23a Catullus 64 251-277 Latin to English Flashcards

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  • coepiô, coepere, coepî, coeptus *
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begin

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  • plangô, -ere, -xî, -ctum *
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beat, strike; beat the breast or head; lament

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amplificê

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magnificently

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aurôra, -ae, f.

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the dawn

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barbarus, -a, -um

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foreign, barbarian

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bombus, -î, m.

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a low, booming sound

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canô, -ere, cecinî, cantus

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sing; prophesy, foretell

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cantus, -ûs, m.

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song

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celebrô (1)

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throng; make famous, celebrate

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cista, -ae, f.

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a wicker box for sacred objects

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cornû, -ûs, n.

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horn (of an animal); wing (of an army)

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cuspis, -idis, f.

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spear point

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dêcêdô, -ere, -cessî, -cessum

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go away, leave; make way for

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decorô (1)

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embellish, adorn

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dîvellô, -ere, -vellî, -vulsum (-volsum)

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tear apart

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efflô (1)

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breathe out, emit, blast out

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Euhoe or Euoe

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the ecstatic cry of a Bacchante

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exorior, -orîrî, -ortus

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arise, appear, begin

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expleô, -êre, -plêvî, -plêtum

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fill up, satisfy

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flâtus, -ûs, m.

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a blowing; a wind

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flôreô, -êre, -uî, —

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bloom, flourish

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frûstrâ

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in vain

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horrifîcô (1)

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roughen, ruffle

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Iacchus, -î, m.

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Bacchus

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iactô (1)

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hurl, throw; shake, disturb; boast

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incingô, -ere, -cinxî, -cinctum

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wrap

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incrêbescô, -ere, -crebuî

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intensify

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inflectô, -ere, -flexî, -flexum

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bend

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iuvencus, -î, m.

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bullock

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leviter

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lightly

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lymphâtus, a, um

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crazy, mad

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mâtûtînus, a, um

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of the morning

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Nysigena, -ae, m/ adj. (the y is long)

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born at/on Nysa (birthplace of Bacchus)

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obscûrus, -a, -um

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dark, hidden, obscure

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orgia, -ôrum, n. pl.

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Bacchic rites

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placidus, a, um

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gentle, quiet

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plangor, -ôris, m.

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a beating, a slapping

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prôcêdô, ere, -cessî, -cessum

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proceed, advance; come forth

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prôcêrus, a, um

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tall, long

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prôclîvus, a, um

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downward sloping; tumbling forward

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profânus, a, um

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unconsecrated, ordinary; wicked, impious

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pûbês, -is, f.

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youth; young men

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quaerô, -ere, quaesîvî (-iî), -îtus

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seek, search for; ask, inquire

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quâlis, -e

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of what sort or kind

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raucisonus, a, um

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harsh-sounding

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refulgeô, -êre, -fulsî

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shine, gleam

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regia, -ae, f.

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palace

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rêgius, a, um

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of a king, regal

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satyrus, -î, m.

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a satyr (often a companion of Bacchus)

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serpêns, -entis, m.

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snake, serpent

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serpô, -ere, serpsî, serptûrus

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creep, glide

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sîc

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thus, so (in such a way)

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Sîlênus, -î, m.

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Silenus (an attendant of Bacchus)

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strideô, -êre, strîdî, — / stridô, -ere, — , —

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whistle, shreak; creak, rattle

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tardê

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slowly

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têctum, -î, n.

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roof; building, house

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tectus, a, um

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conceiled, secret; secretive

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Thessalus, a, um

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Thessalian

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thiasus, -î, m.

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an orgiastic dance; a group that performs such dances

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Thyias, -adis, f.

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a Maenad

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thyrsus, -î, m.

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the thyrsus, i.e a Bacchic staff, covered with vines and ivy

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tîbia, -ae, f.

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flute, pipe

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tinnîtus, -ûs, m.

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a ringing

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vestibulum, -î, n.

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forecourt