11. Catullus 69-72 vocabulary Flashcards
admîror, -ârî, -âtus
wonder at, admire
aemulus, -a, -um
emulating, imitating
afflîgô, afflîgere, afflîxî, afflîctum
hit, knock down; afflict
âla, -ae, f.
wing; cavalry squadron
ambô, -ae, -ô
both
amîca, -ae, f.
friend, girlfriend
amor (amos), amôris, m.
love
aqua, -ae f.
water
aut
or
bellum, -î, n.
war
bellus, -a, -um
pretty, handsome
bene
well (adv.)
bestia, -ae, f.
beast, wild beast
bonus, -a, -um
good
caper, caprî, m.
goat
* cognôscô, -ere, -nôvî, cognitus *
learn, find out; (perfect) know
côgô, côgere, coêgî, coâctus
collect; compel, force
crûdêlis, -e
cruel
cubô (1)
lie down, recline
cupidô, -inis, f.
desire, passion; Cupid
cupidus, -a, -um
desirous, eager
cûr
why
dêliciae, -ârum, f. pl.
delight, pleasure; darling
* dêsinô, -ere, -siî, -situs *
cease, stop
* dîcô, -ere, dîxî, dictus *
say, tell
dîligô, -ere, -lêxî, lêctus
love, esteem
ego; nôs
I; we
et
and
etsî
even if; although
exerceô, -êre, -uî, -itus
train, exercise
fâbula, -ae, f.
story
fêmina, -ae, f.
woman, female
femur, femoris, n.
the thigh
* ferô, ferre, tulî, lâtus *
bear, endure; carry, bring
* fugiô, -ere, fûgî, fugitûrus *
flee
futuô, futuere, futuî, futûtum
copulate
gener, -erî, m.
son-in-law
habitô (1)
inhabit, dwell in
hic, haec, hoc
this
hircus, -î, m.
billy-goat
impensê (inpensê)
at great cost, expensively
iniûria, -ae f.
wrong, injury
inquam (defective)
say (in direct quotation)
* interficiô, -ere, -fêcî, -fectus *
kill
Iuppiter, Iovis, m.
Jupiter
iûs, iûris, n.
right, rights
labefaciô, -facere, -fêcî, -factum
cause to totter; shake, weaken
* laedô, -ere, laesî, laesus *
strike, injure
lapis, -idis, m.
stone
lêvis, -e
smooth, polished
magis
more
magus, -î, m. (or maga, -ae, f.)
magus, magician
* mâlô, mâlle, mâluî, — *
(be more willing), prefer
malus, -a, -um
bad
mâlum, -î, n.
apple
meritô
deservedly
meritô (1)
earn, gain; serve for pay as a soldier
metuô, -ere, -î
fear
meus, -a, -um
my, mine
minus (adv.)
less, not; by no means
mîrificê
amazingly, remarkably
mîrus, -a, -um
strange, wonderful
mulier, -eris, f.
woman
multus, -a, -um
much; (pl.) many
multô (mulctô) (1)
punish
mûnus, -eris, n.
duty; gift
nam
for
* nancîscor, -î, nactus *
obtain, find
* nâscor, nâscî, nâtus (gnâtus)
be born
nasus, î, m.
nose
* nôlô, nôlle, nôluî, — *
be unwilling, not wish
nôn
not
* nôscô, -ere, nôvî, nôtus *
become acquainted with; (perfect) know
* nûbô, -ere, nupsî, nuptum *
(of women) marry
nûllus, a, um
no, not one
nunc
now (at this time)
obstô, -stâre, -stetî
stand in the way; oppose, resist, obstruct
odor, -ôris, m.
smell, fragrance
omnis, -e
all, every
oportet, -êre, oportuit (impers.)
it is proper, (one) ought
pater, -tris, m.
father
pereô, -îre, periî, peritûrus
perish
perlûcidulus, a, um
transparent, tranlucent
pestis, -is, f.
plague, scourge, ruin
* petô, -ere, -îvî (-iî), -îtus *
(aim at), seek; beg, request
podagra, ae, f.
gout
potis (adj. rarely declined in the postive)
able, possible
prae (+ abl.)
at the head of; before; in comparison with
puella, -ae, f.
girl
quâ
where, by which route or way
quam
how; as, than (also from quî, quae, quod)
quârê
on account of which thing; wherefore, therefore
quîdam, quaedam, quoddam
(a) certain (one)
quod
because; (as to) the fact that, that
quotiêns
how many times, how often
rapidus, a, um
strongly flowing; rapid; scorching, consuming
rârus, a, um
wide apart; scattered; scarce, few; (mil.) in open rank
Rûfus, î, m.
a man’s cognomen
sacer, -cra, -crum
holy, sacred
* scrîbô, -ere, scrîpsî, scrîptus *
write
sê or sêsê, suî, sibî or sibi, sê or sêsê
himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive)
secô, -âre, -uî, sectus
cut
sôlum
only
solum, -î, n.
soil, ground; base (of a statue)
supponô (subponô), -ere, -posuî, -positum
place under; add; substitute
tâlis, tâle
such, of such a kind; so great, so excellent
tâlus, -i, m.
ankle; anklebone; heel; a die
tamen
nevertheless
tantum, tantum modo
only (so much), merely
tantus, -a, -um
so great, so much
tardus, -a, -um
slow, sluggish
teneô, -êre, tenuî, tentus
hold
tenerê
softly
tener, tenera, tenerum
soft, delicate
totiêns … quotiêns
as often … as
totiêns
so many times, so often
trux, trucis
wild, harsh, savage
tum
then, at that time
* ulcîscor, -î, ultus *
avenge; punish
* ûrô, -ere, ussî, ûstus *
burn; inflame
ut, utî
that; as
uterque, utraque, utrumque
each, both
valdê strongly
strongly, stoutly; exceedingly, very
vallês (or vallis), -is, f.
valley
ventus, -î, m.
wind
vestis, -is, f.
clothing
vilis, vile
worthless
* volô, velle, voluî, — *
wish
vulgus (or volgus), -î, m.
the common people, the masses
