Phaedr. 1.6.1Vīcīnī fūris celebrēs vīdit nūptiās
Aesopus et continuō narrāre incipit:
uxōrem quondam Sōl cum vellet dūcere,
clāmōrem rānae sustulēre ad sīdera.Aesop saw the lavish wedding of a neighbour, a thief, and at once began to tell this story: once, when the Sun wanted to take a wife, the frogs raised an outcry to the stars.Note. Aesop is at a thief's wedding and tells a pointed story: the more thieves, the worse for everyone. uxōrem dūcere: 'to marry (a wife)'. sustulēre = sustulērunt, from tollō. Phaedr. 1.6.5Convīciō permōtus quaerit Iuppiter
causam querēlae.Disturbed by the clamour, Jupiter asks the reason for the complaint.Note. Convīciō: 'by the uproar'. causam querēlae: 'the reason for the complaint'. Phaedr. 1.6.6Quaedam tum stagnī incola:
nunc inquit omnēs ūnus exūrit lacūs
cōgitque miserās āridā sēde ēmorī.Then one dweller in the pond said: 'As it is, one sun dries up all the lakes and forces us poor creatures to die in a parched home.Note. stagnī incola: 'a dweller in the pond', i.e. a frog. ūnus: one sun. exūrit lacūs: 'dries up the lakes'. miserās (nōs): 'us poor creatures'. Phaedr. 1.6.9Quidnam futūrum est, sī creārit līberōs?What will become of us if he has children?'Note. Quidnam futūrum est: 'what will happen?'. crearit = creāverit, future perfect, 'if he produces children'. The thief's wedding means more thieves.
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Phaedrus · Fabulae I
Phaedrus 1.6
The frogs complain of the Sun's wedding
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| vīcīnus, -ī m. | neighbor |
| fūr, fūris m. | thief |
| celeber, celebris, celebre | frequented; renowned, celebrated |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| nūptiae, -ārum f. pl. | wedding, marriage |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| continuō (adv.) | at once, immediately |
| narrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | tell, relate, narrate |
| incipiō, -ere, incēpī, inceptum | begin |
| uxor, -ōris, f. | wife |
| quondam (adv.) | once, formerly, at one time |
| sōl, sōlis, m. | sun |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus | lead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry |
| clāmor, -ōris, m. | shout, cry |
| rāna, -ae f. | frog |
| tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātus | lift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| sīdus, -eris n. | star, constellation |
| convīcium, -ī n. | loud noise, wrangling; abuse |
| permoveō, -ēre, -mōvī, -mōtum | move deeply, influence |
| quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītus | seek; ask, inquire |
| causa, -ae, f. | cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of |
| querēla, -ae f. | complaint, lament |
| quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron. | a certain, certain |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| stagnum, -ī n. | pool, standing water |
| incola, -ae, m. and f. | inhabitant |
| nunc, adv. | now |
| inquam, inquis, inquit, defective verb | I say, you say, he says |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| ūnus, -a, -um | one; only, alone |
| exūrō, -ere, -ussī, -ustum | burn down |
| lacus, -ūs, m. | lake |
| cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāctus | drive together, collect; compel |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| miser, misera, miserum | wretched, unhappy |
| āridus, -a, -um | dry; as a noun (āridum, -ī n.): dry land |
| sēdēs, -is, f. | seat, abode |
| ēmorior, -morī, -mortuus sum | die, die off, perish |
| quidnam, quaenam, quodnam (interrog.) | what (then)?, what in the world? |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| sī, conj. | if |
| creō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | elect, appoint |
| līberī, -ōrum, m. plur. | children |
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.