About the Dictionary for Medea et Peregrinus Pulcherrimus
The dictionary for Medea et Peregrinus Pulcherrimus 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.
Unlike the Index Verborum, which is a list of all the word forms in the novella, the dictionary for Medea et Peregrinus Pulcherrimus 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 Medea et Peregrinus Pulcherrimus
| Dictionary Entry | Definition | DCC/ELV |
| Ā, ab | Away from | 21 |
| Absyrtus, Absyrtī, m. | Absyrtus, Medea’s brother | |
| Accipiō, accipere, accēpī, acceptus | Receive, accept | 110 |
| Ad | To, toward | 14 |
| Addō, addere, addidī, additus | Add | 433 |
| Adhūc | Still | 379 |
| Aeētēs, Aeētae, m. | Aeëtēs, King of Colchis | |
| Aesōn, Aesonis, m. | Aeson, Jason’s father | |
| Agō, agere, ēgī, āctus | Do | 69 |
| Ager, agrī, m. | Field | 324 |
| Aliquis, aliquid | Someone, something | 77 |
| Amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus | Love | 219 |
| Amīcus, amīcī, m. | Friend | 198 |
| Amita, amitae, f. | Paternal aunt | |
| Amor, amōris, m. | Love | 116 |
| An | Or | 94 |
| Animal, animālis, n. | Animal | 547 |
| Ānxius, ānxia, ānxium | Anxious | ELV |
| Arātrum, arātrī, n. | Plow | |
| Arō, arāre, arāvī, arātus | Plow | |
| Argō, Argūs, m. | Argo, the name of Jason’s boat | |
| Argonauta, Argonautae, m. | Argonauts, the people who sailed with Jason | |
| Audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus | Hear | 165 |
| Aula, aulae, f. | Hall | |
| Aureus, aurea, aureum | Golden | 691 |
| Autem | However, moreover | 123 |
| Auxilium, auxiliī, n. | Help, aid | 543 |
| Babae | Wow | |
| Bāsium, bāsiī, n. | Kiss | |
| Bibō, bibere, bibī, bibitus | Drink | ELV |
| Bonus, bona, bonum | Good | 68 |
| Canis, canis, m./f. | Dog | 687 |
| Capiō, capere, cēpī, captus | Take; with cōnsilium, to come up with a plan | 131 |
| Captīva, captīvae, f.; also, captīvus, captīvī, m. | captive, prisoner | ELV |
| Causa, causae, f. | Cause, reason; with quā dē, for which reason | 107 |
| Celeriter | Quickly | 967 |
| Certē, from certus | Certainly | 601 |
| Circē, Circēs, f. | Circe, a sorceress and Medea’s aunt | |
| Clāmo, clāmāre, clāmāvī, clāmātus | Shout | ELV |
| Colchis, Colchidis, f. | Colchis | |
| Cōnfūsus, cōnfūsa, cōnfūsum | Confused | |
| Cōnsilium, cōnsiliī, n. | Advice, plan; with capiō, to come up with a plan | 217 |
| Contrā | Against | 271 |
| Corrumpō, corrumpere, corrupī, corruptus | Corrupt | |
| Crīmen, crīminis, n. | crime | 475 |
| Cruciō, cruciāre, cruciāvī, cruciātus | Torture | |
| Cum | With | 10 |
| Cupīdo, Cupidinis, m. | Cupid, the god of love | |
| Cȳzicus, Cȳzicī, m. | Cyzicus, King of Lemnos | |
| Dō, dare, dedī, datus | Give | 28 |
| Dē | About | 46 |
| Dea, deae, f.; also deus, deī, m. | goddess, god | 42 |
| Dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitus | Should | 155 |
| Dēfendō, dēfendere, dēfendī, dēfensus | Defend | 653 |
| Dēlicia, dēliciae, f. | Darling; pet | |
| Dens, dentis, m. | Teeth | |
| Dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | Tell; say | 33 |
| Difficilis, difficile | Difficult | 861 |
| Diū | For a long time | 361 |
| Dolor, dolōris, m. | Pain, grief | 193 |
| Dormiō, dormīre, dormīvī, dormītus | Sleep | 975 |
| Dracō, dracōnis, m. | Dragon | |
| Ē, ex | Out of; from | 26 |
| Is, ea, id | her | 13 |
| Eō, īre, īvī, ītus | Go | 97 |
| Ecce | Look | 643 |
| Edō, edere, ēdī, ēsus | Eat | ELV |
| Ego | I | 11 |
| Ēmittō, ēmittere, ēmīsī, ēmissus | Send out | |
| Sum, esse, fuī, fūtūrus | Be | 2 |
| Error, errōris, m. | Error, mistake | 832 |
| Etiam | Even, also | 67 |
| Etiamsī | Even if | ELV |
| Exsanguis, exsanguis, exsangue | Pale, frightened | |
| Faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | Make, do | 32 |
| Falsus, falsa, falsum | False | 633 |
| Familia, familiae, f. | Family | 943 |
| Fēmina, fēminae, f. | Woman | 501 |
| Ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus | Bring | 45 |
| Fīlia, fīliae, f.; also; fīlius, fīliī, m. | Daughter, son | 909 |
| Flamma, flammae, f. | Flame | 298 |
| Flammifer, flammifera, flammiferum | Flamebearing | |
| Fleō, flēre, flēvī, flētus | Weep | 457 |
| Fortasse | Maybe | 833 |
| Fortis, forte | Strong, brave | 286 |
| Frāter, frātris, m. | Brother | 225 |
| Frequenter | Frequently | |
| Fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fūgitus | To flee | 177 |
| Fūnus, fūneris, n. | Funeral | 524 |
| Fūr, fūris, m. | Thief | |
| Gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsus sum | Rejoice | 407 |
| Gigāns, gigantis, m. | Giant | |
| Gladius, gladiī, m. | Sword | 862 |
| Grātia, grātiae, f. | Thanks, with agō, to give thanks | 380 |
| Habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus | Have | 39 |
| Hic, haec, hoc | This | 7 |
| Hahahae | Haha | |
| Harpȳīae, Harpȳīārum, f. | Harpies | |
| Hecatē, Hecatēs, f. | Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft | |
| Herba, herbae, f. | Herb | ELV |
| Hospes, hospitis, m. | Host | 873 |
| Iaciō, iacere, iēcī, iactus | Throw | 899 |
| Iāsōn, Iāsōnis, m. | Jason, Future King of Iolcus | |
| In | In, on; into | 5 |
| Incipiō, incipere, incēpī, inceptus | Begin | 411 |
| Īnsula, īnsulae, f. | Island | 908 |
| Interficiō, interficere, interfēcī, interfectus | Kill | 699 |
| Iolcus, Iolcī, m. | Iolcus, Jason’s city | |
| Īrātus, īrāta, īrātum | Angry | ELV |
| Iungō, iungere, iūnxī, iūnctus | Yoke | 513 |
| Iūnō, Iūnōnis, f. | Juno, the goddess of marriage | |
| Iuppiter, Iovis, m. | Jupiter, the king of the gods | |
| Labor, labōris, m. | Labor | 201 |
| Lātrō, lātrāre, lātrāvī, lātrātus | Barking | |
| Lemnos, Lemnī, f. | Lemnos, an island in the Aegean Sea | |
| Licet | It is permitted | 175 |
| Maga, magae, f. | magician; witch | |
| Magicus, magica, magicum | Magic | |
| Magnus, magna, magnum | Great, large | 25 |
| Mōmentum, mōmentī, n. | Moment, importance | |
| Malus, mala, malum | Bad | 227 |
| Mare, maris, n. | Sea | 125 |
| Mēdēa, Mēdēae, f. | Medea | |
| Mentior, mentīrī, mentītus sum | Lie | |
| Meus, mea, meum | my | 41 |
| Mīrābilis, mīrābile | Amazing | |
| Morior, morī, mortuus sum | Die | 253 |
| Mortālis, mortāle | Mortal | 950 |
| Mortuus, mortua, mortuum | Dead | ELV |
| Mox | Soon | 469 |
| Multus, multa, multum | Many | 43 |
| Nauta, nautae, m. | Sailor | ELV |
| Nāvis, nāvis, f. | Boat | 353 |
| Nāvigō, nāvigāre, nāvigāvī, nāvigātus | Sail | ELV |
| -ne | An enclitic indicating a question | 238 |
| Nē | Lest | 47 |
| Necesse | Necessary | 773 |
| Nesciō, nescīre, nescīvī, nescītus | Know | 525 |
| Nihil | Nothing | 55 |
| Nīl refert | It doesn’t matter | 55, 171 |
| Nōs | We, us | 51 |
| Nōlō, nōlle, nōluī | Not want, not wish | 458 |
| Nōn | Not | 6 |
| Nōnne | A question word that expects a yes answer | ELV |
| Novus, nova, novum | Strange, new | 139 |
| Nox, noctis, f. | Night | 119 |
| Num | A question word that expects a no answer | 924 |
| Numquam | Never | 251 |
| Nunc | Now | 50 |
| Ō | Oh | |
| Oblīvīscor, oblīvīscī, oblītus sum | Forget | |
| Omnis, omne | All | 18 |
| Parcō, parcere, pepercī, parsus | Spare | 412 |
| Pars, partis, f. | Parts | 65 |
| Pater, patris, m. | Father | 71 |
| Peliās, Peliae, m. | Pelias, King of Iolcus and Jason’s uncle | |
| Pellō, pellere, pepulī, pulsus | Strike | 563 |
| Per | Through; with somnium, in a dream | 30 |
| Peregrīnus, peregrīnī, m. | Traveler, foreigner | |
| Petō, petere, petīvī, petītus | Attack | 83 |
| Phīneus, Phīneī, m. | Phineus, king of Salmydessus | |
| Possum, posse, potūi | Able to, can | 23 |
| Post | Behind | 164 |
| Pōtiō, pōtiōnis, f. | Potion | |
| Precor, precārī, precātus sum | Pray | 492 |
| Prīmus, prīma, prīmum | First | 91 |
| Pugnō, pugnāre, pugnāvī, pugnātus | Fight | 708 |
| Pulcher, pulchra, pulcrum | Handsome, pretty | 569 |
| Putō, putāre, putāvī, putātus | Think | 166 |
| Quī, quae, quod | Who, which, what | 3 |
| Quam | How; than | 29 |
| Quandō | When | 621 |
| Quia | Because | 132 |
| Quid | What | 212 |
| Quiētē, from quiētus | Quietly | |
| Quīnquāgintā | Fifty | |
| Quis | Who | 212 |
| Quō | To what place; where | 305 |
| Quōmodo | How | 831 |
| Rēgīna, rēgīnae, f. | Queen | ELV |
| Rēx, rēgis, m. | King | 60 |
| Removeō, removēre, remōvī, remōtus | Remove | |
| Respondeō, respondēre, respondi, responsus | Respond | 535 |
| Rīdeō, rīdēre, rīsī, rīsus | Smile, laugh | 874 |
| Rogō, rogāre, rogāvī, rogātus | I will ask | 551 |
| Sacerdōs, sacerdōtis, f. | Priestess | 939 |
| Sacrificium, sacrificiī, n. | Sacrifices | |
| Sagitta, sagittae, f. | Arrow | |
| Salūtō, salūtāre, salūtāvī, salūtātus | Greet | ELV |
| Sanguis, sanguinis, m. | Blood | 214 |
| Sērō, serere, sēvī, satus | Sow | |
| Saxum, saxī, n. | Rock | 306 |
| Sciō, scīre, scīvī, scītus | Know | 172 |
| Sē | Herself, himself, themselves | 17 |
| Secundus, secunda, secundum | Second | 836 |
| Sequor, sequī, secūtus sum | Obey, follow | 108 |
| Sed | But | 20 |
| Semper | Always | 149 |
| Sepeliō, sepelīre, sepelīvī, sepultus | Bury | |
| Sī | If | 16 |
| Significō, significāre, significāvī, significātus | it meant | |
| Sine | Without | 104 |
| Singulī, singulae, singula | One at a time | 507 |
| Somnium, somniī, n. | Dream; with per, in a dream | ELV |
| Soror, sorōris, f. | Sister | 497 |
| Spectō, spectāre, spectāvī, spectātus | Look, watch | 473 |
| Ssst | Shh! | |
| Stultus, stulta, stultum | Foolish; as a noun, fool | ELV |
| Subitō | Suddenly | 848 |
| Super | Above | 401 |
| Suspīciōsus, suspīciōsa, suspīciōsum | Suspicious | |
| Symplēgadēs | Symplegades, a place notorious for shipwrecks | |
| Taurus, taurī, m. | Bull | ELV |
| Templum, templī, n. | Temple | 485 |
| Terra, terrae, f. | Country; earth | 70 |
| Terribilis, terribile | Terrible | |
| Terror, terrōris, m. | Terror | ELV |
| Tertius, tertia, tertium | Third | 682 |
| Thessalia, Thessaliae, f. | Thessaly, a region in Greece | |
| Trēs, tria | Three | 533 |
| Tū | You | 9 |
| Tuus, tua, tuum | Your | 44 |
| Tunc | Then | 56 |
| Tūtus, tūta, tūtum | Safe | 365 |
| Ubi | Where, when | 92 |
| Ūnus, ūna, ūnum | One | 53 |
| Ut | So that; as | 15 |
| Uxor, uxōris, f. | Wife | 552 |
| Vah | Bah! | |
| Volō, velle, voluī | Want, wish | 66 |
| Vellus, velleris, n. | Fleece | |
| Veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | Come | 63 |
| Venus, Veneris, f. | Venus, the goddess of love | |
| Vērus, vēra, vērum | True | 410 |
| Videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | See | 31 |
| Vir, virī, m. | Man | 85 |
| Vōs | You (plural) | 130 |
