VI. Ancient Britain.
§16.
In this and the following Preparations all nouns and adjectives of the 1st and 2nd Declensions will be given in the Nom. Sing., except when a whole phrase is quoted.
historicus, a, um | historical |
studiōsus, a, um | fond, studious |
narrō | I tell, I narrate |
proximus, a, um | nearest |
proximō annō[1] | last year |
dum | while |
erat | was (he was) |
narrābat | he used to tell or narrate |
auscultābant | (they) used to listen |
ad-eram | I used to be present |
sīc | so, thus, as follows |
fere | almost |
tōtus, a, um | whole [total] |
tōta Britannia | the whole of Britain |
The adj. tōtus, a, um is irregular in the Gen. and Dat. Sing. | |
densus, a, um | dense, thick |
fluvius | river |
Tamesa [2] | Thames |
ager[3] | field |
frūgifer, frūgifera, frūgiferum | fruitful [fruit-bearing] |
silva Anderida | the Andredsweald (weald = forest) |
vastus, a, um | wild, waste [vast] |
incultus, a, um | uncultivated |
fera | wild beast |
lupus | wolf |
ursus | bear |
cervus | stag |
aper[4] | wild boar |
multus, a, um | much |
varius, a, um | varied |
māteria | timber [material] |
fāgus (fem.) | beech |
☞Most nouns denoting trees are feminine | |
nōtus, a, um | known |
sī | if |
Gāius Iūlius | i.e. Caesar |
vērus, a, um | true |
vēra (neut. pl.) | true things, the truth |
affirmō | I affirm, I state |
pīnus (fem.) | pine |
Scōticus, a, um | Scottish |
dē-erat | was wanting |