Lesson 40

 Vocabulary

 Nouns

 Aaes aeris n bronze

Dominus domini m master

Lacrima lacrimae f lea

Meta metae f turning post, goal

Monumentum monumenti n monument

Nasus nasi m nose

Saxum saxi n rock, stone

Vultus vultus m countenance, face

 

Adjectives

Iustus iusta iustum just, right

Tot so many

 

Prepositions

Praeter + acc besides, except

 

Adverbs

 Nonne expecting yes answer

Num expecting the answer “no”

Omnino wholly, entirely

Postremum after all, finally

Quin indeed, in fact

 

Verbs

Explico explicare explicavi explicatus 1^st to unfold, explain

Fatigo fatigare fatigavi fatigatus 1^st to weary, tire out

For fari fatus sum 1^st speak, talk

Opinor opinari opinatus sum 1^st to suppose

Reperio reperire repperi repertum 4^th to find, discover

Vereor vereri veritus sum 3^rd to show reverence for, respect

 

The sword of Damocles

     Hic tyrannus ipse demonstravit quam beatus esset.  Nam cum quidam ex eius asentatoribus, Damocles, commemoraret copias eius, maiestatem dominatus,m rerum abundantiam, negaretque quemquam umquam beatiorem fuisse, Dionysius “Visne igitur,” inquit, “O Damocle, ipse hanc vitam degustare et fortunam meam experiri?”  Cum ille se cupere dixisset, hominem in aureo lecto collocari iussit mensasque ornavit argento auroque.  Tum pueros bellos iussit cenam exquisitissimam inferred.  Fortunatus sibi Damocles videbatur.  Eodem autem tempore Dionysius gladium supra caput eius saeta equine demitti iussit.  Damocles, cum gladium vidisset, timens oravit tyrannum ut ei abire liceret, quod iam “beatus” nollet esse.  Satisne Dionysius videtur demonstravisse nihil esse ei beatumcui simper aliqui metus impendeat?

 

(assentator oris flatterer; Damocles is Mamocles; commemoro 1^st mention; maiestas tatis greatness; quisquam quidquam anyone, anything; degusto 1^st taste, try; aureus a um golden; lectus I couch, colloco 1^st place; argentums I silver; surum I gold; supra above; sacta equine by a horse chair; demitto 3^rd let down; impendeo 2^nd hang over, threaten)

 

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