About the Dictionary for Cupido et Psyche
This dictionary contains all the words used in the Latin novella Cupido et Psyche. If you would like a preview of the novella, you can read the first chapter in its entirety, including artwork, here.
Unlike the Index Verborum, which is a list of all the word forms in the novella, the dictionary for Cupido et Psyche 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 infrequently used in the novella.
The Dictionary for Cupido et Psyche
| Dictionary Entry | Definition | DCC/ELV |
| ab | away from | 21 |
| abdomen, abdominis, n. | abdomen | |
| accipiō, accipere, accēpī, acceptus | to receive, to accept | 110 |
| aciēs, aciēī, f. | point | 439 |
| ad | toward | 14 |
| admīrātiō, admīrātiōnis, f | admiration | |
| adsum, adesse, adfuī, adfutūrus | to be present | 279 |
| adveniō, advenīre, advēnī, adventus | to arrive to, to come to | 987 |
| affectiō, affectiōnis, f. | affection | |
| afficiō, afficere, affēcī, affectus | to affect | 958 |
| agō, agere, ēgī, āctus | to do, with grātiās, to give thanks | 69 |
| aliquis | someone | 77 |
| amātus, amāta, amātum | beloved | |
| ambulō, ambulāre, ambulāvī, ambulātus | to walk | ELV |
| amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus | to love | 219 |
| amor, amōris, m. | love | 116 |
| an | whether | 94 |
| animal, animālis, n. | animal | 547 |
| ānus, ānūs, f. | old woman | |
| ānxius, ānxia, ānxium | anxious | ELV |
| apud | at, near | 205 |
| arbor, arboris, f. | tree | 468 |
| arcus, arcūs, m. | bow | ELV |
| argentum, argentī, n. | silver | 849 |
| arma, armōrum, n. | weapons | 98 |
| audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus | to hear | 165 |
| aurum, aurī, n. | gold | 303 |
| aut | or | 24 |
| auxilium, auxiliī, n. | help | 543 |
| avis, avis, f. | bird | 855 |
| barbarus, barbarī, m. | foreigner | 768 |
| bāsium, bāsiī, n. | kiss | |
| bene, see bonus | well | 235 |
| benignus, benigna, benignum | kind | ELV |
| bēstia, bēstiae,f. | beast | |
| bonus, bona, bonum; bene, adv.; melior, comp.; optimus, sup. | good | 68 |
| cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsus | to fall | 210 |
| caelum, caelī, n. | sky | 117 |
| calvus, calva calvum | bald | |
| canō, canere, cecinī, cantus | to sing | 389 |
| capillus, capillī, m. | hair | ELV |
| capiō, capere, cēpī, captus | to take; with cōnsilium, to seize a plan | 131 |
| caput, capitis, n. | head | 124 |
| carcer, carceris, m. | prison | |
| carcerārius, carcerāriī, m. | jailer | |
| carmen, carminis, n. | song | 254 |
| cārus, cāra, cārum | dear | 462 |
| causa, causae, f. | cause | 107 |
| cautiō, cautiōnis, f. | caution | |
| celer, celeris, celere; celeriter, adv. | swift | 745 |
| celeriter, see celer | swiftly | 967 |
| cēna, cēnae, f. | dinner | ELV |
| cēnō, cēnāre, cēnāvī, cēnātus | to eat dinner | |
| certus, certa, certum | certain | 285 |
| cithara, citharae, f. | lyre | |
| cīvitās, cīvitās, f. | state | 346 |
| clāmō, clāmāre, clāmāvī, clāmātus | to shout | ELV |
| Claudia, Claudiae, f. | Claudia | |
| cōgitō, cōgitāre, cōgitāvī, cōgitātus | to think | 515 |
| cognōscō, cognōscere, cognōvī, cognitus | to recognize | 339 |
| columba, columbae, f. | dove | |
| cōnsilium, cōnsiliī, n. | plan | 217 |
| cor, cordis, n. | heart | 795 |
| corpus, corporis, n. | body | 75 |
| crēdō, crēdere, crēdidī, crēditus | trust | 109 |
| cubiculum, cubiculī, n. | bedroom | |
| cucurbita, cucurbitae, f. | pumpkin | |
| cum | with | 10 |
| Cupīdō, Cupīdinis, m. | Cupid | |
| cupiō, cupere, cupīvī, cupītus | desire | 441 |
| cūr | why | 404 |
| cūra, cūrae, f. | concern | 186 |
| cūriōsus, cūriōsa, cūriōsum | curious | |
| dē | from, about | 46 |
| dea, deae, f. | goddess | 42 |
| dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitus | should | 155 |
| dēsīderō, dēsīderāre, dēsīderāvī, dēsīderātus | to long for, to miss | 892 |
| deus, deī, m. | god | 42 |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | to say | 33 |
| difficilis, difficile | difficult | 861 |
| difficultās, difficultātis, f. | difficulty | |
| discēdō, discēdere, discessī, discessus | to depart, to leave | 726 |
| displiceō, displicēre, displicuī, displicitus | to displease | |
| dīvīnus, dīvīna, dīvīnum | divine | ELV |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | to give | 28 |
| domina, ae, f. | mistress | 241 |
| dominus, i | master | 241 |
| dōnum, dōnī, n. | gift | 476 |
| dormiō, dormīre, dormīvī, dormītus | to sleep | 975 |
| dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus | to lead | 133 |
| duo, duae, dua | two | 221 |
| ē, ex | out of | 26 |
| ecce | behold! | 641 |
| edō, edere, ēdī, ēsus | to eat | 688 |
| ego | I | 11 |
| ēlegāns, ēlegantis | elegant | |
| eō, īre, īvī, itus | to go | 97 |
| errō, errāre, errāvī, errātus | to make a mistake | 402 |
| et | and | 1 |
| et … et | both … and | 1 |
| etiam | even, also | 67 |
| ēvomō, ēvomere, ēvomuī, ēvomitus | to vomit out | |
| excitō, excitāre, excitāvī, excitātus | to wake up | |
| exclāmō, exclāmāre, exclāmāvī, exclāmātus | to exclaim, to shout | |
| falsus, falsa, falsum | wrong, false | 633 |
| familia, familiae, f. | family | 943 |
| fēmina, fēminae, f. | woman | 501 |
| ferō, ferre, tulī, latus | to bear, to carry | 45 |
| fervēns, ferventis | boiling hot | |
| fidēlis, fidēle | faithful | 979 |
| fīlia, fīliae, f | daughter | 909 |
| fīlius, fīliī, m. | son | 909 |
| fleō, flēre, flēvī, flētus | to cry | 457 |
| flōs, flōris, m. | flower | 818 |
| flūmen, flūminis, n. | river | 283 |
| fortasse | perhaps | 833 |
| fortitūdō, fortitūdinis, f. | strength, courage | |
| fortūna, fortūnae, f. | fortune | 138 |
| Gāia, Gāiae, f. | Gaia | |
| Gāius, Gāiī, m. | Gaius | |
| gemma, gemmae, f. | gem | |
| gladius, gladiī, m. | sword | 862 |
| grātia, grātiae, f. | thanks | 380 |
| habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus | to have | 39 |
| habitō, habitāre, habitāvī, habitātus | to live | ELV |
| haudquāquam | in no way | |
| hic, haec, hoc | this, these | 7 |
| homō, hominis, m. | man | 88 |
| horribilis, horribile | horrible | |
| iam | already, now | 34 |
| ignōscō, ignōscere, ignōvī, ignōtus | to forgive | |
| ille, illa, illud | that, those | 8 |
| imāgō, imāginis, f. | image | 754 |
| immortālis, immortāle | immortal | ELV |
| imperō, imperāre, imperāvī, imperātus | to command | 602 |
| in | in, into, onto | 5 |
| incipiō, incipere, incēpī, inceptus | to begin | 411 |
| īnfāns, īnfantis, m./f. | infant | |
| īnfidēlis, īnfidēle | unfaithful | |
| innocentia, innocentiae, f. | innocence | |
| inquit | said | 163 |
| interficiō, interficere, interfēcī, interfectus | to kill | 699 |
| inveniō, invenīre, invēnī, inventus | to find | 316 |
| invideō, invidēre, invīdī, invīsus | to envy | ELV |
| invidia, invidiae, f. | envy | 707 |
| invidiōsus, invidiōsa, invidiōsum | envious | |
| invīsibilis, invīsibile | invisible | |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum | himself, herself, itself | 22 |
| īra, īrae, f. | anger | 187 |
| is, ea, id | he, she, it | 13 |
| iste, ista, istud | that | 81 |
| ita vērō | certainly | |
| iterum | again | 758 |
| iuvenis, iuvenis, m. | youth | 277 |
| labor, labōris, m. | work | 201 |
| lacrima, lacrimae, f. | tear | 354 |
| laetitia, laetitiae, f. | happiness | |
| laetus, laeta, laetum | glad | 262 |
| lampas, lampadis, f. | lantern | |
| lana, lanae, f. | wool | |
| laudō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātus | to praise | 435 |
| lectus, lectī, m. | bed, couch | |
| liceō, licēre, licuī | it is permitted | 175 |
| longus, longa, longum | long, far | 142 |
| lūna, lūnae, f. | moon | 902 |
| magnus, magna, magnum; maior, comp.; maximus, sup. | great | 25 |
| maior, see magnus | ||
| malus, mala, malum; pessimus, sup. | bad | 227 |
| manus, manūs, f. | hand | 48 |
| marītus, marītī, m. | husband | 654 |
| māter, mātris, f. | mother | 127 |
| maximus, see magnus. | ||
| medica, medicae, f. | doctor, nurse | |
| melior, see bonus. | ||
| memoria, memoriae, f. | memory | 627 |
| mendāx, mendācis, m./f. | liar | |
| mēns, mentis, f. | mind | 173 |
| meus, mea, meum | my, mine | 41 |
| minūta, minūtae, f. | minute | |
| mīrābilis, mīrābilis, mīrābile | wonderful, amazing | |
| mīror, mīrārī, mīrātus sum | to wonder at, to marvel at | 504 |
| miser, misera, miserum | miserable, wretched | 137 |
| mōnstrum, mōnstrī, n. | monster | |
| morior, morī, mortuus sum; mortuus, adj. | die | 253 |
| mortālis, mortāle | mortal | 950 |
| mortuus, see morior | ||
| moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtus | move | 192 |
| mox | soon | 469 |
| multus, multa, multum | much, many | 43 |
| nātūrālis, nātūrāle | natural | |
| nauta, nautae, m. | sailor | |
| nāvigō, nāvigāre, nāvigāvī, nāvigātus | sail | ELV |
| nē | lest, that not | 47 |
| ne (enclitic) | Used for questions | 238 |
| Necesse | necessary | 773 |
| nēmō, nēminis, m./f. | no one | 179 |
| nesciō, nescīre, nescīvī, nescītus | to not know | 525 |
| nihil, nīl | nothing | 55 |
| nimius, nimia, nimium | too much | 502 |
| noceō, nocēre, nocuī, nocitus | to harm | 509 |
| nōlō, nōlle, nōluī | to be unwilling | 458 |
| nōmen, nōminis, n. | name | 135 |
| nōn | nothing | 6 |
| nōnne | not? | ELV |
| nōs | we | 51 |
| noster, nostra, nostrum | our | 52 |
| novus, nova, novum | new | 139 |
| nūllus, nūlla, nūllum | none | 49 |
| numquam | never | 251 |
| nunc | now | 50 |
| nūntium, nūntiī, n. | news, message | |
| Ō | oh with voc. | |
| oculus, oculī, m. | eye | 206 |
| oleum, oleī, n. | oil | |
| olim | once upon a time | 574 |
| omnis, omne | all | 18 |
| optimus, see bonus | ||
| ōrāculum, ōrāculī, n. | oracle | |
| orbis, orbis, m. | Circle; in orbe terrarum, in the whole world | 322 |
| papae | wonderful | |
| parēns, parentis, m./f. | parent | 190 |
| pariō, parere, peperī, partus | to give birth to | 829 |
| pars, partis, f. | part | 65 |
| pater, patris, m | father | 71 |
| per | through | 30 |
| perdō, perdere, perdidī, perditus | to destroy | 488 |
| perīculōsus, perīculōsa, perīculōsum | dangerous | |
| perīculum, perīculī, n. | danger | 265 |
| pessimus, see malus | ||
| pharetra, pharetrae, f. | quiver | |
| pinna, pinnae, f. | feather | |
| placeō, placēre, placuī, placitus | to please | 287 |
| pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus | to put | 102 |
| porta, portae, f. | door | 759 |
| possum, posse, potuī | to be able to | 23 |
| prō | for, on behalf of | 128 |
| prōmittō, prōmittere, prōmīsī, prōmissus | promise | 720 |
| Psȳchē, Psȳchēs, f. | Psyche | |
| pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum | beautiful | 569 |
| pulchritūdō, pulchritūdinis, f | beauty | |
| pulsō, pulsāre, pulsāvī, pulsātus | to beat, to knock | |
| putō, putāre, putāvī, putātus | to think | 166 |
| quaesō | please | |
| quam | than | 29 |
| que (enclitic) | and | 4 |
| quī, quae, quod | who, which | 3 |
| quis, quid | who, which, what? | 212 |
| quod | because | ELV |
| quōmodo | how | 831 |
| quoque | also, too | 76 |
| referō, referre, rettulī, relātus | to bring back, to report | 171 |
| refulgeō, refulgēre, refulsī | to gleam | |
| rēgia, rēgiae, f. | palace | |
| rēgīna, rēgīnae, f. | queen | ELV |
| removeō, removēre, remōvī, remōtus | to remove | |
| respectō, respectāre, respectāvī, respectātus | to look back | |
| respondeō, respondēre, respondī, respōnsus | to respond | 535 |
| reveniō, revenīre, revēnī, reventus | to return | |
| rēx, rēgis, m. | king | 60 |
| rīdeō, rīdēre, rīsī, rīsus | to laugh, to smile | 874 |
| rīdiculus, rīdicula, rīdiculum | ridiculous | |
| rogō, rogāre, rogāvī, rogātus | to ask | 551 |
| rūpes, rūpis, m. | cliff | |
| sacrificium, sacrificiī, n. | sacrifice | |
| saevus, saeva, saevum | fierce, wrathful | 244 |
| sagitta, sagittae, f. | arrow | |
| saliō, salīre, salīvī, saltus | to jump | |
| salveō, salvēre | to be well, hello | |
| satis | enough | ELV |
| sciō, scīre, scīvī, scītus | to know | 172 |
| scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus | to write | 568 |
| sē | himself, herself, itself | 17 |
| sēcrētum, sēcrētī, n. | secret | |
| sēcrētus, sēcrēta, sēcrētum | secret | |
| sed | but | 20 |
| semper | always | 149 |
| senex, senis | aged, old | |
| senex, senis, m. | old man | 558 |
| sequor, sequī, secūtus sum | to follow | 108 |
| serpēns, serpentis, m./f. | serpent | |
| serva, servae, f. | female slave | |
| servus, servī, m. | male slave | 496 |
| sī | if | 16 |
| sībilō, sībilāre, sībilāvī, sībilātus | hiss | |
| sīcut | just as | 791 |
| silva, silvae, f. | forest | 234 |
| simulatque | as soon as | ELV |
| sine | without | 104 |
| sōl, sōlis, m. | sun | 320 |
| sōlus, sōla, sōlum | alone, lonely | 176 |
| soror, sorōris, f. | sister | 497 |
| spectō, spectāre, spectāvī, spectātus | to look at | 473 |
| spērō, spērāre, spērāvī, spērātus | to hope | 648 |
| splendidus, splendida, splendidum | splendid | |
| statim | immediately | 798 |
| statua, statuae, f. | statue | |
| stō, stāre, stetī, status | to stand; with tēcum, I agree | 168 |
| stultus, stulta, stultum | foolish | ELV |
| sub | under | 118 |
| Subitō | suddenly | 848 |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | to be | 2 |
| suus, sua, suum | his own, her own, their own | 27 |
| tangō, tangere, tetigī, tāctus | touch | 534 |
| tegmen, tegminis, n. | cover | |
| templum, templī, n. | temple | 485 |
| teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentus | to hold, to keep | 106 |
| terra, terrae, f. | land | 70 |
| terribilis, terribile | terrible | |
| terror, terrōris, m. | terror | ELV |
| timeō, timēre, timuī | to fear | 153 |
| timidus, timida, timidum | timid, fearful | |
| tremō, tremere, tremuī | to tremble | |
| trēs, tria | three | 533 |
| trīclīnium, trīclīniī, n. | dining room | |
| trīstis, trīste | sad | 275 |
| tū | you | 9 |
| Tullia, Tulliae, f. | Tullia | |
| tum | then, next | 56 |
| tuus, tua, tuum | your | 44 |
| ubī | where | 92 |
| ululō, ululāre, ululāvī, ululātus | to shriek, to howl | |
| ūnā | together | |
| ūnus, ūna, ūnum | one | 53 |
| ut | so that, as | 15 |
| uxor, uxōris, f. | wife | 552 |
| vae | woe, bah | |
| valdē | greatly | |
| valeō, valēre, valuī, valitus | to be well, goodbye | 539 |
| vēnātor, vēnātōris, m. | hunter | |
| veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | to come | 63 |
| vēnor, vēnārī, vēnātus sum | to hunt | |
| ventus, ventī, m. | wind | 269 |
| Venus, Veneris, f. | Venus | |
| verus, vera, verum | true, right | 410 |
| vester, vestra, vestrum | your (plural) | 282 |
| vexō, vexāre, vexāvī, vexātus | to vex | |
| via, viae, f | road | 196 |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | to see | 31 |
| vīnum, vīnī, n. | wine | 640 |
| violentus, violenta, violentum | violent | |
| vir, virī, m. | man | 85 |
| virgō, virginis, f. | maiden | 418 |
| vocō, vocāre, vocāvī, vocātus | to call | 158 |
| volō, velle, voluī | to wish | 66 |
| volō, volāre, volāvī, volātus | to fly | ELV |
| vōs | you (plural) | 130 |
| vōx, vōcis, f. | voice | 169 |
| vulnerō, vulnerāre, vulnerāvī, vulnerātus | to wound | ELV |
| vulnus, vulneris, n. | wound | 327 |
| Zephyrus, Zephyri, m. | Zephyr |
