_tonylee_ Latin stuff.

Nov 15, 2006 13:14

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Kings:
Celer, Celeris N M 3 1 M [XXXDO]
knights (pl.) (old name/precursor of equestrian order); Roman kings' bodyguard;

Epiphania, Epiphaniae N F 1 1 F [EEXEE]
Epiphany, 12th Night, feast of three Kings/Magi; manifestation; plane surface;

King:

admissio -onis f. [audience] , esp. with kings, etc.
Aeacus -i m. [king of Aegina , grandfather of Achilles; after death a judge in the infernal regions]. Hence subst. Aeacides -ae, m. [a male descendent of Aeacus].

Aeeta and Aeetes -ae m. , [king of Colchis, father of Medea]. Hence f. subst. Aeetias -adis, and Aeetine -es, = [Medea].

Aegeus -ei m. [king of Athens , father of Theseus].

Aegyptus -i (1) m. , [a king of Egypt, brother of Danaus]. (2) f. [Egypt]; adj. Aegyptius and Aegyptiacus -a -um, [Egyptian].

alcedo -inis f. [the kingfisher]. Hence n. pl. alcedonia -orum , [the kingfisher's time, quietness, calm].

Alcinous -i m. [king of the Phaeacians , host of Odysseus].

alcyon -onis f. [the kingfisher].

Alexander -dri m. (1) [Paris , son of Priam, king of Troy]. (2) [Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.), king of Macedonia]. Hence Alexandria or -ea -ae, f. [a city founded by Alexander], esp. [Alexandria in Egypt]; adj. Alexandrinus -a -um, [of Alexandria].

Amphion -onis m. [king of Thebes , husband of Niobe].

Amulius -i m. [king of Alba Longa , brother of Numitor].

Amyntas -ae m. [name of several Macedonian kings].

Ancus (Marcius) -i [fourth king of Rome].

Antipater -tri m. [name of several kings of Macedonia].

Artaxerxes -is m. [name of several Persian kings].

Atlas -antis m. (1) [a mountain in Mauritania]. (2) [a mythical king and giant , changed into Mount Atlas]. Hence Atlantiades -ae, m. [a male descendant of Atlas]; Atlantis -idis, f. [a female descendant of Atlas]; adj. Atlanticus and Atlanteus -a -um.

Attalus -i m. [name of several kings of Pergamum]: adj. Attalicus -a -um.

basilicus -a -um [royal , kingly, princely]. M. as subst., [the best cast of the dice]; n. as subst., [a royal robe]; f. as subst., basilica -ae, [a basilica, a building with double colonnades, where merchants met and courts were held]. Adv. basilice, [royally].

Belus -i m. [a king , founder of Babylon]. Hence f. pl. subst., Belides -um, [the granddaughters of Belus, the Danaides].

Cecrops -opis m. [the mythical first king of Athens]; adj. Cecropius -a -um , [Cecropian, Athenian].

Celeres -um m.[early name for Roman nobles , esp. the bodyguard of the kings]

civis -is c. [citizen]; also [a fellow citizen];under a king , [subject].

Croesus -i m. [a king of Lydia , famous for his wealth].

Dareus -i m. [name of several Persian kings].

Daunus -i m. [a mythical king of Apulia , ancestor of Turnus]; adj. Daunius -a -um, [Daunian]; f. subst. Daunias -adis, [Apulia].

Deiotarus -i m. [a king of Galatia , defended by Cicero].

Diomedes -is m. (1) [a hero of the Trojan War , son of Tydeus]. (2) [king of the Bistones in Thrace].

Erechtheus -ei m. [a mythical king of Athens]; adj. Erechtheus -a -um , m. [Athenian]; subst. Erechthidae -arum, m. pl. [the Athenians].

Erichthonius -i m. [a mythical king of Athens]; also [a mythical king of Troy]; adj. Erichthonius -a -um , [Athenian or Trojan].

Geryon -onis and Geryones -ae m. myth. , [a king in Spain with three bodies, killed by Hercules].

Gyges -is and -ae m. [a king of Lydia , famous for his ring]; adj. Gygaeus -a -um.

Inachus (Inachos) -i m. [mythical king of Argos , father of Io, after whom the river Inachus in Argolis was named].

interrex -regis m. [a regent , temporary king or chief magistrate].

Iuba -ae m. [name of two Numidian kings].

Iugurtha -ae m. [a king of Numidia]; adj. Iugurthinus -a -um.

Ixion -onis m. [king of the Lapithae in Thessaly , bound to a perpetually revolving wheel in Tartarus].

Laomedon -ontis m. [a king of Troy , father of Priam].

Latinus (2) -i , m. [king of the Laurentians, host of Aeneas].

Masinissa -ae m. [king of Numidia].

Midas (Mida) -ae m. [a king of Phrygia , who turned to gold everything that he touched].

Minos -ois and -onis m. [king of Crete; after his death , a judge in Tartarus].

Mithridates -is m. [name of several kings of Pontus].

Numa -ae m. Pompilius , [the second king of Rome].

Numitor -oris m. [king of Alba , grandfather of Romulus and Remus].

Oedipus -podis and -i m. [king of Thebes , son of Laius and Jocasta, fated to kill his father and marry his mother].

Peleus -ei and -eos m. [king of Thessaly , husband of Thetis, father of Achilles]; Pelides -ae, m. [son or grandson of Peleus].

Pentheus -ei and -eos m. [a king of Thebes].

Perses (1) -ae and Perseus -ei m. [the last king of Macedonia , defeated by the Roman general Aemilius Paulus in 169 B.C.]; adj. Persicus -a -um.

Philippus -i m. [the name of several kings of Macedon]; adj. Philippeus and Philippicus -a -um; f. as subst. Philippica -ae , [one of the speeches of Demosthenes against Alexander, or of Cicero against Antony].

Pluto (-on) -onis m. [the king of the underworld]; adj. Plutonius -a -um.

Pompilius -a -um [name of a Roman gens]; esp. of Numa Pompilius , [second king of Rome].

Priamus -i m. [the last king of Troy]; adj. Priameius -a -um.

Pyrrhus -i m. (1) [son of Achilles]. (2) [a king of Epirus , enemy of the Romans].

regalis -e [of a king , royal, regal]; adv. regaliter, [regally, tyrannically].

regius -a -um [of a king , royal, regal; splendid, magnificent]. F. as subst. regia -ae, [palace, court, the royal family; capital city]. Adv. regie, [royally; tyrannically].

regnator -oris m. [ruler , king].

regno -are intransit. [to be a king , reign; to be master, be a tyrant; to prevail]; transit., in pass. regnari, [to be ruled by a king].

regnum -i n. (1) [royal power , monarchy, supremacy; tyranny]. (2) [a realm, kingdom, estate].

regulus -i m. [a petty king , or king's son, prince].

rex regis m. [ruler , king, prince, chief; monarch, tyrant].

Romulus -i m. [son of Mars , founder and first king of Rome]; adj. Romuleus and Romulus -a -um.

Saturnus -i m. (1) [the planet Saturn]. (2) [a mythical king of Latium]. Hence adj. Saturnius -a -um and Saturnalis -e; n. pl. as subst. Saturnalia -ium and -iorum , [a festival of Saturn, beginning on the December 17].

sceptrum -i n. [a scepter]; poet. [dominion , kingdom].

Seleucus -i m. [name of several kings of Syria].

Tarquinii -orum m. pl. [an old town in Etruria , whence came the Tarquin family, including two kings of Rome].

Teucer -cri and Teucrus -i m. (1) [son of Telamon , and brother of Ajax]. (2) [first king of Troy]; hence adj. Teucrus -a -um, [Trojan]; m. pl. as subst. [the Trojans]; Teucria -ae, f. [Troy].

Theseus -ei and -eos m. [a king of Athens , conqueror of the Minotaur]; adj. Theseus and Theseius -a -um, [of Theseus].

Tigranes -is m. [a king of Armenia].

Tiridates -datis m. [name of several kings of Armenia].

trabea -ae f. [a white robe with scarlet stripes and a purple seam] , worn by kings and knights.

Tros Trois m. [a king of Phrygia , after whom Troy was named]; Troia -ae, f. [the town of Troy, besieged and finally captured by the Greeks]; adj. Trous Troius, Troicus, Troianus -a -um, [Trojan]; subst. Tros Trois, m. [a Trojan]; f. adj. and subst. Troas -ados, [Trojan, a Trojan woman].

Tullius -a -um [the name of a Roman gens]; esp. of Servius Tullius , [sixth king of Rome], and of M. Tullius Cicero, [the Roman orator and statesman]. Hence adj. Tullianus -a -um, [Tullian]; n. as subst. Tullianum -i, [part of a Roman state prison].

Turnus -i m. [a king of the Rutuli , killed by Aeneas].

Tyndareus -ei and Tyndarus -i m. [king of Sparta , father of Castor and Pollux, Helen and Clytemnestra]; adj. Tyndarius -a -um; subst. m. Tyndarides -ae, [a male descendant of Tyndareus]; f. Tyndaris -idis, [a female descendant of Tyndareus].

Ulixes -is -i or -ei , m. [Latin name for Ulysses or Odysseus, husband of Penelope, king of Ithaca].

Xerxes -is m. [king of the Persians , defeated at Salamis].

Cross:
altercatio -onis f. [dispute , wrangling]; legal, [cross-examination].
altercor -ari dep. [to dispute , contend, quarrel]; legal, [to cross-examine, cross- question].

compitalis -e [relating to or belonging to the crossroads]; 'Lares' , [the deities who presided over crossroads]. N. as subst. Compitalia -ium and -orum, [the festival in honor of these deities].

compitum -i n. [a place where two roads meet , crossroads].

crux crucis f. [a cross]; hence [torment , trouble]; as a term of abuse, [gallows bird].

iugum -i n. (1) [a yoke or collar]. Transf. , [a team of oxen or horses; a pair, couple; a chariot; any bond, union; the bond of love, marriage-tie; the yoke of slavery]. (2) [a cross-bar; esp. the yoke under which the vanquished were sent; the beam of a pair of scales; a ridge between mountains]; plur., poet., [mountain heights].

peremnia n. pl. [the auspices taken on crossing any running water].

quadrivium -i n. [a crossroads , place where four roads meet].

stomachosus -a -um [angry , peevish, cross]; compar. adv. stomachosius.

templum -i n. [a section , a part cut off; a space marked out by the augur for auspices; consecrated ground, esp. a sanctuary, asylum; a place dedicated to a deity, a shrine, temple; any open space, quarter, region; a rafter, crossbeam].

traicio (transicio) -icere -ieci -iectum (1) [to throw a thing (or person) across something; to convey over , transport]. (2) [to pass through or across a thing (or person); to cross, penetrate, pierce].

traiectio -onis f. [a passing over , crossing over; transferring, transposition; hyperbole].

traiectus -us m. [crossing over , passage].

transeo -ire -ii -itum [to go over , cross, pass over, go past]. Transf., [to be changed; to pass time; to pass beyond, transgress; to pass over, ignore, or touch lightly on].

transtrum -i n. [cross-beam; thwart].

trivium -i n. [a place where three roads meet , crossroads, public place].

trivius -a -um [of three ways , of crossroads]; esp. of deities worshipped at crossroads; f. as subst. Trivia -ae, [Diana or Hecate].
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