The dictionary for Ridiculi et Horribiles Dei et Deae contains all the Latin words used in the novella of short stories. The dictionary does not further break down the vocabulary by each story. Some words are used only in one story. If you would like a preview of the novella, you can read the first few paragraphs of each short 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 Ridiculi et Horribiles Dei et Deae 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 Ridiculi et Horribiles Dei et Deae
| Latin | English | DCC ELV |
| Ā, ab | Away from, from; by | 21 |
| Ad | To, towards; at | 14 |
| Aeger, aegra, aegrum | Sick | 810 |
| Ager, agrī, m. | Field | 324 |
| Agō, agere, ēgī, āctus | Do | 69 |
| Āla, ālae, f. | Wing | |
| Amalthēa, Amalthēae, f. | Amalthea; a goat who raises Jupiter | |
| Amīca, amīcae, f. | Friend (female) | 198 |
| Amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus | Love | 219 |
| An | Or | 94 |
| Annus, annī, m. | Year | 167 |
| Ānxius, ānxia, ānxium | Anxious | ELV |
| Apollō, Apollinis, m. | Apollo; the god of music | |
| Aqua, aquae, f. | Water | 272 |
| Arcus, arcūs, m. | Bow | ELV |
| Atlās, Atlantis, m. | Atlas; a titan who holds up the world and grandfather to Niobe | |
| Audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus | Hear; listen to | 165 |
| Autem | Moreover; however | 123 |
| Avis, avis, f. | Bird | 855 |
| Avus, avī, m. | Grandfather | |
| Bālō, bālāre, bālāvī, bālātus | Bleat | |
| Beē | The sound a goat makes | |
| Bellum, bellī, n. | War | 86 |
| Bibō, bibere, bibī, bibitus | Drink | ELV |
| Bonus, bona, bonum | Good | 68 |
| Cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsus | Fall | 210 |
| Caelum, caelī, n. | Sky; heaven | 117 |
| Canō, canere, cecinī, cāntus | Sing | 389 |
| Capiō, capere, cēpī, captus | Take; seize | 131 |
| Capra, caprae, f. | Goat (female) | |
| Capricornus, capricornī, m. | Capricorn; a constellation in the sky | |
| Caput, capitis, n. | Head | 124 |
| Causa, causae, f. | With quā dē causā, for which reason | 107 |
| Celeriter | Quickly | 967 |
| Cerēs, Cereris, f. | Ceres; the goddess of grain and agriculture | |
| Certē | Certainly; surely | 601 |
| Cibus, cibī, m. | Food | 863 |
| Clāmō, clāmāre, clāmāvī, clāmātus | Shout | ELV |
| Cogitō, cogitāre, cogitāvī, cogitātus | Think | 515 |
| Color, colōris, m. | Color | 725 |
| Comedō, comedere, comēdī, comēsus | Eat | |
| Coniūnx, coniugis, m/f | Spouse; wife; husband | 218 |
| Cōnsilium, cōnsiliī, n. | Plan | 217 |
| Cornū, cornūs, n. | Horn | 591 |
| Cornūcōpia, cornūcōpiae, f. | Cornucopia; the horn of plenty | |
| Corpus, corporis, n. | Body | 75 |
| Crēta, Crētae, f. | Crete; an island in the Mediterranean | |
| Cum | With | 10 |
| Cūr | Why | 404 |
| Dē | About; from; with quā dē causā, for which reason | 46 |
| Dea, deae, f. | Goddess | 42 |
| Dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī | Should | 155 |
| Dēfendō, dēfendere, dēfendī, dēfensus | Defend | 653 |
| Dēlectō, dēlectāre, dēlectāvī, dēlectātus | Delight; like | |
| Dēmōnstrō, dēmōnstrāre, dēmōnstrāvī, dēmōnstrātus | Demonstrate; show | |
| Deus, deī, m. | God | 42 |
| Diāna, Diānae, f. | Diana; the goddess of the hunt | |
| Dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | Say, tell | 33 |
| Diēs, diēī, m. | Day | 54 |
| Dīvidō, dīvidere, dīvidī, dīvīsus | Divide | 628 |
| Dō, dare, dedī, datus | Give | 28 |
| Domus, domī, f. | House; home | 73 |
| Dōnum, dōnī, n. | Gift | 476 |
| Duō, duae, duō | Two | 221 |
| Ē, ex | Out of; from | 26 |
| Ecce | Behold! | 643 |
| Ego, meī, mihi, mē, mē | I, me | 11 |
| Eō, īre, īvī, ītus | Go | 97 |
| Et | And | 1 |
| Etiamsī | Even if; although | ELV |
| Ēvomitō, ēvomitāre, ēvomitāvī, ēvomitātus | Vomit | |
| Faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | Do, make | 32 |
| Fēmina, fēminae, f. | Woman | 501 |
| Ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus | Carry; bear | 45 |
| Fīlia, fīliae, f. | Daughter | 909 |
| Fīlius, fīliī, m. | Son | 909 |
| Fleō, flēre, flēvī, flētus | Weep | 457 |
| Flōs, flōris, m. | Flower | 818 |
| Focum, focī, n. | Hearth | |
| Fortis, forte | Strong; brave | 286 |
| Fortūna, Fortūnae, f. | Fortune; often personified as a goddess | 138 |
| Frangō, frangere, frēgī, frāctus | Break | 345 |
| Frāter, frātris, m. | Brother | 225 |
| Frūmentum, frūmentī, n. | Grain | 936 |
| Fufae | Yuck | |
| Fugiō, fugere, fūgi, fugitus | Flee; escape | 177 |
| Habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus | Have | 39 |
| Habitō, habitāre, habitāvī, habitātus | Live | ELV |
| Hasta, hastae, f. | Spear | |
| Hic, haec, hoc | This; these | 7 |
| Hodiē | Today | 981 |
| Iam | Now; already; with nōn, no longer | 34 |
| Immortālis, immortāle | Immortal | ELV |
| In | In; on | 5 |
| Īnfāns, īnfantis, m/f | Infant; baby | |
| Īnsula, īnsulae, f. | Island | 908 |
| Intelligō, intelligere | Understand | 512 |
| Interficiō, interficere, interfēcī, interfēctus | Kill | 699 |
| Inveniō, invenīre, invēnī, inventus | Find | 316 |
| Īrātus, īrāta, īrātum | Angry | 809 |
| Is, ea, id | He, she, it | 13 |
| Iūnō, Iūnōnis, f. | Juno; the goddess of marriage | |
| Iuppiter, Iovis, m. | Jupiter; the king of men and gods; the god of the sky | |
| Iuvō, iuvāre, iuvī, iutus | Help | 390 |
| Lac, lactis, n. | Milk | |
| Laetus, laeta, laetum | Happy | 262 |
| Lātōna, Lātōnae, f. | Leto; the mater of Apollo and Diana | |
| Legō, legere, lēgī, lectus | Read | 419 |
| Locus, locī, m. | Place | 62 |
| Magicus, magica, magicum | Magical | |
| Malus, mala, malum | Bad; evil | 227 |
| Manus, manūs, f. | Hand | 48 |
| Mare, maris, n. | Sea | 125 |
| Mārs, Mārtis, m. | Mars; the god of war | |
| Māter, mātris, f. | Mother | 127 |
| Mātrimōnium, mātrimōniī, n. | Marriage | |
| Melum, melī, n. | Song | |
| Mendāx, mendācis | Liar | |
| Meus, mea, meum | My | 41 |
| Minister, ministrī, m. | Attedant; servant | ELV |
| Mōns Olympus, Montis Olympī, m. | Mount Olympus; the place where the gods live | |
| Mōnstrum, mōnstrī, n. | Monster | |
| Morior, morī, mortuus sum; mortuus, mortua, mortuum | Die | 253 |
| Mors, mortis, f. | Death | 95 |
| Mortālis, mortāle | Mortal | 950 |
| Multus, multa, multum | Many; much | 43 |
| Mundus, mundī, m. | World | 350 |
| Mūsica, mūsicae, f. | Music | |
| Mūtō, mūtāre, mūtāvī, mūtātus | Change | 315 |
| -ne | Indicates a question is asked | 238 |
| Necesse | Necessary | 773 |
| Neptūnus, Neptūnī, m. | Neptune; the god of the sea | |
| Nesciō, nescīre, nescīvī, nescītus | To not know | 525 |
| Nihil | Nothing | 55 |
| Niobē, Niobēs, f. | Niobe; a proud queen | |
| Nōlō, nolle, noluī | Not want | 458 |
| Nōmen, nōminis, n. | Name | 135 |
| Nōn | Not; with iam, no longer | 6 |
| Nōnne | Asks a question that expects a yes answer | ELV |
| Nōs | We; us | 51 |
| Nympha, nymphae, f. | Nymph | ELV |
| Ōlim | One day | 574 |
| Omnis, omne | All, every | 18 |
| Pater, patris, m. | Father | 71 |
| Pecūnia, pecūniae, f. | Money | 530 |
| Per | Through | 30 |
| Pes, pedis, m. | Foot | 199 |
| Petalum, petalī, n. | Petal | |
| Plūtō, Plūtōnis, m. | Pluto; the god of the underworld | |
| Pōculum, pōculī, n. | Cup | ELV |
| Pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus | Put | 102 |
| Possum, posse, potuī | Be able to; can | 23 |
| Pōtiō, pōtiōnis, f. | Potion; drink | |
| Praeter | Except | 756 |
| Prīmus, prīma, prīmum | First | 91 |
| Proserpina, Proserpinae, f. | Proserpina; the daughter of Ceres | |
| Pugnō, pugnāre, pugnāvī, pugnātus | Fight | 708 |
| Pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum | Beautiful; handsome | 569 |
| Pulsō, pulsāre, pulsāvī, pulsātus | Hit | |
| Putō, putāre, putāvī, putātus | Think | 166 |
| Quam | How; than | 29 |
| Quandō | When | 621 |
| Quārtus, quārta, quārtum | Fourth | |
| Quattuordecim | Fourteen | |
| Quī, quae, quod | Who, which, that | 3 |
| Quia | Because | 132 |
| Quīntus, quīnta, quīntum | Fifth | |
| Quis, quid | Who; what | 212 |
| Quō | To where | ELV |
| Quōmodo | How | 831 |
| Quoque | Also; too | 76 |
| Rēgīna, rēgīnae, f. | Queen | ELV |
| Rēgnum, rēgnī, n. | Kingdom | 121 |
| Respondeō, respondēre, respondī, respōnsus | Respond | 535 |
| Rēx, rēgis, m. | King | 60 |
| Rhēa, Rhēae, f. | Rhea; a titan and the mother of Jupiter | |
| Rīdeō, rīdēre, rīsī, rīsus | Laugh; smile | 874 |
| Rogō, rogāre, rogāvī, rogātus | Ask | 551 |
| Rubeō, rubēre, rubuī | Blush | ELV |
| Saevus, saeva, saevum | Fierce; raging; wrathful | 244 |
| Sagitta, sagittae, f. | Arrow | |
| Salvē | Hello | |
| Sāturnus, Sāturnī, m. | Saturn; a titan and the father of Jupiter | |
| Saxum, saxī, n. | Rock | 306 |
| Sciō, scīre, scīvī, scītus | Know | 172 |
| Scribō, scribere, scrīpsī, scrīptus | Write | 568 |
| Sē | Himself; herself; itself; themselves | 17 |
| Secundus, secunda, secundum | Second | 836 |
| Semper | Always | 149 |
| Septem | Seven | |
| Septimus, septima, septimum | Seventh | |
| Sex | Six | |
| Sextus, sexta, sextum | Sixth | |
| Sī | If | 16 |
| Silva, silvae, f. | Forest | 234 |
| Sine | Without | 104 |
| Sīrēnēs, Sīrēnum, f.pl. | Sirenes; mythological creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths | |
| Sōlus, sōla, sōlum | Alone; only | 176 |
| Soror, sorōris, f. | Sister | 497 |
| Sors, sortis, f. | Lot; oracle | 639 |
| Spectō, spectāre, spectāvī, spectātus | Look at | 473 |
| Stō, stare, stetī, status | Stand; also, agree with someone | 168 |
| Stomachus, stomachī, m. | Stomach | |
| Stultus, stulta, stultum | Foolish; stupid | ELV |
| Sub | Under | 118 |
| Subitō | Suddenly | 848 |
| Sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | Be | 2 |
| Superbus, superba, superbum | Proud | 656 |
| Tantalus, Tantalī, m. | Tantalus; a king whose punishment is to always hunger and thist and never sate it | |
| Tartarus, Tartarī, m. | Tartarus; the underworld | |
| Templum, templī, n. | Temple | 485 |
| Tendō, tendere, tetendī, tentus | Draw (a bow) | 529 |
| Terra, terrae, f. | Land | 70 |
| Tertius, tertia, tertium | Third | 682 |
| Timeō, timēre, timuī | Fear | 153 |
| Trēs, tria | Three | 533 |
| Trīstis, trīste | Sad | 275 |
| Tū | You | 9 |
| Turpis, turpe | Ugly | 377 |
| Tuus, tua, tuum | Your | 44 |
| Ubi | Where | 92 |
| Ulixēs, Ulixis, m. | Ulysses; more commonly, Odysseus | |
| Ultimum | Last; ultimately | 432 |
| Ūnā | Together | |
| Ūnus, ūna, ūnum | One | 53 |
| Vēnātiō, vēnātiōnis, f. | Hunt | |
| Veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | Come | 63 |
| Venus, Veneris, f. | Venus; the goddess of love | |
| Vesta, Vestae, f. | Vesta; the goddess of the hearth | |
| Videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | See | 31 |
| Vincō, vincere, vīcī, victus | Conquer | 101 |
| Vīnum, vīnī, n. | Wine | 640 |
| Vir, virī, m. | Man | 85 |
| Vōlō, velle, voluī | Wish; want | 66 |
| Volō, volāre, volāvi, volātus | Fly | ELV |
| Vōs | You (plural) | 130 |
| Vulcānus, Vulcānī, m. | Vulan; the god of the forge |
