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Germania 34

The Frisii and the northern Ocean

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Germ. 34.1Angrivariōs et Chamāvōs ā tergō Dulgubniī et Chasuariī claudunt aliaeque gentēs haud perinde memorātae, ā fronte Frisiī excipiunt.The Angrivarii and Chamavi are closed in behind by the Dulgubnii and Chasuarii and other peoples not so often mentioned, and in front the Frisii succeed them. Germ. 34.1Maiōribus minōribusque Frisiīs vocābulum est ex modō vīrium.The Greater and Lesser Frisii have their names from the measure of their strength. Germ. 34.1Utraeque nātiōnēs ūsque ad Oceanum Rhēnō praetexuntur ambiuntque immēnsōs īnsuper lacūs et Rōmānīs classibus nāvigātōs.Both tribes are bordered by the Rhine right down to the Ocean, and they also encompass immense lakes that have been sailed by Roman fleets. Germ. 34.2Ipsum quīn etiam Oceanum illā temptāvimus;We have even attempted the Ocean itself in that quarter; Germ. 34.2et superesse adhūc Herculis columnās fāma vulgāvit, sīve adiit Herculēs, seu quicquid ubīque magnificum est, in clāritātem eius referre cōnsēnsimus.and rumour has spread that pillars of Hercules still exist there, whether Hercules went there, or whether we have agreed to attribute whatever is magnificent anywhere to his renown. Germ. 34.3Nec dēfuit audentia Drūsō Germānicō, sed obstitit Oceanus in sē simul atque in Herculem inquīrī.Nor did Drusus Germanicus lack daring, but the Ocean prevented inquiry into itself and into Hercules alike.

Germ. 34.3Mox nēmō temptāvit, sānctiusque ac reverentius vīsum dē āctīs deōrum crēdere quam scīre.Afterwards no one attempted it, and it seemed more pious and reverent to believe in the deeds of the gods than to know them.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (72 words)
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
tergum, -ī, n.back
claudō, -ere, clausī, clausumclose, shut; (agmen) bring up the rear
alius, -a, -udanother, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
que, enclitic conj.and
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
haud, adv.not at all, by no means, not
perinde (adv.)in the same way, equally; haud perinde: not so much
memorō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusremind of, mention
frōns, frontis, f.forehead
excipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake out or up, receive, welcome, entertain
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
parvus, -a, -umlittle, small
vocābulum, -ī n.name, word, term
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
modus, -ī, m.way, manner
vīs, vīs, f.violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main
uterque, utraque, utrumqueeach, either, both
nātiō, -ōnis f.people, nation; birth
ūsque, adv.all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
praetexō, -ere, -texuī, -textusborder, fringe; toga praetexta: the purple-bordered toga of magistrates
ambiō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo round; approach, court, win over
immēnsus (inmēnsus), -a, -umimmeasurable, boundless, vast
īnsuper (adv.)above, on top; besides
lacus, -ūs, m.lake
Rōmānus, -a, -umRoman
classis, -is f.fleet
nāvigō, -āre, -āvī, -ātussail
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
quīn, conj.so that ... not, but that, but
etiam, adv.and now, also, too, even
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
temptō, -āre, -āvī, -ātustry, attempt
supersum, -esse, -fuībe over or left, remain
adhūc, adv.to this point, up to this time, yet, still
columna, -ae, f.column, pillar
fāma, -ae, f.report, rumor
vulgō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake common, spread abroad; (corpus) prostitute
sīve or seu, conj.or if; sīve ... sīve, whether ... or
adeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo to, approach
sīve or seu, conj.or if; sīve ... sīve, whether ... or
quisquis, quidquid (quicquid)whoever, whatever
ubīque (adv.)everywhere
magnificus, -a, -umsplendid, magnificent
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
clāritās, -ātis f.brightness; renown, glory
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
referō, referre, rettulī, relātusbring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia
cōnsentiō, -īre, -sēnsī, -sēnsumagree; act together
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
dēsum, deesse, dēfuībe lacking, fail
audentia, -ae f.boldness, daring
sed, conj.but
obstō, -stāre, -stitīstand in the way, block, oppose (+ dat.)
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
simul, adv.at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
inquīrō, -ere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītumsearch into, inquire
mox, adv.soon
nēmō, nēminis, m. and f.no one, nobody
sānctus, -a, -umconsecrated, sacred
reverēns, -entisrespectful, reverent
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
deus, -ī, m.god
crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditusbelieve
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusknow
Tacitus, Germania. Latin text: H. Furneaux, Cornelii Taciti Opera Minora (Oxford, 1900), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.