THE METAMORPHOSES OF PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO

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NASCOR.
Nascor, ci, nntus, dep. (for gnnscor, from
ynwaw), to be born, be brought into exist
ence; to rise, be produced, spring up, grow.
Nata, se, f. properly the iem. of the part.
nntus, a daughter.
Natalis, is, e, adj. (natus), of one's birth,
natal, native; natural, inborn, innate.
Nntlvus, a, um, adj. (natus), lorn, having
an origin; native; natural, inartificial;
inborn, innate.
Nato, are, avi, atum, a. (no, to float), to
swim; to sail; to foot about, be tossed
about; to move to and fro.
NStiira, se, f. (nascor), birth; natural con
stitution, disposition, character; nature;
the universe.
Natus, i, m. properly m. of part, a son.
Natus, a, um, part. fr. nascor, born, brought
forth; sprung, produced; constituted by
nature, endowed by nature.
Nauta, se, m. (syncopated fr. navita), a
sailor, seaman, mariner.
Navale, is, n. (navis), a dock, dock-yard.
NavTgo, pre, avi, atum, a. and n. (navis
and ago), to steer, to navigate a ship ; to
navigate, sail upon or over; to sail: also,
to swim.
Navis, is, f. (vats), a ship, vessel, barque.
Navtta, ae, m. (navis), a sailor, mariner,
teaman.
Naxos, i, f. Naxos, an island in the .ffigean
sea, famous for its wines.
Ne, conj. (am or vn), that not, lest, in order
not: whether or not.
Ne, enclitic interrogative particle, fre
quently unrepresented in the English
question.
Nebrophunos, i, m. Fawn-killer, Kill-buck,
name of a dog, {ytffpos and Qovos.]
Nebula, se, f. (rc^tX^), a mist, vapor, light
fleecy cloud.
Nee, (same as neque, of which it is the
contracted form, usually found before
consonants), adv. and not: nee nequc (or
ncc), as well not, as not; not only not,
but not; neither, nor.
Necis, is, rather Ntxecis, f. (vims, a corse),
violent death, murder, slaughter: natural
death.
Neco, are, avi, atum, and seldom cui, ctum
a. (nex), to slay, kill, destroy.
Necuplnus, a, um, adj. (nee, opinus), unex
pected, unlooked-for.
Nectar, aris, n. d't/tra/j), nectar, the drink of
the sods: the balm or balsam of the gods;
any delightful sweet.
Nulnndus, a, um, adj. (ne and fandus, part
uf for), not to be named, impious, execra
ble, heinous.
JSefris, n. indccl. (ne, fas), as adj. unlawful,
criminal, imptous : as subs, great crime,
wickedness, impiety.
Ncglectus, a, um. part, of negligo, alsc
adj. neglected, sliisliled, disregarded.
Ntgo, are, nvi, atum, a. and n. (ne and ago)
to gay no, deny, refuse; reject.
Nr-Iens, Si and Cos, m. Neleui, king
Pvlos, and father of Nestor.
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NIMBUS.
Nemo, inis, m. and f. no one, nobody.
NcrnflraliB, e, adj. (nemos), woody, sylvan
Nempe, int. to wit, namely, truly.
Nemus, oris, n. (Gr. rl^fl, a wood with
open lawns; a grove, wood, forest.
Nephele, es, f. (NcptXr;, fr. mpo;, a cloud).
Nephele, wife of Athamas, mother of
Phryxus and Helle.
Nepos, otis, m. (va>s, novus), a grandson:
poetically, a descendant : a spendthrift,
prodigal.
Neptis, tis, f. (nepos), a grand-daughter.
Veneris n. Ino. Cybeles neptes, the
Muses.
Neptunas, i, m. (wjirr^iwm, swimming), Nep
tune, the Greek Poseidon, god of the sea,
son of Saturn, husband of Amphitrite,
and brother of Jupiter, Juno, and Pluto:
fig. the sea.
Neque, same as nee.
Neqneo, Ire, Ivi and ii, irr. n. (ne and queo),
not to be able, to be unable.
Ncquicquam, adv. (ne and quicqnam), in
vain, fruitlessly, to no purpose.
Neruis, tdis, f. patronymic, daughter of
Nereus; a Nereid, nymph of the sea.
Nereus, ei and cos, m. Nereus, an ancient
sea-god, who, under Neptnne, ruled the
Mediterranean: he was son of Pontus,
or of Neptune, and husband of Doris.
Nervus, i, m. (wfyw), a sinew, nerve, ten
don, fibre: hence, effort, strength, force,
power; a chord, or string.
Ncscio, Ire, Ivi and ii, Itum, a. (ne and
scio), not to know, to be ignorant; not to
be acquainted with, be ignorant of. .
Nescius, a, um, adj. (ne and scius, know
ing), not knowing, ignorant, not con
scious; inexperienced, unable.
Nen, conj. nor, neit/ier, ana not.
NPvg, (ne and vcl), conj. neither, nor.
Neuter, ra, rum, adj. (ne and uter, either),
neither one nor the other, neither of the
two, neither.
Nextlis, is, e, adj. (necto, to knit), knit, tied,
bound together, wreathed, intwined.
Nexus,us, m. (necto), a tying, bindini;,knit
ting, twining, fastening: a tie, fold, link.
Nexus, a, um, part, of necto, ere, xui and
xi, xum, a. to tie, link together, intwine,
knit, connect.
NTger, gra, um, adj. black, sable, dusky;
gloomy, dismal, dark; base, villanous.
NYgrans, antis, being or Incoming black,
part, of ntgro, arc, avi, (from niger).
Nlgresco, ere, grui, n. (niger), to become
black, become dark.
NThil, by apocope for nihilum, n. indec.
•nothing, nought.
Nil, contraction of nmil.
Nilus, i, m. (NtrXoc), the celebrated river
of Egypt, the Nile.
Nimbus, i, m. a violent rain-storm, a sud
den heavy shower; a shower, or great
number of thing" falling like rain; a rain
or thunder-cloud; a halo surrounding a
deity on descent to earth; a cloud; •
storm.
MMIS.
NUTANS.
Nimis, adv. too much, overmuch, too, ex
tremely, exceedingly; very much, very
Notabtlis, e, adj. (note), noteworthy, re
greatly.
markable, attracting notice; observable,
visible.
N imms, a, um, adj. (nimis), too much, too
great, excessive; immoderate.
Nutttia, se, f. (notus), knowledge; a notion,
idea.
Ninus, i, m. Ninus, king of Assyria, and
husband of Semiramis.
Nuto, 5re, avi, atum, a. (note), to mark,
NTst, (ne, si), conj. if not, unless, except,
distinguish by a mark; to observe, notice,
save Oftly, but.
note, remark; to show, indicate, designate.
Niteo, Ere, ui, n. to shine, look bright, glit
Notus, i, m. and Nqtos, i, (Nuro£), the south
wind: also, wind in general.
ter, glisten; to be neat, elegant, bright,
N^ius, a, um, adj. (nosco), known, well
beautiful, distinguished; to flourish. known, noted, notorious.
Nitidus, a, um, adj. (niteo), shining, bright, NOvem, adj. indecl. («Wa), nine.
glittering, glistening; neat, elegant.; Nuverca, se. f. a stepmother.
sleek, plump; highly cultivated; polished, Nuvitns, atis, f. (novus), newness, fresh
refined.
ness, novelty; iraiit of nobility or long de
Nitor, i, msus ei nixus sum, dep. to labor, scent; strangeness.
strive, exert, one's self, strenuously endea NCvo, are, avi. fuum, a. (novus), to intro
vor, attempt; to advance with effort, rise; duce us new, to invent; to change, to
to lean upon, be supported liy.
renew, to renoiute.
Niior, orie, m. (niteo), brightness, bril NCvus, a, um, adj. n ew, fresh, strange,
liancy, sheen; elegance, beauty; sleekness, novel; inexperienced. (Gr. veos, new.)
plumpness; excellence; gracefulness. Nox, nectis, f. (ytfi, night, night-lime: fig.
Niveus, a, um, adj. (nix), of snow, snowy; darkness, obscurity, calamity, blindness,
snow-white; clad in while.
death.
Nix, mvis, f. (obs. vufr, v«l>6s), snow. Noxa, ae, f. (noceo), hurt, mischief; crime,
Nixus, a, um, part, of niipr.
guilt.
No, are, avi, atum, n. (mo, fata), to swim, Niibes, is, f. a cloud; a confused mass,
to float; to sail: to fluctuate, undulate. smoke; cloudiness, darkness; gloominess,
Nobllis, e, adj. (fr. yitfw), known, well- •sadness : a phantom. (Akin to
known, notorious: famous, distinguished; , , ri.
noble, high-born, great.
Nubifer, a, um, adj. (nubes, fero), bringing
Nocens, tis, part, of noceo. As adj. hurt clouds, cloud-bearing, cloudy.
ful, baneful, destructive; criminal, guilty. Nubtlum, i, n. (nubes), cloudy weather, a
Noceo, ere, cui, citum, a. (fr. the Syriac), cloud.
to hurt, harm, injure.
Nubo, ere, nupsi and nupta sum, a. and n.
Nocturnus, a, um, adj. (noctu, by night), of to veU ; hence, of a woman, to marry,
night, nightly, nocturnal: flt only for be married, wed, as brides were deeply
night, hideous, hateful.
veiled.
Nodosus,, a, um, adj. (nodus), knotty, knot Niido, are, avi, atum, a. (nudus), to make
ted, full of knots.
naked, strip bare, uncover; to strip, spoil.
Nudus, i, m. a knot, tie, fastening, bond: Nudus, a, um, adj. naked, bare, uncovered;
hence, a knotty point, a difficulty: also, a simpte, unadorned ; spoiled, bereft, poor.
joint.
Nnllus, a, um, gen. ins, (ne, ullns), a-lj.
Ncilo, nolle, nolui, irr. (non and volo), to be not any, none, no, nobody, no one.
unwilling, to wish not.
Num, adv. what f what then? whether f
NOmcn, numtnis, n. (for gnomen, from Numen, Tnis, n. (nuo, wwo, to nod), a nod,
yv6w, to know), name, appellation: stock, an inclination: hence, will,command, es
race: character, fame.
pecially the divine will: also, di-cinity,
NumTno, arc, avi, a. (nomen), to name, call divine presence: also, a deity.
by name; nominate, appoint.
Numero, are, avi, atum, a. (nnmerus), to
Non, adv. not.
count, number, reckon, enumerate; to con
Nmincnnus, a, um, adj. Nonacnon, i . e. sider, esteem, account.
Arcadian, from Nonacris, a d'strict and Numerus, i, m. number, the measure of
city of Arcadia.
quantity, a number of persons or things ;
Nondum, adv. (non, dum), not yet, not as a quantity; a multitude.
yet.
Nunc, adv. (for novinque, fr. novas), now,
Nonus, a, um, num. adj. (contracted from at present, at. this present time.
novenus, fr. novem, nine), ninth. Nnncia, se, f. (nimcius), a female meswnger.
Noaco, ere, nfjvi, nomm, a. (for gnosco, fr. Nunqnam, ndv. at no time, net: r.
yii>.iw«rM), to become acquainted with, get a Nuper, adv. (for noviper, fr. novus), nOt
knowledge of, to know.
long ago, newly, lately, recently.
Nostcr. tra, um, poss. pron. (nos), our, Nurus, us, f. (w6s), a son's wife, a daughter-
ours, our own.
in-law: also, a matron.
Nota, IB, (. (nosco), an impression by which Nusquam, adv. (ne and usquam), in no
a thing is known, a mark, a sign; a cha place, nowhere; in no way.
racter in writing, a writing: also, a Nutans, antis, part, of Nuto, are, avi, tc
brand or mark; a spot, a blemuh; a proof. nod, make signs with the head, to wave
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