Georg. 3.394At cui lactis amor, cytisum lōtōsque frequentīs
395ipse manū salsāsque ferat praesēpibus herbās.But let whoever loves milk bring tree-medick and plenty of lotus and salted herbs to the stalls with his own hand. Georg. 3.396Hinc et amant fluviōs magis et magis ūbera tendunt
et salis occultum referunt in lacte sapōrem.From this they both love the streams more and stretch their udders more, and give back a hidden taste of salt in the milk. Georg. 3.398Multī iam excrētōs prohibent ā mātribus haedōs
prīmaque ferrātīs praefīgunt ōra capistrīs.Many keep the kids from their mothers once they are weaned, and fit their mouths in front with iron-spiked muzzles. Georg. 3.400Quod surgente diē mulsēre hōrīsque diurnīs,
nocte premunt;What they have milked at sunrise and in the daylight hours, they press at night; Georg. 3.401quod iam tenebrīs et sōle cadente,
sub lūcem exportant calathīs adit oppida pāstor;what at dusk and sunset, the shepherd carries off in baskets at dawn — he goes to the towns; Georg. 3.403aut parcō sale contingunt hiemīque repōnunt.or they touch it with a little salt and lay it by for winter.
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Georgics 3.394–403
Milk and cheese
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (60 words)
| at, conj. | but |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| lāc, lactis, n. | milk |
| amor, -ōris, m. | love |
| cytisus, -ī m./f. | tree medick, a clover-like fodder shrub |
| lōtus, -ī, f. | lotus |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| frequēns, -entis | crowded, in great numbers; frequent |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| manus, -ūs, f. | hand |
| salsus, -a, -um | salted, salt |
| ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus | bear, bring |
| praesaepe, -is n. | stall, enclosure; (of bees) hive |
| herba, -ae, f. | herb, plant |
| hinc, adv. | from this place, hence |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| amō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | love |
| fluvius, -ī m. | river, stream |
| magis, comp. adv. | more, rather |
| ūber, -eris n. | teat, breast |
| tendō, -ere, tetendī, tentum | stretch out; hold out |
| sāl, salis, m. | salt |
| occultus, -a, -um | hidden, secret |
| referō, referre, rettulī, relātus | bring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| sapor, -ōris m. | taste, flavour |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| excernō, -ere, -crēvī, -crētus | sift out, separate |
| prohibeō, -hibēre, -hibuī, -hibitus | hold back, prevent, hinder |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| māter, mātris, f. | mother |
| haedus, -ī m. | young goat, kid |
| prīmus, -a, -um | first, foremost |
| ferrātus, -a, -um | tipped or shod with iron |
| praefīgō, -ere, -fīxī, -fīxum | fix in front |
| ōs, ōris, n. | mouth |
| capistrum, -ī n. | halter, muzzle |
| surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctus | rise, get up, stand up |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| mulceō, -ēre, mulsī, mulsus | stroke; soothe, calm |
| hōra, -ae, f. | hour |
| diurnus, -a, -um | by day, daily |
| nox, noctis, f. | night |
| premō, premere, pressī, pressus | press, check, restrain |
| tenebrae, -ārum f. pl. | darkness |
| sōl, sōlis, m. | sun |
| cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsūrus | fall |
| sub, prep. with acc. and abl. | under; sub vesperum, towards evening |
| lūx, lūcis, f. | light |
| exportō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | carry out, carry away |
| calathus, -ī m. | wicker basket (for wool, flowers, etc.) |
| adeō, -īre, -iī, -itus | go to, approach |
| oppidum, -ī, n. | town |
| pāstor, -tōris, m. | shepherd |
| aut, conj. | or; aut ... aut, either ... or |
| parcus, -a, -um | sparing, thrifty, frugal |
| contingō, -ere, -tigī, -tāctum | touch, reach |
| hiems, hiemis f. | winter |
| repōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus | put or set back; store up or away |
Vergil, Georgics. Latin text: J. B. Greenough, The Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics of Virgil (Boston, 1881), 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.