About the Dictionary for Domini Secretum
The dictionary for Domini Secretum contains all the Latin words used in the novella. If you would like a preview of the novella, you can read the first chapter here. You can soon 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 Domini Secretum 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.
Dictionary for Domini Secretum
| Dictionary Entry | Meaning | DCC/ELV |
| Ā, ab | Away from, by | 21 |
| Accipiō, accipere, accēpī, acceptus | Accept, receive | 110 |
| Ad | Towards | 14 |
| Adhūc | Still | 379 |
| Aeger, aegra, aegrum | Sick | 810 |
| Agō, agere, ēgī, āctus | Do | 69 |
| Aliquis, aliquid | Someone, something | 77 |
| Amīcus, amīci, m. | Friend | 198 |
| Amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus | Love | 219 |
| Annus, annī, m. | Year | 167 |
| Aquilīnus, Aquīlinī, m. | Aquilinus, the protagonist | |
| Attonitus, attonita, attonitum | Astonished | |
| Atuatūca, Atuatūcae, f. | Atuatuca, the place where the 14th Legion was ambushed | |
| Audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus | Hear | 165 |
| Autem | However, moreover | 123 |
| Baculum, baculī, n. | Stick | |
| Bellum, bellī, n. | War | 86 |
| Benignus, benigna, benignum | Kind | ELV |
| Bonus, bona, bonum | Good | 68 |
| Brūtus, Brūtī, m. | Brutus, Valens’ bodyguard | |
| Cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsus | Fall | 210 |
| Calcitrō, calcitrāre, calcitrāvī, calcitrātus | Kick | |
| Candidātus, candidātī, m. | Candidate | |
| Capiō, capere, cēpī, captus | Seize, take | 131 |
| Captīvus, captīvī, m. | Captive | ELV |
| Catasta, catastae, f. | Platform on which slaves were sold | |
| Causa, causae, f. | Purpose, reason | 107 |
| Celebrō, celebrāre, celebrāvī, celebrātus | Celebrate | 893 |
| Celeriter | Quickly | 967 |
| Certē | Certainly, surely | 601 |
| Cibus, cibī, m. | Food | 863 |
| Clamō, clamāre, clamāvī, clamātus | Shout, yell | ELV |
| Collāre, collāris, n. | Collar | |
| Collum, collī, n. | Neck | ELV |
| Cōnsul, cōnsulis, m. | Consul | 321 |
| Coqua, coquae, f. | Cook (female) | |
| Crēta, crētae, f. | Chalk | |
| Cubiculum, cubiculī, n. | Bedroom | |
| Culīna, culīnae, f. | Kitchen | |
| Cum | With | 10 |
| Cūr | Why | 404 |
| Cūrō, cūrāre, cūrāvī, cūrātus | Care for | 743 |
| Dē | Down from, about | 46 |
| Decem | Ten | 914 |
| Dēdecus, dēdecoris, n. | Shame | |
| Dēfendō, defendere, defendī, defensus | Defend | 653 |
| Dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | Say, tell | 33 |
| Diēs, diēī, m. | Day | 54 |
| Difficilis, difficile | Difficult | 861 |
| Dō, dare, dedī, datus | Give; with fīdem, promise | 28 |
| Dominus, dominī, m. | Master, enslaver | 241 |
| Domus, domūs, f. | House, home | 73 |
| Duō, duae, duō | Two | 221 |
| Eburōnēs, Eburōnum, m.pl. | Eburones, a tribe of people who lived in Gaul | |
| Edō, edere, ēdī, ēsus | Eat | ELV |
| Ego, meī | I | 11 |
| Ēlēctiō, ēlēctiōnis, f. | Election | |
| Ēligō, ēligere, ēlēgī, ēlēctus | Elect | 942 |
| Emō, emere, ēmī, ēmptus | Buy | ELV |
| Eō, īre, īvī, itus | Go | 97 |
| Et | And | 1 |
| Etiam | Even, also | 67 |
| Etiamsī | Although, even if | ELV |
| Euphēmia, Euphēmiae, f. | Euphemia, mother of Aquilinus | |
| Faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | Do, make | 32 |
| Falsus, falsa, falsum | False | 633 |
| Familia, familiae, f. | Family, household | 943 |
| Fēmina, fēminae, f. | Woman | 501 |
| Ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus | Bring, bear, endure | 45 |
| Ferōx, Ferōcis, m. | Ferox, father of Aquilinus | |
| Fidēs, fideī, f. | Trust, faith; with dō, make a promise; with violō, break a promise | 184 |
| Fīlius, fīliī, m. | Son | 909 |
| Fingō, fingere, fīnxī, fictus | Imagine | 721 |
| Fleō, flēre, flēvī, flētus | Weep | 457 |
| Fortasse | Maybe, perhaps | 833 |
| Fortis, forte | Strong, brave | 286 |
| Fortūna, Fortūnae, f. | Fortune | 138 |
| Fortūnātus, fortūnāta, fortūnātum | Fortunate | |
| Frōns, frontis, f. | Forehead | 559 |
| Fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitus | Flee, escape | 177 |
| Furcifer, furciferī, m. | Scoundrel | |
| Gallia, Galliae, f. | Gaul | |
| Gallus, Galla, Gallum | Gallic | ELV |
| Gallus, Gallī, m. | A Gaul | ELV |
| Graecus, Graeca, Graecum | Greek | ELV |
| Grātia, grātiae, f. | Gratitude | 380 |
| Habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus | Have, hold | 39 |
| Habitō, habitāre, habitāvī, habitātus | Live | ELV |
| Hic, haec, hoc | This, these | 7 |
| Honōrō, honōrāvī, honōrāvī, honōrātus | Honor | |
| Iam | Now, already; with nōn, no longer | 34 |
| Īdem, eadem, idem | The same | 59 |
| In | In, on | 5 |
| Interficio, interficere, interfēcī, interfectus | Kill | 699 |
| Invitō, invitāre, invitāvī, invitātus | Invite | ELV |
| Iō | Hurrah | ELV |
| Īrātus, īrāta, īrātum | Angry | 809 |
| Is, ea, id | He, she, it | 13 |
| Iūlius Caesar | Julius Caesar, Roman general and politician | |
| Laetus, laeta, laetum | Happy | 262 |
| Legō, legere, lēgī, lectus | Read | 419 |
| Līber, lībera, līberum | Free | 229 |
| Licet, licēre | It is allowed | 175 |
| Magnus, magna, magnum | Big, great | 25 |
| Malus, mala, malum | Bad, evil | 227 |
| Mārcus, Mārcī, m., | Marcus, Salvius’ son | |
| Mariāna, Mariānae, f. | Mariana, a slave in Salvius’ house | |
| Māter, mātris, f. | Mother | 127 |
| Memoria, memoriae, f. | Memory; with teneō, remember | 627 |
| Mendāx, mendācis, m. | Liar | |
| Metallicus, metallica, metallicum | Metallic | |
| Metallum, metallī, n. | Mine | |
| Meus, mea, meum | My, mine | 41 |
| Mīles, mīlitis, m. | Soldier | 161 |
| Mōmentum, mōmentī, n. | Moment, importance | |
| Morior, morī, mortuus sum | Die | 253 |
| Mox | Soon | 469 |
| Multus, multa, multum | Much, many | 43 |
| Nāscor, nāscī, nātus sum | Be born | 266 |
| -ne | An enclitic indicating a question is being asked | 238 |
| Necesse | Necessary | 773 |
| Nesciō, nescīre, nescīvī, nescītus | Not know, be ignorant | 525 |
| Nīcomēdēs, Nīcōmēdis, m. | Nicomedes, an educated slave in Valens’ House | |
| Nihil (nīl) | Nothing | 55 |
| Nisi | Except, if not | 100 |
| Nōlō, nōlle, nōluī | Not want, be unwilling | 458 |
| Nōn | Not | 6 |
| Nōnne | Question word that expects yes as a response | ELV |
| Nōs | We | 51 |
| Noster, nostra, nostrum | Our | 52 |
| Novem | Nine | |
| Nūdus, nūda, nūdum | Naked | 545 |
| Numerō, numerāre, numerāvī, numerātus | Count | ELV |
| Numerus, numerī, m. | Number | 338 |
| Numquam | Never | 251 |
| Nunc | Now | 50 |
| Ōlim | One day | 574 |
| Omnis, omne | All, every | 18 |
| Pāstor, pastoris, m. | Shepherd | |
| Pater, patris, m. | Father | 71 |
| Pecūlium, peculiī, n. | Savings | |
| Pecūnia, pecūniae, f. | Money | 530 |
| Pellō, pellere, pepulī, pulsus | Strike, beat | 563 |
| Pes, pedis, m. | Foot | 199 |
| Pictūra, pictūrae, f. | Picture | |
| Pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus | Put | 102 |
| Possum, posse, potuī | Be able | 23 |
| Prīnceps, prīncipis, m. | Chief, leader | 317 |
| Pugnō, pugnāre, pugnāvī, pugnātus | Fight | 708 |
| Putō, putāre, putāvī, putātus | Think | 166 |
| Quālis, quāle | What sort of | 263 |
| Quam | How; than | 29 |
| Quandō | When | 621 |
| Quantus, quanta, quantum | What amount | 311 |
| Quī, quae, quod | Who, which | 3 |
| Quia | Because | 132 |
| Quis, quid | Who, what | 212 |
| Quō | To where | 305 |
| Quōmodo | How, in what way | 831 |
| Rārus, rāra, rārum | Rare | 752 |
| Reclīnō, reclīnāre, reclīnāvī, reclinātus | Recline | |
| Referō, referre, retulī, relātus | Refer; with nīl, it doesn’t matter | 171 |
| Removeō, remōvēre, remōvī, remōtus | Remove | |
| Respondeō, respondēre, respondī, respōnsus | Respond, answer | 535 |
| Revocō, revocāre, revocāvī, revocātus | Call back, recall | 813 |
| Rideō, ridēre, rīsī, rīsus | Smile, laugh | 874 |
| Rīvālis, rīvālis, m. | Rival | |
| Rogō, rogāre, rogāvī, rogātus | Ask | 551 |
| Rōma, Rōmae, f. | Rome | |
| Rōmānus, Rōmāna, Rōmanum | Roman | ELV |
| Rūmor, rūmōris, m. | Rumor | |
| Salvius, Salviī, m. | Salvius, a Roman politician who buys Aquilinus | |
| Satis | Enough | 341 |
| Sāturnālia, Sāturnālium, n.pl. | Saturnalia, a Roman holiday | |
| Sāturnālicius, Sāturnālicia, Sāturnālicium | Saturnalian | |
| Sāturnus, Sāturnī, m. | Saturn, a Roman god of agriculture | |
| Sciō, scīre, scīre, scītus | Know | 172 |
| Scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scriptus | Write | 568 |
| Sē | Himself, herself, themselves | 17 |
| Sēcrētum, sēcretī, n. | Secret | |
| Sed | But | 20 |
| Semper | Always | 149 |
| Senātor, senātōris, m. | Senator | ELV |
| Serva, servae, f. | Enslaved person, slave (female) | |
| Servō, servāre, servāvī, servātus | Save | 289 |
| Servus, servi, m. | Enslaved person, slave (male) | 496 |
| Sevērus, sevēra, sevērum | Severe | |
| Sī | If | 16 |
| Sīcut | Just like | 791 |
| Spectō, spectāre, spectāvī, spectātus | Look at, watch | 473 |
| Statua, statuae, f. | Statue | |
| Statuārius, statuāriī, m. | A statuemaker | |
| Stultus, stulta, stultum | Foolish | ELV |
| Subitō | Suddenly | 848 |
| Sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | Be | 2 |
| Superbus, superba, superbum | Proud | 656 |
| Tablīnum, tablīnī, n. | Office, study | |
| Tam | So | 96 |
| Teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentus | Hold; with memoria, remember | 106 |
| Timidus, timida, timidum | Fearful | |
| Titulus, titulī, m. | Title, placard | ELV |
| Trīclīnium, trīciliniī, n. | Dining room | |
| Trīstis, trīste | Sad | 275 |
| Tū | You | |
| Tum | Then, next | 56 |
| Tunica, tunicae, f. | Tunic | |
| Tuus, tua, tuum | Your | 44 |
| Ubi | Where | 92 |
| Ubīque | Everywhere | |
| Ūnus, ūna, ūnum | One | 53 |
| Ut | As, so that | 15 |
| Valēns, Valentis, m. | Valens, a Roman politician | |
| Vēnālicius, vēnālīciī, m. | A slave dealer | |
| Vēndō, vēndere, vēndidī, vēnditus | Sell | ELV |
| Veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | Come | 63 |
| Vestigium, vestigiī, n. | Footprint | 716 |
| Videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | See | 31 |
| Violō, violāre, violāvī, violātus | Violate; with fidem, to break a promise | |
| Vir, virī, m. | Man | 85 |
| Vīta, vītae, f. | Life | 87 |
| Volō, volle, voluī | Want, wish | 66 |
| Vōs | You (plural) | 130 |
