About the Dictionary for Ira Veneris
This dictionary for Ira Veneris contains all the words used in the Latin novella. 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 Ira Veneris 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 Entry | Definition | DCC / ELV |
| Ā, ab | Away from, by | 21 |
| Abdōmen, abdōminis, n. | Abdomen | |
| Accipiō, accipere, accēpī, acceptus | Receive, accept | 110 |
| Ad | To | 14 |
| Adhūc | Still | 379 |
| Adoptō, adoptāre, adoptāvī, adoptātus | Adopt | |
| Aequus, aequa, aequum | Equal; with animus, calm | 610 |
| Aeternitās, aeternitātis, f. | Eternity | |
| Afficiō, afficere, affēcī, affectus | Affect | 958 |
| Ager, agrī, m. | Field | 324 |
| Agō, agere, ēgī, actus | Do; with grātiās, to give thanks | 69 |
| Aliquis, aliquid | Someone, some | 77 |
| Alius, alia, aliud | Other, another; with cūrā, don’t worry | 37 |
| Alter, altera, alterum | Another, other | 148 |
| Ambrosia, ambrosiae, f. | Ambrosia | |
| Ambulō, ambulāre, ambulāvī, ambulātus | Walk | ELV |
| Amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus | Love | 219 |
| Amor, amōris, m. | Love | 116 |
| An | Whether | 94 |
| Ancilla, ancillae, f. | Slave girl | ELV |
| Animal, animālis, n. | Animal | 547 |
| Animus, animī, m. | Spirit, Mind | 40 |
| Apud | At, at the house of | 205 |
| Aqua, aquae, f. | Water | 272 |
| Aquila, aquilae, f. | Eagle | |
| Arbor, arboris, f. | Tree | 468 |
| Arca, arcae, f. | Box, chest | |
| Arcus, arcūs, m. | Bow | ELV |
| Audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus | Hear | 165 |
| Aureus, aurea, aureum | Golden | 691 |
| Aut | Or | 24 |
| Autem | However, Moreover | 123 |
| Auxilium, auxiliī, n. | Help, assistance | 543 |
| Avia, aviae, f. | Grandmother | |
| Bāsium, bāsiī, n. | Kiss | |
| Benignus, benigna, benignum | Kind | ELV |
| Bēstia, bēstiae, f. | Beast | |
| Bibō, bibere, bibī, bibitus | Drink | ELV |
| Bonus, bona, bonum | Good | 68 |
| Cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsus | Fall | 210 |
| Caelum, caelī, n. | Sky, heaven; with errāre, to err greatly | 117 |
| Canis, canis, m./f. | Dog | 687 |
| Capiō, capere, cēpī, captus | Seize, take | 131 |
| Caput, capitis, n. | Head | 124 |
| Careō, carēre, caruī, caritus | Lack | 572 |
| Cārus, cāra, cārum | Dear | 462 |
| Celebrō, celebrāre, celebrāvī, celebrātus | Celebrate | 893 |
| Celer, celeris, celere | Quick | 745 |
| Cella, cellae, f. | Room, cell | |
| Cerberus, Cerberī, m. | Cerberus | |
| Cerēs, Cereris, f. | Ceres | |
| Charōn, Charontis, m. | Charon | |
| Cibus, cibī, m. | Food | 863 |
| Cīvitās, cīvitātis, f. | State | 346 |
| Clāmō, clāmāre, clāmāvī, clāmātus | Shout, declare | ELV |
| Claudia, Claudiae, f. | Claudia | |
| Cōcȳtus, Cōcȳtī, m. | Cocytus, a river in the underworld | |
| Cōgitō, cōgitāre, cōgitāvī, cōgitātus | Think | 515 |
| Columba, columbae, f. | Dove | |
| Condemnō, condemnāre, condemnāvī, condemnātus | Condemn | |
| Cōnsilium, cōnsiliī, n. | Plan | 217 |
| Cōnsuētūdō, Cōnsuētūdinis, f. | Consuetudo, a name meaning habit, custom | 954 |
| Corpus, corporis, n. | Body | 75 |
| Crēdō, crēdere, crēdidī, crēditus | Trust | 109 |
| Cum | When, Since, With | 10 |
| Cupīdo, Cupīdinis, m. | Cupid | |
| Cūr | Why | 404 |
| Cūrō, cūrāre, cūrāvī, cūrātus | Care; with aliud, don’t worry | 743 |
| Dē | About, from | 46 |
| Dea, deae, f. | Goddess | 42 |
| Dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitus | Should, ought | 155 |
| Dēfendō, dēfendere, dēfendī, dēfēnsus | Defend | 653 |
| Dēsīderō, dēsīderāre, dēsīderāvī, dēsīderātus | Long for, miss | 892 |
| Deus, deī, m. | God | 42 |
| Dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | Say, tell | 33 |
| Difficilis, difficile | Difficult | 861 |
| Dignus, digna, dignum | Worthy | 291 |
| Discēdō, discēdere, discessī, discessus | Depart, go away | 726 |
| Diū | For a long time | 361 |
| Dīvīnus, dīvīna, dīvīnum | Divine | ELV |
| Dō, dare, dedī, datus | Give; with poena, pay the penalty | 28 |
| Dolor, dolōris, m. | Pain, grief | 193 |
| Domina, dominae, f. | Mistress | 241 |
| Domus, domī, f. | Home | 73 |
| Dōnum, dōnī, n. | Gift | 476 |
| Dormiō, dormīre, dormīvī, dormītus | Sleep | 975 |
| Dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus | Lead; with uxorem, to marry | 133 |
| Ē, ex | Out of, from | 26 |
| Ecce | Behold | 643 |
| Edō, edere, ēdī, ēsus | Eat | ELV |
| Ego | I, me | 11 |
| Ēlegans, ēlegantis | Elegant | |
| Eō, īre, īvī, itus | Go | 97 |
| Errō, errāre, errāvī, errātus | Err, wander | 402 |
| Et | And | 1 |
| Etiam | Also, even | 67 |
| Excitō, excitāre, excitāvī, excitātus | Wake up | |
| Faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | Make | 32 |
| Familia, familiae, f. | Family, household | 943 |
| Fēmina, fēminae, f. | Woman | 501 |
| Ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus | Bring, bear, carry | 45 |
| Fervēns, ferventis | Boiling hot | |
| Fessus, fessa, fessum | Tired | 625 |
| Fides, fideī, f. | Faith; with praestō, to be loyal | 184 |
| Fīlia, fīliae, f. | Daughter | 909 |
| Fīlius, fīliī, m. | Son | 909 |
| Fleō, flēre, flēvī, flētus | Cry | 457 |
| Floccus, floccī, m. | Wisp | |
| Flūmen, flūminis, n. | Stream, river | 283 |
| Fōns, fontis, m. | Fountain | 706 |
| Formīca, formīcae, f. | Ant | |
| Fortasse | Possibly | 833 |
| Frūmentum, frūmentī, n. | Grain | 936 |
| Fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitus | Flee | 177 |
| Gāia, Gāiae, f. | Gaius & Gaia | |
| Gāius, Gāiī, m. | ||
| Gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsus sum | Rejoice | 407 |
| Genus, generis, n. | Type, kind | 170 |
| Gladius, gladiī, m. | Sword | 862 |
| Grātia, grātiae, f. | Gratitude; with agere, to give thanks | 380 |
| Gravidus, gravida, gravidum | Pregnant | |
| Habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus | Have | 39 |
| Habitō, habitāre, habitāvī, habitātus | Live | ELV |
| Hahahae | Hahaha | |
| Hem | Umm | |
| Hic, haec, hoc | This | 7 |
| Horribilis, horribile | Horrible | |
| Ille, illa, illud | That, those | 8 |
| Imāgō, imāginis, f. | Image, figure | 754 |
| Immortālis, immortālis, immortāle | Immortal | ELV |
| In | In, on; into, onto | 5 |
| Incipiō, incipere, incēpī, inceptus | Begin | 411 |
| Īnfāns, īnfantis, m./f. | Infant | |
| Īnferī, īnferōrum, m. | The lower world | 428 |
| Inquit | Say | 163 |
| Īnsānus, īnsāna, īnsānum | Insane | |
| Interficiō, interficere, interfēcī, interfectus | Kill | 699 |
| Inveniō, invenīre, invēnī, inventus | Find | 316 |
| Invidia, invidiae, f. | Envy | 707 |
| Ipse, ipsa, ipsum | Himself, herself, itself | 22 |
| Īra, īrae, f. | Anger | 187 |
| Īrātus, īrāta, īrātum | Angry | ELV |
| Is, ea, id | He, she, it, they | 13 |
| Iste, ista, istud | That, that of yours | 81 |
| Iter, itineris, n. | Journey | 230 |
| Iterum | Again | 758 |
| Iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus | Order | 84 |
| Iūnō, Iūnōnis, f. | Juno | |
| Iuppiter, Iovis, m. | Juppiter | |
| Iūrō, iūrāre, iūrāvī, iūrātus | Swear | 896 |
| Iuvenis, iuvenis, m./f. | Young man, young woman | 277 |
| Labor, labōris, m. | Labor, work | 201 |
| Labōrō, labōrāre, labōrāvī, labōrātus | Labor, work | 900 |
| Laetus, laeta, laetum | Happy | 262 |
| Lāna, lānae, f. | Wool; with facere, to spin | |
| Lectus, lectī, m. | Bed, couch | |
| Lēgitimus, lēgitima, lēgitimum | Legitimate | |
| Licet, licēre, licuit, licitum est | It is permitted | 175 |
| Lingua, linguae, f. | Tongue | 732 |
| Longus, longa, longum | Long, far | 142 |
| Lūna, lūnae, f. | Moon | 902 |
| Magnus, magna, magnum | Great | 25 |
| Malefica, maleficae, f. | Witch | |
| Malus, mala, malum | Bad | 227 |
| Manus, manūs, f. | Hand | 48 |
| Marītus, marītī, m. | Husband | 654 |
| Māter, mātris, f. | Mother | 127 |
| Memoria, memoriae, f. | Memory | 627 |
| Mendāx, mendācis | Liar | |
| Mercurius, Mercuriī, m. | Mercury | |
| Mereō, merēre, meruī, meritus | Deserve, earn | 852 |
| Meus, mea, meum | My | 41 |
| Mīrābilis, mīrābile | Amazing, wonderful | |
| Mīror, mīrārī, mīrātus sum | Wonder, marvel at | 504 |
| Miser, misera, miserum | Miserable | 137 |
| Mōns Olympus, Montis Olympī, m. | Mount Olympus | |
| Mōns, montis, m. | Mountain | 242 |
| Morior, morī, mortuus sum | Die | 253 |
| Mortālis, mortāle | Mortal | 950 |
| Mox | Soon | 469 |
| Multus, multa, multum | Many, much | 43 |
| Nē | Lest, that not | 47 |
| Ne (enclictic) | Used for questions | 238 |
| Necesse | Necessary | 773 |
| Nectar, nectaris, n. | Nectar | |
| Nēmō, nēminis | No one | 179 |
| Nesciō, nescīre, nescīvī, nescītus | Not know, be ignorant | 525 |
| Nī | Not, with quid, why not? | |
| Nihil, nīl | Nothing | 55 |
| Nisi | If not | ELV |
| Noceō, nocēre, nocuī, nocitus | Harm, hurt | 509 |
| Nōlō, nōlle, nōluī | Not want | 458 |
| Nōmen, nōminis, n. | Name | 135 |
| Nōn | Not | 6 |
| Nōn iam | No longer | |
| Nonne | Question expecting yes answer | ELV |
| Nōs | We | 51 |
| Noster, nostra, nostrum | Our | 52 |
| Novus, nova, novum | New, strange | 139 |
| Nox, noctis, f. | Night | 119 |
| Numquam | Never | 251 |
| Nunc | Now | 50 |
| Nūptiae, nūptiārum, f. | Marriage | |
| Nurus, nurūs, f. | Daughter-in-law | |
| Ō | Oh | ELV |
| Oculus, oculī, m. | Eye | 206 |
| Odium, odiī, n. | Hatred | 522 |
| Oleum, oleī, n. | Oil | |
| Omnis, omne | All, every | 18 |
| Ōrāculum, ōrāculī, n. | Oracle | |
| Orbis, orbis, m. | World | 322 |
| Ovis, ovis, f. | Sheep | |
| Paene | Almost | 944 |
| Pars, partis, f. | Part | 65 |
| Parvus, parva, parvum | Small | 143 |
| Pater, patris, m. | Father | 71 |
| Paulum, paulī, n. | A little, a small amount | 872 |
| Pecūnia, pecūniae, f. | Money | 530 |
| Pellō, pellere, pepulī, pulsus | Strike, beat | 563 |
| Per | Through | 30 |
| Perīculōsus, perīculōsa, perīculōsum | Dangerous | |
| Placeō, placēre, placuī, placitum | Please | 287 |
| Plūtō, Plūtōnis, m. | Pluto | |
| Poena, poenae, f. | Penalty; with dare, pay the penalty | 223 |
| Pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus | Put | 102 |
| Possum, posse, potuī | Be able, can | 23 |
| Praestō, praestāre, praestitī, praestitus | Excel; with fidem, be loyal | 423 |
| Precor, precārī, precātus sum | Pray | 492 |
| Prope | Near | 189 |
| Proserpina, Proserpinae, f. | Persephone | |
| Psȳchē, Psȳchēs, f. | Psyche | |
| Pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum | Handsome, beautiful | |
| Pulchritūdō, pulchritūdinis, f. | Beauty | |
| Putō, putāre, putāvī, putātus | Think | 166 |
| Causa, causae, f. | Cause, reason | 107 |
| Quālis, quāle | What sort, what kind | 263 |
| Quam | How, than | 29 |
| Quī, quae, quod | Who, which, that | 3 |
| Quia | Because | 132 |
| Quid | What | 212 |
| Quidem | Certainly | 136 |
| Quis | Who | 212 |
| Quō | Where, to what place; | 305 |
| Quōmodo | How | 831 |
| Referō, referre, rettulī, relātus | With quid, it doesn’t matter | 171 |
| Respondeō, respondēre, respondī, respōnsus | Answer, respond | 535 |
| Revēniō, revēnīre, revēnī, reventus | Return | |
| Rēx, rēgis, m. | King | 60 |
| Rīdeō, rīdēre, rīsī, rīsus | Laugh, smile | 874 |
| Rīdiculus, rīdicula, rīdiculum | Ridiculous | |
| Rogō, rogāre, rogāvī, rogātus | Ask | 551 |
| Rūpes, rūpis, f. | Cliff | |
| Sacrificium, sacrificiī, n. | Sacrifice | |
| Saevus, saeva, saevum | Savage, cruel | 244 |
| Sagitta, sagittae, f. | Arrow | |
| Saltus, saltūs, m. | Leap | |
| Salūtō, salūtāre, salūtāvī, salūtātus | Greet | ELV |
| Salveō, salvēre | Be well; as imperative, hello | |
| Sciō, scīre, scīvī, scītus | Know | 172 |
| Sē | Himself, herself, themselves | 17 |
| Sed | But | 20 |
| Semper | Always | 149 |
| Sequor, sequī, secūtus sum | Follow, obey | 108 |
| Serpēns, serpentis, m./f. | Snake | |
| Servus, servī, m. | Slave | 496 |
| Sī | If | 16 |
| Sīcut | Just like | 791 |
| Silva, silvae, f. | Forest, woods | 234 |
| Sine | Without | 104 |
| Singulus, singula, singulum | One at a time, individual | 507 |
| Socrus, socrūs, f. | Mother-in-law | |
| Sōl, sōlis, m. | Sun | 320 |
| Sollicitūdō, Sollicitūdinis, f. | Sollicitudo, a name meaning anxiety | |
| Sōlus, sōla, sōlum | Alone, Lonely – only? | 176 |
| Somnium, somniī, n. | Dream | ELV |
| Somnus, somnī, m. | Sleep | 438 |
| Soror, sorōris, f. | Sister | 497 |
| Spectō, spectāre, spectāvī, spectātus | Look at, watch | 473 |
| Spērō, spērāre, spērāvī, spērātus | Hope | 648 |
| Splendidus, splendida, splendidum | Splendid | |
| Ssst | Shh! | |
| Statim | Immediately | 798 |
| Stō, stāre, stetī, status | Stand; agree | 168 |
| Stultus, stulta, stultum | Foolish, stupid | ELV |
| Styx, Stygis, f. | Styx, a river in the underworld | |
| Sub | Under | 118 |
| Subitō | Suddenly | 848 |
| Sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | Be | 2 |
| Suus, suua, suum | His, her, their own | 27 |
| Tandem | Finally | 427 |
| Tangō, tangere, tetigī, tāctus | Touch | 534 |
| Templum, templī, n. | Temple | 485 |
| Teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentus | Hold; with memoria, remember | 106 |
| Terra, terrae, f. | Land, ground | 70 |
| Terror, terrōris, m. | Terror | ELV |
| Timeō, timēre, timuī | Fear | 153 |
| Tot | So many | 259 |
| Tōtus, tōta, tōtum | Whole, entire | 78 |
| Trāns | Across | ELV |
| Trēs, tria | Three | 533 |
| Trīstis, trīste | Sad | 275 |
| Tristitiēs, Tristitiēī, f. | Tristities, a name meaning sadness | |
| Tū | You | 9 |
| Tullia, Tulliae, F. | Tullia | |
| Tunc | Then | 56 |
| Turpis, turpe | Ugly | 377 |
| Tuus, tua, tuum | Your | 44 |
| Ubī | Where, when | 92 |
| Ulula, ululae, f. | Owl | |
| Ūnā | Together | |
| Ut | So that, that, that not, as | 15 |
| Ūtor, utī, ūsus sum | Use | 330 |
| Uxor, uxōris, f. | Wife | 552 |
| Vae | Bah | |
| Valdē | Greatly | |
| Vellus, velleris, n. | Fleece | |
| Vendō, vendere, vendidī, venditus | Sell | ELV |
| Venia, veniae, f. | Pardon, with dare, to forgive | |
| Veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | Come | 63 |
| Ventus, ventī, m. | Wind | 265 |
| Venus, Veneris, f. | Venus | |
| Vērus, vēra, vērum | True, real | 410 |
| Via, viae, f. | Road | 196 |
| Videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | See | 31 |
| Vir, virī, m. | Man | 85 |
| Vōs | You (plural) | 130 |
| Volō, velle, voluī | Want | 66 |
| Volō, volāre, volāvī, volātus | Fly | ELV |
| Voluptās, Voluptātis, f. | Pleasure | 378 |
| Vulcānus, Vulcānī, m. | Vulcan | |
| Vulnerō, vulnerāre, vulnerāvī, vulnerātus | Wound, injure | ELV |
| Zephyrus, Zephyrī, m. | Zephyr |
