Phaedr. 1.25.1Cōnsilia quī dant prāva cautīs hominibus,
et perdunt operam et dērīdentur turpiter.Those who give bad advice to cautious people both waste their effort and are shamefully laughed at.Note. cōnsilia … prāva: 'bad advice'. operam perdunt: 'waste their effort'. Phaedr. 1.25.3Canēs currentēs bibere in Nīlō flūmine,
ā corcodīlīs nē rapiantur, trāditum est.It is said that dogs drink from the river Nile on the run, so as not to be seized by crocodiles.Note. trāditum est: 'it is related'. Canēs currentēs bibere: accusative and infinitive. nē rapiantur: 'so as not to be seized'. Phaedrus spells the word corcodīlus. Phaedr. 1.25.5Igitur cum currēns bibere coepisset canis,
sīc corcodīlus: Quamlibet lambe ōtiō;So when a dog had begun to drink on the run, a crocodile spoke thus: 'Lap at your leisure as much as you like;Note. Quamlibet lambe: 'lap as much as you like'. ōtiō: 'at your leisure'. Phaedr. 1.25.7nōlī verērī.don't be afraid.'Note. nōlī verērī: 'don't be afraid'; nōlī + infinitive is a negative command. Phaedr. 1.25.7At ille: Facerem mehercule,
nisi esse scīrem carnis tē cupidum meae.But the dog said: 'I would do so, by Hercules, if I did not know that you are greedy for my flesh.'Note. Facerem … nisi scīrem: present unreal condition, 'I would do it if I did not know'. mehercule: 'by Hercules'.
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Phaedrus · Fabulae I
Phaedrus 1.25
The dogs and the crocodiles
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (41 words)
| cōnsilium, -ī, n. | advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| prāvus, -a, -um | crooked; bad, wrong |
| cautus, -a, -um | careful, wary, on one's guard |
| homō, hominis, m. | man |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| perdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | destroy, ruin; lose, waste |
| opera, -ae, f. | effort, work, labor |
| dērīdeō, -ēre, -rīsī, -rīsus | laugh at, mock |
| turpiter (adv.) | shamefully, disgracefully |
| canis, -is, m. and f. | dog |
| currō, currere, cucurrī, cursus | run |
| bibō, bibere, bibī | drink |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| flūmen, -minis, n. | river |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| crocodīlus (corcodīlus), -ī m. | crocodile |
| nē, adv. | not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest |
| rapiō, -ere, -uī, -tus | seize, snatch |
| trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| coepī, coepisse, coeptus (used in tenses of completed action) | have begun, began |
| sīc, adv. | so, thus |
| quamlibet (adv.) | as much as you like |
| lambō, -ere, lambī | lick |
| ōtium, -ī n. | leisure, rest; peace, quiet |
| nōlō, nōlle, nōluī | not wish, be unwilling |
| vereor, -ērī, -itus | fear |
| at, conj. | but |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| mehercule, mehercle (interj.) | by Hercules!, so help me, truly |
| nisi, conj. | if not, unless |
| sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | know |
| carō, carnis, f. | flesh |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| cupidus, -a, -um | desirous, eager |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
Phaedrus, Fabulae I. Latin text: L. Mueller (Teubner, 1876), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.