“L”

labellum, -ī, n.: a lip, little lip (diminutive of labium).

labor, labārī, lapsus sum: to fall, slip.

labōs or labor, -ōris, m.: labor, work, toil.

labōrō, labōrāre, labōrāvī, labōrātum: to work, toil.

lābrum, -ī, n.: lip.

labyrinthus, -ī, m.: maze, labyrinth.

lac, lactis, n.: milk.

lacerō, lacerāre, lacerāvī, lacerātum: to tear, mutilate, disfigure, lacerate.

Lacōnicus, -a, -um: Spartan, Lacedaemonian; Lacōnia, -ae: Laconia, Lacemaemon (the part of the Peloponnese belonging to Sparta).

lacrima, -ae, f.: tear.

lacrimō, lacrimāre, lacrimāvī, lacrimātum: to cry, weep, shed tears.

lacteōlus, -a, -um: milky.

lacūna, -ae, f.: pond, pool.

lacus, -ī, m.: a pond, pool.

laedō, laedere, laesī, laesum: to cut, hurt, slash.

Laërtēs, -ae. Laërtes, father of Ulysses.

laetitia, -ae, f.: joy.

laetus, -a, -um: happy.

laevus, -a, -um: left, on the left.

Laius, -ī. Laius, king of Thebes, father of Oedipus.

lambō, lambere, lambī, lambitum: to lick.

lamentātiō, -ōnis, f.: lamentation, crying.

lammina, -ae, f.: a plate, thin sheet, leaf (of metal).

lāneus, -a, -um: woolen, of wool.

lānūgō, -ginis, f.: down, fuzz.

languidus, -a, -um: languid, sluggish, listless.

langueō, languēre: to be tired, be weary, exhausted; be feeble.

lapis, lapidis, m.: stone.

Lapitha, -ae. Lapith (a pre-Hellenic people of Thessaly).

lapsus, -a, -um: having slipped off.

laqueus, -ī, m.: a snare, trap.

lār, laris, m.; us. plur.: the household gods; one’s home hearth.

larārium, -ī, n.: shrine of the household gods.

larifuga, -ae, m., f.: vagabond, tramp.

larva, -ae, f.: a spectre, ghost, haunting spirit.

lascīvia, -ae, f.: mischief.

lascīviō, lascīvīre, lascīvī, lascīvītum: to frisk about, be frisky, playful, frolic.

lascīvus, -a, -um: frisky, playful, impish.

latēbra, -ae, f.: a hideout, a hiding place.

lateō, latēre, latuī, – : to lie hidden, lurk, lie quietly.

Latīnus, -a, -um: Latin; Latīnē (adv.) = “in Latin”.

Lātōna, -ae. Lato, mother of Apollo and Diana.

latrātus, -ūs, m.: barking.

latriculus, -ī, m.: a chessman, pawn (lit. ‘a little robber’).

latrō, latrāre, latrāvī, latrātum: to bark.

latrō, latrōnis, m.: robber.

latus, -eris, n.: side, flank.

lātus, -a, -um: broad, wide.

laudābilis, -is: praiseworthy, laudable.

laudō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātum: to praise.

laurus, -ī, f.: laurel tree, bay tree.

laus, laudis, f.: praise.

lavō, lavāre, lāvī, lautum or lavātum: to wash; sē lavāre = “to bathe”.

laxō, laxāre, laxāvī, laxātum: to release, slacken.

laxus, -a, -um: wide, open, roomy; slack, loose.

leaena , -ae, f.: a lioness.

lectica, -ae, f.: a litter, a portable couch.

lectus, -ī, m.: bed.

legātus, -ī, m.: ambassador; military attendant.

legitimus, -a, -um: lawful, genuine, legitimate.

legō, legere, lēgī, lectum: to read; gather, collect.

Lemnius, -a, -um: Lemnian, of Lemnos.

lēniō, lēnīre, lēnīvī, lēnītum: to soften.

lēnis, -e: gentle, mild.

lēniter (adv.): gently.

lentē (adv.): slowly.

lentus, -a, -um: pliant, subtle, limber; slow, sluggish, easy-going.

leō, leōnis, m.: lion.

leopardus, -ī, m.: leopard.

lepōs, lepōris, m.: grace, charm.

lētālis, -e: lethal, deadly.

lētum, -ī, n.: death, ruin.

Lēthē, -ēs, f.: Lethe, river of forgetfulness in the Underworld.

levis, -e: light; light-minded, fickle; mild, pleasant; in levī aliquem habēre = “make light of s.o.”.

levō, levāre, levāvī, levātum: to ease, lighten, relieve; raise, life up.

lex, legis, f.: law.

lībamen, -minis, n.: a libation, offering, outpouring.

libēns, -entis: freely, willing, with pleasure; libenter (adv.): gladly, willingly, with pleasure.

līber, lībera, -um: free; līberī, -ōrum (subst.) = “children”; Līber, a title of Dionysus.

liber, librī, m.: book.

līberālis, -e: generous, magnanimous; (adv.) līberaliter: generously.

līberātiō, -ōnis, f.: a freeing, release.

līberō, līberāre, līberāvī, līberātum: to free, set free.

libīdō, -dinis, f.: liking, will, fancy, pleasure; longing, lust.

lībō, lībāre, lībāvī, lībātum: to pour out (a libation).

licentia, -ae, f.: freedom, liberty; licentiousness; licentia effrēnāta: anarchy.

licet, licēre, licuit, licitūrum (impersonal verb + dat. & inf.): it is permitted.

ligātus, -a, -um: tied, bound.

lignum, -ī, n.: wood; (pl.) kindling, timber.

līmen, liminis, m.: threshold, lintel.

līmōsus, -a, -um: muddy, slimy.

limpidus, -a, -um: clear, transparent.

lineus, -a, -um: of linen, flaxen; lineum, -ī, n.: a linen cloth.

lingua, -ae, f.: tongue; language.

linquō, linquere, līquī, lictum: to leave; (pass.) animō (abl.) linquī = “to faint, swoon”.

liquefaciō, liquefacere, liquefēcī, liquefactum: to liquify, make liquid, melt.

liquidus, -a, -um: clear, bright, transparent; flowing, liquid.

liquor, -ōris, m.: water, liquid.

littera, -ae, f.: letter (of the alphabet); litterae, -ārum, f.: a letter (an epistle).

litus, -oris, n.: shore, coast; beach.

locus, -ī, m.; (pl.) loca, -ōrum: place.

lōdīx, lōdīcis, f.: blanket.

longīnquus, -a, -um: far-off, distant.

longus, -a, -um: long; far; longē (adv.): far, by far; longum (neut acc. as adv.): for a long time.

loquor, loquī, locūtus sum: to speak.

lorum, -ī, n.: a leather strip; lora, -ōrum: reins.

lūceō, lūcēre, lūxī, –: to shine, give off light, glimmer, glint; shine forth, be evident.

lūcerna, -ae, f.: lamp.

lūcidus, -a, -um: bright, shiny.

lūcifer, -a, -um: light-bearing.

Lūcīna, -ae = Diana (lit. ‘she who brings to light’); epithet as the goddess of childbirth.

lucrum , -ī, n.: profit.

luctātus, -ūs, m.: wrestling.

luctus, -ūs, m.: grief, sorrow, mourning, distress.

lūcus, -ī, m.: sacred grove.

lūdibrium, -ī, n.: toy, plaything.

lūdus, -ī, m.: game; school.

lūdō, lūdere, lūsī, lūsum: to play; latriculīs ludere = to play chess/draughts (checkers).

lūgeō, lūgēre, lūxī, luctum: to mourn, lament.

lūgubris, -e: mournful, in/of mourning; grieving; grief-striken.

lūmen, -minis, n.: light; glow; the eye; eyesight.

lūna, -ae, f.: moon.

lūnāris, -e: lunar, of the moon.

lupīnus, -a, -um: of a wolf, a wolf’s.

lupus, -ī, m.: a wolf; lupa, -ae, f.: a she-wolf.

luridus, -a, -um: wan, pale, yellowish; lurid, ghastly.

lustrālis, -e: lustral; cleansing, for cleansing.

lustrō, lustrāre, lustrāvī, lustrātum: to go over slowly, wander over; to purifly; oculīs lustrāre = “to survey”.

lutum, -ī, n.: mud, mire.

lūx, lūcis, f.: light; prīmā lūce = “at first light”.

Lycaōn, -ōnis: Lycaon (an early Arcadian king).

Lycius, -a, -um: Lycian, of Lycia (in Asia Minor).

Lydus, -a, -um: Lydian; Lydia, -ae, f.: Lydia (a district of southern Anatolia).

lynx, lyncis, m., f.: a lynx.

lyra, -ae, f.: lyre.