periculum una.” Leō esuriens et iratus hoc videt. Leō esuriens autem taurōs petere non potest. Leo dicit: “Dividam taurōs cum verbīs falsīs, et tum devorabō eōs.” Leō unam taurum ab alterō taurō cum verbīs falsīs dividit, et tum taurum solum devorat.
Si vīs vincere, divide.
Vocabulary | |
Alter, altera, alterum- another | Pax, pacis |
Cum+abl.- with | Periculum, i, n.- danger |
Divioo, ere, divisi, divisus- to divide | Peto, ere, ivi, itus- to attack; request; search for |
Esuriens, esurientis- hungry | Quattuor- four |
Facio, ere, feci, factus- to make | Solus, a, um- alone, lone |
Falsus, a, um- false | Taurus, i, m.- bull |
Foedus, foederis, n.- pact, treaty | Unus, a, um- one |
Hic, haec, hoc- this; these (pl.) | Verbum, i, n.- word |
Iratus, a, um- angry | Vinco, ere, vici, victus- to conquer |
Leo, leonis, m.- lion |
Aesop’s De Piscatore et Pisciculo
Posted: June 19, 2024 Filed under: Aesop's Fables, Classical Education, Latin Translation | Tags: Aesop's Fables, Classical Education, Latin, Translation Leave a commentI’ve started a Latin resource for Aesop’s Fables and hope to publish it in the summer. In the meantime, I’ll be posting the Latin text of the fables with their vocabulary every couple of days. Look forward to the book sometime in July or August. In the meantime check out my other published works here:
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Piscator pisciculum capit, et pisciculus piscatorem cum precibus importunīs vexat. Pisciculus dicit, “Debes me dimittere donec grandescō. Tum faucem hospitum explebō.” Piscator autem dicit, “Credisne me esse insulsum? Sī promissīs futilibus et lubricīs credo et sī commodum certum prō spē incertā commutō, sum insulsus.
Est avis in dextra melior quam quattuor extra
Vocabulary | |
Avis, is, f.- bird | Incertus, a, um- uncertain |
Certus, a, um- certain | Insulsus, a, um- boring, stupid |
Commodum, i, n.- benefit; reward | Lubricus, a, um- slippery; deceitful |
Commuto, are, avi, atus- to change | Melior, melius- better |
Credo, ere, credidi, creditus- to believe | Piscator, piscatoris, m.- fisherman |
Dextra, e, f.- right hand | Pisciculus, i, m.- little fish |
Dico, ere, dixi, dictus- to say, speak | Prex, precis, f.- prayer, request |
Dimitto, ere, dimisi, dimissus- to send away | Pro+ abl.- for |
Donec (conj.)- until | Promissum, i, n.- promise |
Expleo, ere, explevi, expletus- to fill up | Quam (conj.)- than |
Extra (adv.)- outside | Quattuor- four |
Faux, faucis, f.- gullet, maw | Si (conj.)- if |
Futilis, e- worthless, vain | Spes, ei, f.- hope |
Grandesco, ere- to grow | Tum (adv.)- then |
Hospes, hospitis, m.- host; guest | Vexo, are, avi, atus- to annoy |
Importunus, a, um- annoying |
Aesop’s De Rana et Bove
Posted: June 18, 2024 Filed under: Aesop's Fables, Classical Education, Latin Translation | Tags: Aesop's Fables, Classical Education, Latin, Translation Leave a commentI’ve started a Latin resource for Aesop’s Fables and hope to publish it in the summer. In the meantime, I’ll be posting the Latin text of the fables with their vocabulary every couple of days. Look forward to the book sometime in July or August. In the meantime check out my other published works here:
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Rana bovem aequāre vult. Rana itaque sē distendit. Filius ranae citat matrem desistere, nam rana bovem non aequat. Rana autem iterum intumescit, et rana bovem aequat. Tandem rana iterum intumescit, et rana crepit!
Vocabulary | |
Aequo, are, avi, atus- to be equal to | Iterum (adv.)- again |
Cito, are, avi, atus- to urge, encourage | Mater, matris, f.- mother |
Crepo, are, crepui, crepitus- to burst, pop | Nam (conj.)- for |
Desisto, ere, destiti, destitus- to stop | Rana, ae, f.- frog |
Distendo, ere, distendi, distentus- to stretch | Tandem (adv.)- at last |
Intumesco, ere, intumui- to swell up, become swollen | Volo, velle- to wish |
Itaque (conj.)- and so |
Aesop’s De Agricola et Conia
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Agricola plagās in agrō ponet quod gruēs messem devorant. Ubi agricola ad plagās venit, agricola videt multōs gruēs et unam coniam. Conia clementiae orat, “Mē necāre non debēs. Grus non sum, sed conia sum. Honestus et innoxius sum.”Agricola autem inquit, “Quis es est nihil mihi. Te inter grues, qui messem perdunt, invenio, et tu sufferabis.”
Si comites malos eligis, omnes credent te esse malum.
Vocabulary | |
Agricola, ae, m.- farmer | Neco, are, avi, atus- to kill |
Clementia, ae, f.- mercy, clemency | NIhil- nothing |
Conia, ae, f.- stork | Oro, are, avi, atus- to pray |
Debeo, ere, debui, debitus- ought, should | Perdo, ere, perdidi, perditus- to destroy, ruin |
Devoro, are, avi, atus- to devour | Plaga, ae, f.- snare, trap |
Grus, gruis, c.- crane | Poneo, ere, posui, positus |
Honestus, a, um- honest | Quis, quid- who, what |
Innoxius, a, um- innocent | Suffero, sufferre, sustuli, sublatus- to suffer |
Inter- among, between | Sum, esse, fui, futurus- to be |
Invenio, ire, inveni, inventus- to find | Unus, a, um- one |
Messis, is- harvest, crop | Video, ere, vidi, visus |
Multus, a, um- many |
Aesop’s De Cornice et Urna
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Cornix est sitibunda. Cornix reperit urnam plenam aquae, sed urna est profunda. Cornix vult bibere aquam, sed non potest bibere aquam. Cornix igitur levat lapillulōs ex arenā, et iniectit lapillulōs in urnā. Lapillulī levant aquam. Cornix bibit aquam.
Necessitas est mater inventionis.
Vocabulary | |
Aqua, ae, f.- water | Levo, are, avi, atus- to lift |
Arena, ae, f.- sand | Mater, matris, f.- mother |
Bibo,ere, bibi, bibitus- to drink | Necessitas, necessitatis, f.- necessity |
Cornix, cornicis, f.- crow | Possum, posse, potui- to be able |
Et- and | Profundus, a, um- deep |
Igitur (adv.)- therefore | Reperio, ire, repperi, repertus- to find, discover |
Inicio, ere, inieci, iniectus- to throw into | Sitibundus, a, um- thirsty |
Inventio, inventionis, f.- invention | Urna, ae, f.- urn |
Lapillulus, i, m.- a little rock, pebble |
Aesop’s De Cane et Bove
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In stabulo pleno faeni, canis decumbit. Bos venit quod bos vult comedere faenum, sed subito canis surgit ex faeno. Canis latrat. Bos inquit, “Tua invidia est mala. Non vis comedere faenum, sed non vis mihi comedere.”
Invidia habet gaudium nullum quam infelicitatem aliorum.
Vocabulary | |
Bos, bovis, c.- ox; bull; cow | Nullus, a, um- none, no |
Canis, is, c.- dog | Plenus, a, um- full (of) |
Comedo, ere, comedi, comestus- to eat up | Quod (conj.)- because |
Decumbo, ere, decumbui- to lie down | Stabulum, i,n .- stable |
Faenum, i, n.- hay | Subito (adv.)- suddenly |
Gaudium, i, n.- joy, happiness | Surgo, ere, surrexi, surrectus- to rise |
Infelicitas, infelicitatis, f.- misfortune | Tuus, a, um- your |
Invidia, ae, f.- envy, jealously | Venio, ire, veni, ventus- to come |
Latro, are, avi, atus- to bark | Volo, velle, volui- to want, wish |
Malus, a, um- bad; evil |
Aesop’s De Aureo Ovo
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Vir et uxor habent ancam qui aurea ova dat. Dicunt autem, “Nos fimus divites celeriter.” Necant itaque ancam, sed anca non est aurea. Habent itaque neque auream anca nequae aurea ova.
Multum maius cupit, et omnia perdit
Vocabulary | |
Anca, ae, f.- goose | Itaque (adv.)- and so |
Aureus, a, um- golden, gold | Maius, maioris, n.- more |
Autem (adv.)- however; moreover | Multum, i, n.- much |
Celerite (adv.)- quickly | Neco, are, avi, atus- to kill |
Cupio, ere, cupivi, cupitus- to want | Omnis, omne- every, all |
Dico, ere, dixi, dictus- to say, speak | Ovum, i, n.- egg |
Dives, divitis- rich, wealthy | Perdo, ere, perdidi, perditus- to destroy, lose |
Do, are, dedi, datus- to give | Uxor, uxoris, f.- wife |
Fio, fieri, factus sum- to become; happen | Vir, i, m.- husband; man |
Habeo, ere, habui, habitus- to have |