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collis collis m.: hill, mountain

ō: interjection, expressing grief, pleasure, indignation, or adjuration

Heliconius –a –um: of Helicon, the mountain in Boeotia that was sacred to Apollo and the Muses

cultor –ōris m.: inhabitant

Ūrania –ae or Ūraniē –ēs f.: muse of astronomy, mother of Hymenaeus 

Hymenaeus –ī m.: the Greek wedding refrain, hymeneal; personified as god of marriage; pl. marriage

Hymēn Hymenis m.: refrain chanted at Greek weddings; personified as god of marriage

tempus temporis n.: the side of the forehead, temple

suāvis suāve: agreeable, pleasant

oleō olēre –uī: having a smell; aromatic

amāracus –ī m.: marjoram, an aromatic plant related to thyme and mint

flammeum –ī n.: the flame-colored veil worn by a Roman bride at her wedding

niveus –a –um: snowy, white

luteus (lūteolus) –a –um: reddish yellow

soccus –ī m.: a loose shoe or slipper worn by women

exciō (excieō) –īre –īvī (–iī) –ītus (–itus): rouse (from sleep)

hilaris hilare: cheerful

nuptiālis –e: of or pertaining to marriage or a wedding

concinō –cinere –cinuī: sing together; celebrate in song

tinnulus –a –um: making a jingling sound; high-pitched

pīneus –a –um: of pinewood

quatiō quatere quassī quassum: shake

taeda taedae f.: pinewood, esp. as used in torches; torch; marriage torch, by metonymy, wedding

namque: explanatory conj., for

Iunia –ae f.: a woman of the gens Iulia

Mānlius –iī m.: Roman praenomen

Īdalium –iī n.: town in Cyprus sacred to Aphrodite/Venus

Phrygius –a –um: of Phrygia, Phrygian

Venus –eris f.: Venus or Aphrodite, goddess of love and charm

nūbō nūbere nūpsī nūptum: get married

āles –itis m./f.: large bird, bird of prey; an omen or augury (from watching birds)

floridus –a –um: full of flowers, flowery

ēniteō –ēre –uī: shine forth; be outstanding

myrtus –ī m./f.: the myrtle tree, a bushy shrub with oval leaves and fragrant white or rosy flowers, common to southern Europe

Āsius (Āsiāticus) –a –um: beloning to the Lydian coast near Ephesus

rāmulus –ī m.: branch, twig (dim. of ramus)

Hamādryas –adis f.: a wood-nymph

dea deae f.: goddess

ludicrum –ī n.: an amusement; plaything

roscidus –a –um: dewy

nūtriō –īre –īvī (–iī) –ītus: feed, nourish, nurture

ūmor –oris m.: moisture

age agite: come!

aditus aditūs m.: approach

linquō linquere līquī: leave, quit

Thespius –a –um: belonging to Thespiae, a Boetian town at the foot of Mt. Helicon

rūpēs –is f.: cliff, crag

Āonius –a –um: of Aonia, the part of Boeotia which includes Mt. Helicon

specus –ūs m./f.: cave or grotto

nympha –ae (nymphē –ēs) f.: a semidivine female nature spirit

inrigō inrigāre inrigāvī inrigātus: make wet, flood, drench

frīgerō –āre: make cool, chill

Aganippē –ēs f.: a spring in Boeotia sacred to the Muses, and the nymph who lived there

cupidus –a –um: desirous, eager

revinciō –īre –vinxī –vinctus: hold down, attach, bind

tenāx –ācis: clinging, tenacious

hedera –ae f.: ivy

implicō implicāre implicāvī (implicuī) implicitus: entwine, entangle

libenter: with pleasure; willingly, gladly

citō –āre –āvī –ātum: set in motion, rouse; call, summon

aditus aditūs m.: approach

coniugātor –ōris m.: conjoiner, one who joins

amāns –antis: sweetheart, lover

caeles caelitis m.: heavenly; as subst., god or goddess

tremulus –a –um: shaky, trembling; shaking (voluntarily, as one dandling an infant)

invocō invocāre invocāvī invocātus: call upon, invoke

zonula –ae f.: a girdle or belt; as worn by unmarried girls, its removal signified loss of virginity (dim. of zona)

cupidus –a –um: desirous, eager

captō captāre captāvī captātus: try to catch; w/ aure, try to hear

iuvenis iuvenis m.: youth, young man

puellula –ae f.: little girl; by extension, a maiden of marriageable age (dim. of puella)

dēdō dēdere dēdidī dēditus: give up, deliver, hand over; reflexive, devote oneself to

gremium gremi(ī) n.: lap

comprobō comprobāre comprobāvī comprobātus: demonstrate the goodness of

commodum commodī n.: advantage, benefit

queō quīre quīvī/quiī quitus: to be able

stirps stirps f.: stem, stalk, family, offspring

nītor nītī nīxus sum: lean; press onward; rely, depend

sacrum sacrī n.: a sacred object or observance, rite

praeses praesidis m. or f.: guardian

claustrum –ī n.: the bolt or ar that secures a door

pandō pandere pandī passus: spread out, disclose, reveal; open

iānua iānuae f.: door to a house, other building, or heaven

splendidus –a –um: brilliant, bright, glittering

quatiō quatere quassī quassum: shake

tardō tardāre tardāvī tardātus: delay, slow

ingenuus –a –um: native, natural; befitting a free-born person, generous, frank; (m. or f. subst.) a freeborn person

quod: because, the fact that

Aurunculeia –ae f.: female name

ōceanus –ī m.: Ocean, god of the sea, husband of Tethys

hortulus –ī m.: garden (dim. of hortus)

hyacinthinus –a –um: of the hyacinth; hyacinth-colored

prōdeō prōdīre prōdiī prōditum: come or go forward; advance

nupta –ae f.: wife

prōdeō prōdīre prōdiī prōditum: come or go forward; advance

adultera –ae f.: an unchaste woman; a mistress

probrum –ī n.: disgrace, scandal

persequor persequī persecūtus sum: follow persistently, catch up with, pursue, harass, seek requital or restitution

sēcubō –āre –āvī –ātum: sleep apart (from one's spouse)

papilla –ae f.: nipple; breast

lentus –a –um: supple, pliant; slow, taking one's time, unconcerned, at ease

asserō (adserō) –serere –sēvī –satum: plant near

vītis –is f.: vine

complexus –ūs m. : embrace

prōdeō prōdīre prōdiī prōditum: come or go forward; advance

cubīle cubīlis n.: bed, couch

lectus lectī m.: bed, couch

erus –ī m.: master

iō : interj., a ritual exclamation, yo!

procāx –ācis: importunate, impudent, licentious

Fescennīnus –a –um: of Fescennia, a town in Etruria famous for its ribald verses; ribald, obscene

iocātiō –ōnis f.: jesting

nux nucis f.: nut

concubīnus –ī m.: catamite, male homosexual partner

iners –ertis: clusy; lazy, idle, useless

lūdō lūdere lūsī lūsus: play

Talasius –iī m.: a Roman marriage god (cf. Hymenaeus)

sordeō –ēre: be dirty; seem unworthy, not good enough

vilica –ae f.: the wife of a farm manager

herī: yesterday

cinerārius –a –um: hairdresser

tondeō –ēre –totondī –tōnsus: cut (hair), clip, trim, shear

ā: expletive of distress, pity, or entreaty

unguentatus –a –um: anointed or greased with ointments

glaber –brī m.: a hairless, effeminate type of slave

abstineō abstinēre abstinuī abstentus: keep away

cōgnitus –a –um: known; sexually intimate

aliunde: adv. from elsewhere

ēn or em: interjection, see! behold!

tremulus –a –um: shaky, trembling; shaking (voluntarily, as one dandling an infant)

cānus –a –um: white, whitened

tempus temporis n.: the side of the forehead, temple

anīlitas –ātis f.: old womanhood

adnuō –ere –nuī (ūtus –rare): nod assent; consent

trānsferō trānsferre trānstulī trānslātus: transport; with two accs., move across

ōmen ōminis n.: something that foreshadows an outcome or event

aureolus –a –um: golden(dim. of aureus)

rāsilis –e: worn smooth, polished

foris foris f.: the door of a building

accubō accubāre accubuī accubitus: lie, recline

Tyrius –a –um: of Tyre, Tyrian; crimson (from the purple dye produced at Tyre)

torum –ī n. (also torus –ī m.): thong; bed

immineō imminēre: be intent on

ūrō ūrere ussī ustum: burn; pass., birm with anger or desire; keep alight

interior –ius : inner

penitus or penitē: from within; far away; deeply

brāchiolum –ī n.: arm (dim. of brachium)

teres –etis: smooth; rounded

praetextātus –a –um: a boy wearing the child's bordered toga

senex senis: old man, codger

collocō collocāre collocāvī collocātus: set, place; set out, arrange on a marriage bed

thalamus –ī m.: bedroom

nitēns –entis: shining, radiant

parthenicē –ēs f.: a flower, perh. the white camomile

papāver –eris n.: poppy

nihilum/nīlum nihilī/nīlī n.: nothing; abl. w/ adv. Force, an emphatic form of non: not at all

neglegō neglegere neglēxī neglēctus: regard as of no consequence, be indifferent to, disregard, ignore, fail to respect

remoror remorārī remorātus: wait, linger, dally

palam: openly

abscondō abscondere abscondī / abscondidī absconditus / absconsus: conceal

pulvis pulveris m.: dust; sand

Āfricus –a –um: of Africa

micō micāre micuī: quiver, dart, flicker; flash, glitter, gleam

subdūcō –dūcere –dūxī –ductum: draw up, raise; reckon, calculate

numerō numerāre numerāvī numerātus: count

lūdus lūdī m.: sport, play; love-play

indidem: from the same place

ingenerō –āre –āvī –ātum: engender, produce children

Torquātus –ī m.: a Roman cognomen

parvulus –a –um: little (dim. of parvus)

porrigō porrigere porrēxī porrēctum: stretch out

sēmihians –antis: half-open

labellum labellī n.: lip (dim. of labrum)

Mānlius –iī m.: Roman praenomen

facile: easily

īnscius –a –um: unknowing

noscitō –āre –āvī –ātum: recognize (freq. of nosco)

pudīcitia –ae f.: chastity, sexual fidelity

approbō –āre –āvī –ātum: express approval of, commend; prove the excellence of

ūnicus –a –um: one and only, singular, unique, special

Tēlemachus –ī m.: son of Odysseus (Ulysses) and Penelope

Pēnelopēus –a –um: descended from Penelope

ōstium ōsti(ī) n.: door

assiduus –a –um: settled; constantly present, persistent, unremitting

valēns –entis: sturdy, robust, vigorous

iuventa iuventae f. : youth