“O”

ō (exclamatory particle): Oh!

ob (prep. + acc.): before, to the side of; because of; quam ob rem = “for which reason”.

obdormiō, obdormīre, obdormīvī, obdormītum: to fall asleep.

obdūcō, obdūcere, obdūxī, obductum: to bring on, draw over, draw before.

obdūrātus, -a, -um: hardened, unfeeling; stubborn.

obdūrescō, obdūrescere, obdūruī: to become hardeded, unfeeling, insensible.

obeō, obīre, obīvī or obiī, obītum: to go to meet; wander through; meet with; mortem obīre = “meet one’s death; die”.

oblectāmentum, -ī, n.: sport, fun.

oblectō, oblectāre, oblectāvī, oblectātum: to amuse, entertain; sē oblectāre = “to amuse o.s.”.

obiciō, obicere, obiēcī, obiectum: to cast in the way, cast over; present, expose.

obligō, obligāre, obligāvī, obligātum: to bind, tie down, obligate, put under obligation.

oblīnō, oblīnere, oblīvī, oblītum: to smear, bedaub.

oblīviscor, oblīviscī, oblītus sum (+ gen.): become forgetful (of ...).

obnūntiō, obnūntiāre, obnūntiāvī, obnūntiātum: to announce (used of annoucing bad omens).

obruō, obruere, obruī, obrūtum: to cover over; overturn, overwhelm.

obscaenus, -a, -um: obscene, indecent, foul.

obscūrō, obscūrāre, obscūrāvī, obscūrātum: to darken, cloud over.

obsecrō, obsecrāre, obsecrāvī, obsecrātum: to entreat, beseech (by appealing to oaths & the gods).

obsequium, -ī, n.: obsequiousness, servility; compliance, indulgence.

obsequor, obsequī, obsecūtus sum (+ dat.): to follow, comply with, yield to.

observō, observāre, observāvī, observātum: to keep watch, watch closely; comply with, regard.

obses, -idis, m., f.: a hostage.

obsideō, obsidēre, obsēdī, obsessum: to besiege (a city).

obsignō, obsignāre, obsignāvī, obsignātum: to seal (a letter with a signet ring & wax or clay).

obstetrix, -rīcis, us. f.: midwife.

obsistō, obsistere, obstitī, obstitum: to oppose, resist, withstand.

obstō, obstāre, obstitī, obstātum (+ dat.): to stand in the way, oppose, obstruct.

obstrepō, obstrepere, obstrepuī, obstrepitum: to make a noise, object, clamor against.

obstinātus, -a, -um: stubborn, obstinate.

obstipescō = obstupescō.

obstupefaciō, obstupefacere, obstupefēcī, obstupefactum: to strike dumb, astonish, stun.

obstupescō, obstupescere, obstupuī, – : to be astounded, be dumbstruck.

obtendō, obtendere, obtendī, obtentum: to stretch forth; nocte obtentā = “under cover of darkness; in the depth of night”.

obterō, obterere, obtrīvī, obtrītum: to bruise, crush, grind down.

obtrectō, obtrectāre, obtrectāvī, obtrectātum (+ dat. or acc.): to detract from, disparage.

obtruncō, obtruncāre, obtruncāvī, obtruncātum: to lop off, hack off; cut down, slay.

obtūtus, -ūs, m.: gaze, glance.

obviam (adv.): opposite, facing; in the way; obviam venīre or īre + dat. = “confront; encounter”.

obvius, -a, -um (+ dat.): in the way, exposed, open; against, opposed to, facing.

obvolvō, obvolvere, obvolvī, obvolūtum: to wrap around, envelop, muffle up.

occāsus, -ūs, m.: falling, decline; sōlis occāsus = “sunset”.

occidō, occidere, occisī, occasum: to fall down, go down; set (of the sun & moon, etc.); to perish, die.

occīdō, occīdere, occīsī, occīsum: to slay, cut down.

occlūdō, occlūdere, occlūsī, occlūsum: to close up, lock in, hem in.

octō (indecl.): eight.

oculus, -ī, m.: eye.

odī, odisse, osūrus (irreg. vb.): to hate.

odiōsus, -a, -um: hateful, hated, loathsome.

odium, -ī, n.: hatred, hate.

odor, -ōris, m.: smell, scent; perfume.

Oedipus, -podis. Oedipus, king of Thebes, son of Laius.

offendō, offendere, offendī, offēnsum: to bump against, stub; give offence, displease; fail.

offēnsa, -ae, f.: offence, affront, insult, crime.

offerō, offerre, obtulī, oblātum: to offer.

officīna, -ae, f.: workshop, factory.

officium, -ī, n.: duty, service; function.

olfaciō, olfacere, olfēcī, olfactum: to scent (i.e. discern with the sense of smell), to smell (something).

oleum, -ī, n.: olive oil; oil.

ōlim (adv.): once, long ago.

ōlīva, -ae, f.: the olive.

Olympus, -ī, m.: Olympus; Olympius, -a, -um: Olympian.

omen, ominis, n.: omen, portent.

ōmittō, ōmittere, ōmīsī, ōmissum: to leave out, leave aside; neglect; let go; omit.

omnīnō (adv.): altogether.

omnipotēns, -entis: all powerful.

omnis, -e: each (sing.); all (pl.); the whole....

onustus, -a, -um: burdened, weighted, heavy.

opera, -ae, f.: work, care, effort; operam dare, “give attention to”, + substantive clause of purpose (ut/nē + subjv.) = “to work hard to”.

operiō, operīre, operuī, opertum: to cover up.

opīmus, -a, -um: rich, plentiful.

opīnōr, opīnārī, opīnātus sum: to suppose, think.

oportet (+ acc. pers. & inf.): it is fitting, it is proper.

oppetō, oppetere, oppetīvī, oppetitum: to meet, encounter (prematurely).

oppōnō, oppōnere, opposuī, oppositum: to set against, set opposite, oppose; sē obiam hominī opponere: to confront s.o..

opprimō, opprimere, oppressī, oppressum: to suppress, repress, retrain, defeat, stifle.

opportūnus, -a, -um: opportune, seasonable, apt, fit; opportūnē: opportunely, aptly, in season.

oppidānus, -a, -um: of a town; (subst.) townsman.

opprobrium, -ī, n.: disgrace, scandal, reproach.

oppugnō, oppugnāre, oppugnāvī, oppugnātum: to storm (a town), take by storm, assail, assault, beseige.

ops, opis, f.: resource, assistance, help; property, substance, riches.

optimus, -a, -um: best, very good; excellent.

optō, optāre, optāvī, optātum: wish for, want.

opulentus, -a, -um: rich, wealthy.

opus, operis, n.: work; opus est mihi (dat.) dūce (abl.) = “I have need of a leader”.

optātum, -ī, n.: a thing wished for, a wish.

ōra, -ae, f.: coastline, shoreline.

ōrāculum, -ī, n.: oracle.

ōrnātrīx, -trīcis, f.: beautician, hairdresser.

orbis, -is, m.: circle; orbis terrārum = “the world”.

orbus, -a, -um: bereft; widowed, orphaned (+ abl.); līberīs orbus = “childless”.

ordō, ordinis, m.: rank, order; row.

ordinō, ordināre, ordināvī, ordinātum: to order, arrange, set in order.

Orestēs, -ae. Orestes, son of Agamemnon.

oriēns, -entis, m. (subst.): the east.

orīgō, -inis, f.: origin, source.

Orīōn, -ontis. Orion, the great hunter, companion of Diana, transformed into a constellation.

orior, orīrī, ortus sum: to arise, rise up, emerge.

ornō, ornāre, ornāvī, ornātum: to decorate, fit out; costume.

ōre: vid. ōs, ōris.

ōrō, ōrāre, ōrāvī, ōrātum (+ double acc. of person & thing): beg, entreat; ask for, pray; ōrāre ut + subjv. = “ask that …”.

ortus, etc.: vid. orior.

osculor, osculārī, osculātus sum: to kiss; caress.

osculum, -ī, n.: a kiss.

ōs, ōris, n.: mouth; the face.

os, ossis, n.: bone.

ostendō, ostendere, ostendī, ostēnsum or ostentum: to show, display.

ostium, -ī, n.: entrance, mouth (of a river).

otium, -ī, n.: leisure, free time, peace.

ovis, -is, m., f.: sheep.

ovīlia, -ium, n. (subst.): sheep-pens.

ōvum, -ī, n.: egg.