LATIN-ENGLISH VOCABULARY 319
numerus
- numerus, -ī, m. number
- numquam, adv. [nē, not, + umquam, ever], never
- nunc, adv. now. Cf. iam
- nūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [nūntius, messenger], report, announce (§420.a)
- nūntius, nūntī, m. messenger
- nūper, adv. recently, lately, just now
- nympha, -ae, f. nymph
O
- ob, prep, with acc. on account of. In compounds it often means in front of, against, or is intensive, quam ob rem, for this reason (§ 340)
- obses, -idis, m. and f. hostage
- ob-sideō, -ēre, -sēdī, -sessus [ob, against, + sedeō, sit], besiege
- obtineō, -ēre, -uī, -tentus [ob, against, + teneō, hold], possess, occupy, hold
- occāsiō, -ōnis, f. favorable opportunity, favorable moment
- occāsus, -ūs, m. going down, setting
- occīdō, -ere, -cīdī, -cīsus [ob, down, + caedō, strike], strike down; cut down, kill. Cf. interfiō, necō
- ōccupō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ob, completely, + capiō, take], seize, take possession of, occupy. Cf. rapiō
- oc-currō, -ere, -carrī, -cursus [ob, against, + carrō, run], run towards; meet, with dat (§426)
- ōceanus, -ī, m. the ocean
- octō, indecl. numeral adj. eight
- oculus, -ī, m. eye
- officium, offi'cī, n. duty
- ōlim, adv. formerly, once upon a time
- ōmen, -inis, n. sign, token, omen
- o-mittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missus [ob, over, past, + mittō, send], let go, omit. cōnsilium omittere, give up a plan
orior
- omnīnō adv. [omnis, all], altogether wholly, entirely
- omnis, -e, adj. all, every. Cf. tōtus
- onerāria, -ae, f. [onus, load], with nāvis expressed or understood, merchant vessel, transport
- onus, -eris, n, load, burden
- opīniō, -ōnis, f. [opīnor, suppose], opinion, supposition, expectation
- oppidānus, -ī, m. [oppidum, town], townsman
- oppidum, -ī, n. town, stronghold
- opportūnus, -a, -um, adj. suitable, opportune, favorable
- op-primō, -ere, -pressī, -pressus [ob, against, + premō, press], (press against), crush; surprise
- oppugnātiō, -ōnis, f. storming, assault
- oppugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ob, against, + pugnō, fight], fight against, assault. storm, assail
- optimē, adv. in superl. degree, compared bene, melius, optimē, very well, best of all (§323)
- optimus, -a, -um, adj. in superl. degree, compared bonus, melior, optimus, best, most excellent (§311)
- opus, -eris, n. work, labor, task (§ 464. 2. b)
- ōrāculum, -ī, n. [ōrō, speak], oracle
- ōrātor, -ōris, m. [ōrō, speak], orator
- orbis, -is, m. ring, circle, orbis terrārum, the earth, world
- orbita, -ae, f. [orbis, wheel], rut
- Orcus, -ī, m. Orcus, the lower world
- ōrdō, -inis, m. row, order, rank (§247.2.a)
- orīgō, -inis, f. [orior, rise], source, origin
- orior, -īrī, ortus sum, dep. verb, arise, rise; begin; spring, be born
