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Dictionary for Cerberus Canis Monstruosus

The dictionary for Cerberus Canis Monstruosus contains all the Latin words used in the novella. If you would like a preview of the novella, you can read the first chapter of the story here. You can review more detailed information about the novella here.

Unlike the Index Verborum, which is a list of all the word forms in the novella, the dictionary for Cerberus Canis Monstruosus provides the full dictionary entry for the word. In addition to providing the dictionary entry and definition, the frequency in which the word generally appears in Latin literature is provided. The Dickinson Core Vocabulary and Essential Latin Vocabulary were used in creating the frequency rating.

When a number appears, the Dickinson Core Vocabulary, which is a list of 1000 words, was used. The abbreviation ELV indicates when a word did not appear in the Dickinson list but appears on the list in Essential Latin Vocabulary. Essential Latin Vocabulary’s list is 1,425 words, so presumably the word appears in approximately the last 425 words. A blank indicates that the word infrequently occurs in Latin literature.

Words in bold are glossed vocabulary words. I consider the words in italics to be cognates.

Dictionary for Cerberus Canis Monstruosus

LatinEnglishDCC/ELV
Ā, abAway from, away, by21
Abeō, abīre, abīvī, abītusGo away553
AdTo, toward, at14
Admīror, admīrārī, admīrātus sumAdmire
Agō, agere, ēgī, āctusDo69
Aliquis, aliquidSomeone, something77
Ambulō, ambulāre, ambulāvī, ambulātusWalk
Amīca, amīcae, f.Friend (female)198
Amīcus, amīcī, m.Friend (male)198
Amō, amāre, amāvī, amātusLove219
Animal, animālis, n.Animal547
Animus, animī, m.Soul, spirit40
Argos, Argou, m.Argos, Odysseus’ dog recognized him after 20 years
Ariēs, ariētis, m.Ram
Arma, armōrum, n.Weapons98
Audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītusHear165
Bonus, bona, bonumGood68
Caelum, caelī, n.Sky; with tōtō errāre, to make a big mistake117
Caleō, calēre, caluīBurning hot
Canis, canis, m./f.Dog687
Capiō, capere, cēpī, captusTake, catch, grab131
Caput, capitis, n.Head124
Cattus, cattī, m.Cat
Cauda, caudae, f.Tail
Cerberus, Cerberī, m.Cerberus, our three-headed protagonist
Circulāris, circulāreCircular
Clāmō, clāmāre, clāmāvī, clāmātusShoutELV
Cōnfūsus, cōnfūsa, cōnfūsumConfused
Coniūnx, coniugis, m./f.Spouse218
CumWith10
CūrWhy404
Dea, deae, f.Goddess42
Dēfendō, dēfendere, dēfendī, dēfensusDefend653
Delphīnus, delphīnī, m.Dolphin
Dēmōnstrō, dēmōnstrāre, dēmōnstrāvī, dēmōnstrātusDemonstrate
Demulceō, demulcēre, demulsī, demulctusPet
Deus, deī, m.God42
Dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dīctusSay, tell33
Diēs, diēī, m.Day54
Differēns, differentisDifferent
Diffulctās, difficultātis, f.Problem, difficulty
Doleō, dolēre, doluī, dolitusBe sorry, hurt785
Domus, domī, f.Home73
Dormiō, dormīre, dormīvī, dormītusSleep975
Edō, edere, ēdī, ēsusEatELV
EgoI11
EmUmm
Eō, īre, īvī, ītusGo97
Errō, errāre, errāvī, errātusWander, make a mistake; with tōtō caelō, to make a big mistake, be really wrong402
EtAnd1
Faciō, facere, fēcī, factusMake32
Familia, familiae, f.Family943
Fēmina, fēminae, f.Woman501
FortasseMaybe, perhaps833
Fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitusTo flee177
Fulmen, fulminis, n.Lightning boltELV
Fūr, fūris, m.Thief
Galanthis, Galanthidis, f.Galanthis, a mortal woman turned into a cat by Juno
Gaudeō, gaudēre, gavīsus sumRejoice407
Habeō, habēre, habuī, habitusHave39
Habitō, habitāre, habitāvī, habitātusLiveELV
HahahaeHahaha
Hecatē, Hecatēs, f.Hecate, a goddess associated with witchcraft
Hic, haec, hocThis, these7
Homō, hominis, m.Person88
Horribilis, horribileHorrible
Hȳdra, Hȳdrae, f.Hydra; Cerberus’s sister
Iaciō, iacere, iēcī, iāctusThrow899
IamNow; with nōn, no longer34
Ignōrō, ignōrāre, ignōrāvī, ignōrātusIgnore
Immortālis, immortāleImmortalELV
InIn, on, at5
Īnsānus, īnsāna, īnsānumInsane
Intellegēns, intellegentisIntelligent
Interficiō, interficere, interfēcī, interfēctusKill699
Inveniō, invenīre, invēnī, inventusFind316
Īrātus, īrāta, īrātumAngry809
ItaqueAnd so; therefore208
IterumAgain758
Iūnō, Iūnōnis, f.Juno, queen of the gods
Iuppiter, Iovis, m.Jupiter, king of the gods
Iuvō, iuvāre, iūvī, iūtusHelp390
Lacus, lacūs, m.LakeELV
Maga, magae, f.Witch
MaleBadly603
Malus, mala, malumBad227
Mare, maris, n.Sea, ocean125
Maximus, maxima, maximumGreatest, largest, from magnus25
Mercurius, Mercuriī, m.Mercury, the messenger god and the god of thieves
Meus, mea, meumMy, mine41
Mollis, molleGentle, soft356
Mōnstrum, mōnstrī, n.Monster
Mōnstruōsus, mōnstruōsa, mōnstruōsumMonstrous
Morior, morī, mortuus sumDie253
Mortālis, mortāleMortals950
Mortuus, mortua, mortuumDead253
Multus, multa, multumMany, much43
-neIndicates a question is asked238
Nēmō, nēminisNo one179
Nōlō, nōlle, nōluīNot want458
NōnNot; with iam, no longer6
NōnneA question word that expects a yes answerELV
NōsWe51
NumquamNever251
Occupātus, occupāta, occupātumBusy, occupied472
Omnis, omneAll, every18
Optimus, optima, optimumBest, see bonus68
Pāvō, pāvōnis, m.Peacock
Perdō, perdere, perdidī, perditusDestroyed488
Pila, pilae, f.Ball
Pluō, pluere, pluīRain
Plūtō, Plūtōnis, m.Pluto, the god of the underworld
Pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positusPut, place102
Possum, posse, potuīAble to, can23
PropeNear189
Proserpina, Proserpinae, f.Persephone, the queen of the underworld
Pulcher, pulchra, pulchrumBeautiful, handsome569
QuamHow29
Quī, quae, quodWho, which3
QuiaBecause132
Quis, quidWho, what212
QuōWhere305
QuōmodoHow831
QuoqueAlso76
Respondeō, respondere, respondī, respōnsusRespond535
Reveniō, revenīre, revēnī, reventusReturn
Rīdeō, rīdere, rīsī, rīsusSmile, laugh874
Rōbotum, rōbotī, n.Robot
Rogō, rogāre, rogāvī, rogātusAsk551
Saliō, salīre, saluī, saltusJump
SedBut20
SemperAlways149
Sequor, sequī, secūtus sumFollow, chase108
Serpens, serpentis, m./f.Snake
SīcutJust like791
Silva, silvae, f.Forest, woods234
Spectō, spectāre, spectāvī, spectātusLook at, watch473
SubitōSuddenly848
Sum, esse, fuī, futūrusBe2
Suspiciōsus, suspiciōsa, suspciciōsumSuspicious
Taedeō, taedēre, taeduī, taeduitusBe boring, tedious
Tartarus, Tartarī, m.Tartarus, the underworld
Terra, terrae, f.Land70
Timeō, timēre, timuīFear153
Tōtus, tōta, tōtumWith caelō errāre, to make a big misake78
Trēs, triaThree533
You9
Turpis, turpeUgly377
Tuus, tua, tuumYour44
UbiWhere92
Ulixēs, Ulixis, m.Odysseus, who left his dog Argos behind when he went to Troy
Ūnus, ūna, ūnumOne53
VahUgh
Veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventusCome63
Venus, Veneris, f.Venus, the goddess of love and beauty
Videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsusSee31
Vir, virī, m.Man85
Volō, velle, voluīWant66
Vulcānus, Vulcānī, m.Vulcan, the god of metalworking