Dictionary for Pegasus et Bellerophon

The dictionary for Pegasus et Bellerophon 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 Pegasus et Bellerophon 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 Pegasus et Bellerophon

Dictionary Entry	English	DCC/ELV
Ā, ab	Away from	21
Ad	To, towards	14
Āla, ālae, f.	Wing
Ambulō, ambulāre, ambulāvī, ambulātus	Walk	ELV
Amīca, amīcae, f.	Friend (female)	198
Amīcus, amīcī, m.	Friend (male)	198
Amīcitia, amīcitiae, f.	Friendship	690
Animal, animalis, n.	Animal	547
Arcus, arcūs, m.	Bow	ELV
Ascendō, ascendere, ascendī, ascēnsus	Get on	990
Attonitus, attonita, attonitum	Astonished, surprised
Audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus	Hear	165
Aurōra, Aurōrae, f.	Aurora, the goddess of dawn
Avis, avis, f.	Bird	855
Bellerophōn, Bellerophontis, m.	Bellerophon, a Greek hero
Bene	Well	235
Bombax	Marvelous; wow
Cadō, cadere, cecedī, cāsus	Fall	210
Caelum, caelī, n.	Sky	117
Calcitrō, calcitrāre, calcitrāvī, calcitrātus	Kick
Capiō, capere, cēpī, captus	Take, grab; with cōnsilium, come up with a plan	131
Caput, capitis, n.	Head	124
Capra, caprae, f.	Goat
Chimaera, chimaerae, f.	Chimera
Clāmō, clāmāre, clāmāvī, clāmātus	Shout	ELV
Cōgitō, cōgitāre, cōgitāvī, cōgitātus	Think	515
Cōnfūsus, cōnfūsa, cōnfūsum	Confused
Cōnsilium, cōnsiliī, n.	Plan; with capiō, come up with a plan	217
Cum	With	10
Cūr	Why	404
Dō, dare, dedī, datus	Give	28
Dē	About	46
Dea, deae, f.	Goddess	42
Dēlectō, dēlectāre, dēlectāvī, dēlectātus	Delight
Deus, deī, m.	God	42
Dēscendō, dēscendere, dēscendi, dēscēnsus	Get off, descend	802
Dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	Say	33
Similis, simile	Similar	414
Duō, duae, duō	Two	221
Ego	I	11
Equus, equī, m.	Horse	248
Et	And	1
Exspīrō, exspīrāre, exspīrāvī, exspīrātus	Breathe out
Familia, familiae, f.	Family	943
Fēmina, fēminae, f.	Woman	501
Ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus	Bring, bear	45
Fīlia, fīliae, f.	Daughter	909
Fīlius, fīliī, m.	Son	909
Flamma, flammae, f.	Flame	298
Fortasse	Maybe	833
Frēnum, frēnī, n.	Bridle
Gerō, gerere, gessī, gestus	Wear	237
Habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus	Have	39
Habitō, habitāre, habitāvī, habitātus	Live	ELV
Hic, haec, hoc	This, these	7
Hērōs, hērōis, m.	Hero
Hiō, hiāre, hiāvī, hiātus	Gape
Horribilis, horribile	Horrible
Iaciō, iacere, iēcī, iāctus	Throw	899
Iam	Now; with nōn, no longer	34
In	in, on; into, onto	5
Intelligens, intelligentis	Intelligent
Interficiō, interficere, interfēcī, interfectus	Kill	699
Iobātēs, Iobātēs, m.	Iobates, a king
Iuppiter, Iovis, m.	Jupiter, king of the gods
Iuvō, iuvāre, iuvī, iūtus	Help	390
Leō, leōnis, m.	Lion	ELV
Līber, lībera, līberum	Free	229
Liquefaciō, liquefacere, liquefēcī, liquefactus	Melt
Loquor, loquī, locūtus sum	Talk	310
Metallum, metallī, n.	Metal
Minerva, Minervae, f.	Minerva, the godess of wisdom
Mōns Olympus, Montis Olympī, m.	Mount Olympus
Mordeō, mordēre, momordī, morsus	Bite
Morior, morī, mortuus sum	Die	253
Multus, multa, multum	Many, much	43
Musca, muscae, f.	Gadfly
Ne	Enclitic indicating a question is asked	238
Necesse	Necessary	773
Neptūnus, Neptūnī, m.	Neptune, the god of the sea and the father of Bellerophon
Nesciō, nescīre, nescīvī, nescītus	Not know	525
Nōlō, nolle, noluī	Not want	458
Nōn	Not; with iam, no longer	6
Nōnne	A question word that expects a yes answer	ELV
Nōs	We, us	51
Omnis, omne	All; every	18
Ōs, ōris, n.	Mouth	147
Pār, pāris	Equal	281
Pēgasus, Pēgasī, m.	Pegasus, the name of the main character
Pellō, pellere, pepulī, pulsus	Strike	563
Plaudō, plaudere, plausī, plausus	With ālīs, flap	ELV
Pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus	Put	102
Possum, posse, potuī	Able to	23
Quia	Because	132
Quis, quid	Who	212
Quō	To where	305
Quōmodo	How	831
Quoque	Too; also	76
Regō, regere, rēxī, rēctus	Rule, guide	554
Removeō, removēre, removī, remōtus	Remove
Respondeō, respondēre, respondī, respōnsus	Respond	535
Rēx, rēgis, m.	King	60
Rideō, ridēre, rīsī, rīsus	Smile, laugh	874
Rogō, rogāre, rogāvī, rogātus	Ask	551
Sagitta, sagittae, f.	Arrow
Sciō, scīre, scīvī, scītus	Know	172
Sē	He, herself	17
Sed	But	20
Serpens, serpentis, f.	Snake
Sī	If	16
Silens, silentis	Silent
Silva, silvae, f.	Forest; woods	234
Sōl, sōlis, m.	Sun	320
Sōlus, sōla, sōlum	Lonely; alone	176
Spectō, spectāre, spectāvī, spectātus	Look at, watch	473
Sssst	Shh!
Subitō	Suddenly	848
Sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	Be	2
Superbus, superba, superbum	Proud	656
Suprā	Above	588
Tamen	Nevertheless; still; yet	58
Tū	You	9
Tēlum, tēlī, n.	Spear	255
Tendō, tendere, tetendī, tentus	Draw	529
Tergum, tergī, n.	Back	474
Terra, terrae, f.	Land	70
Timeō, timēre, timuī	Fear	153
Trēs, tria	Three	533
Ubi	Where	92
Ūnus, ūna, ūnum	One	53
Vah	Ugh
Vehō, vehere, vēxī, vectus	Ride (in the passive)	632
Veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	Come	63
Vērus, vēra, verum	True	410
Vexō, vexāre, vexāvī, vexātus	Vex, annoy
Videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	See	31
Vir, virī, m.	Man	85
Volō, velle, voluī	Want	66
Volō, volāre, volāvī, volātus	Fly	ELV