fio: I become
Minimus became Julius Caesar for Rufus' diēs natalis (birthday) convivium (party). Luckily, there were no percussores (murderers) among the hospites (guests)! #LatinVerbs
memini: I remember
Minimus remembers today omnes qui patiuntur dolorem bellorum praeteritorum praesentumque (all who suffer the pain of past and present wars), symbolised by papavera (poppies). #LatinVerbs
do: I give
Minimus and Minima help a sciurus obliviosus (a forgetful squirrel) who can't find his thesaurus nucum (hoard of nuts). They give him a calathus glandium (basket of acorns). #LatinVerbs
sibilo: I whistle
Minimus is learning to whistle inter digitos (between his fingers). He wants signum dare (to signal) Minima whenever he needs more cheese. Minima just suspirat (sighs) and oculos volvit (rolls her eyes). #LatinVerbs
vexo: I annoy
Minimus enjoys vesper tranquillus (a quiet evening) in horto (in the garden) until culex eum vexat (a mosquito annoys him). Minima alapam et culici et muri ducit (slaps the mosquito and the mouse). #LatinVerbs
desidero: I miss
Minimus and Minima valde desiderant (very much miss) Vindolandam, locum praedilectum (their favourite place). cupiunt mox redire (they want to return soon)! #LatinVerbs
mico: I twinkle
Minimus has spotted rorem in araneo (dew on a cobweb) micantem (twinkling) in the morning sun. Take a sip, Minimus, si sitis (if you're thirsty)! #LatinVerbs
crepito: I rustle
Minimus is hiding in the folia delapsa fagi (fallen beech leaves). He's well camouflaged, but the folia perfida (treacherous leaves) rustle whenever his pediculi (little feet) move! #LatinVerbs
audeo: I dare
Minimus is a mus fortissimus (very brave mouse), so he dares to hug his amicus echinus (friend the hedgehog) despite his aculei (prickles)! revera (in truth) the prickles may not be particularly acuti (sharp)... #LatinVerbs
pungo: I puncture
Minimus ludit (amuses himself) by popping bullae iricolores (rainbow-coloured bubbles) in a cumulus spumae (pile of foam) - gaudia minima (tiny joys) for a mus parvus (little mouse)! #LatinVerbs
consterno: I startle
Minimus micam casei quaerebat (was looking for a crumb of cheese) in the culina (kitchen), when this bufo strenuus (energetic toad) startled him. It clambered right over him and croaked "ignosce me, mus" (excuse me, mouse)! #LatinVerbs
perficio: I complete
Minimus and Minima have completed the magnum opus (great task) of ClassicsTober, performing scenes from fabulae Graecae (Greek stories). If you have enjoyed their work, why not buy them a cup of coffee (or a piece of cheese!) https://ko-fi.com/helenforte #LatinVerbs
somnio: I dream
Minimus is asleep in his nidus laneus (woolly nest) under a lodicula virgata (stripy blanket), happily dreaming of a caseus ingens (huge cheese). #LatinVerbs
prurio: I'm itchy
Minimus seems to have pulices (fleas) biting his lateres (sides)and venter (tummy) - necesse est scalpere (he needs to scratch)! #LatinVerbs
amicio: I wrap
Minimus, in pyramide (a pyramid) and dressed as an Aegyptius, condit (mummifies) a leo (lion) by wrapping it in fasciae linteae (linen bandages). #LatinVerbs
tondeo: I shear
Minimus is tidying up the vellus (fleece) of this rather undersized ovis (sheep) with forfices (shears) and gathering the lana (wool) #LatinVerbs
animadverto: I notice
Minimus suum negotium agebat (was minding his own business) in the culina (kitchen) when he noticed this rana curiosa (inquisitive frog) perched on his venter (tummy)! #LatinVerbs
gradior: I step
Minimus is using the fungi maculati (speckled mushrooms) as pondera (stepping stones) to cross the ground siccis pedibus (with dry feet) on a wet day. #LatinVerbs
colloquor: I hold a conversation
Minimus approves of the local festa messium (harvest festival) even though it's in September; the Roman festival of Cerialia was in April. He's chatting with the mus furnaceus (baked mouse) that's part of the special panis (bread) shaped like a manipulus tritici (wheatsheaf). #LatinVerbs
gaudeo: I rejoice
Minimus is so happy to see his amica (friend) Vibrissa* back from the valetudinarium (hospital) after a casus gravis (serious accident).
*it's Merlin again, recovering well, thanks to the veterinarii #LatinVerbs
senesco: I grow old
Minimus contemplates senectus (old age) after a visit to his little friend's proavus (great-grandfather). Perhaps he too will grow a barba cana (white beard) and smoke an infurnibulum (pipe)! #LatinVerbs
includo: I shut in
Minimus has a coccinella (ladybird) shut in a cavea (cage). She is not captiva (a prisoner), but aeger (a patient), convalescens (recovering) after Minimus rescued her from an araneum (cobweb). #LatinVerbs
occludo: I lock
Minimus is making sure the clavis (key) fits the claustrum (lock) before he locks his arca casearia (cheese safe) with it. caseus tuendus est (the cheese must be protected)! #LatinVerbs
confodio: I stab
Minimus is practising his gladius (sword) technique on a malum minax (threatening apple). hoc accipe, pomum scelestum! (take that, wicked fruit!) #LatinVerbs