24. Catullus 64 1-37 vocabulary Flashcards
abiegnus, a, um
fir
adeô, -îre, -iî or -îvî, -itum
approach, attack
adeô
to such a degree, even
admîror, -ârî, -âtus
wonder at, admire
adveniô, -îre, -vênî, -ventum
arrive
Aeêtaeus, a, um
of Aetes (king of Colchis, on the Black Sea)
aequor, -oris, n.
the sea
aequoreus, a, um
of the sea
Amphîtrîtê, -ês, f.
the wife of Neptune; the sea
amplector, -î, -plexus
embrace
arx, arcis, f.
citadel, stronghold
arceô, -êre, -uî, —
shut in; shut out, keep off
Argîvus, a, um
of Argos, Argive; Greek
augeô, -êre, auxî, auctus
increase (transitive)
auctus, a, um
increased in size, power, wealth; enriched, enhanced
avertô (avortô), -ere, -vertî, -versum
turn away; embezzle
aurâtus, a, um
golden
* audeô, -êre, ausus sum (perf. subj. ausim etc.) *
dare
caerula, -ôrum, n. pl.
the blue of the sky; the blue of the sea
candeô, -êre
be shining white, glitter, glow
candens, -entis
shining white, glowing
* canô, -ere, cecinî, cantus *
sing; prophesy, foretell
cânus, a, um
white, gray
carîna, -ae, f.
keel; ship
carmen, -inis, n.
song, poem
Cieros
an obscure place in Thessaly (nom. sing.)
cieô, -êre, cîvî, citus
stir up, agitate
citus, -a, -um
swift, fleet
coetus (coitus), -ûs, m.
meeting, gathering
coeô, -îre, -îvî or -iî, -itum
come together
Colchis, -idis, f.
a country on the Black Sea
Colchus, a, um
of Colchis (a country on the Black Sea)
Colchî, -ôrum, m. pl.
the Colchians (inhabitants of Colchis, a country on the Black Sea)
columnen, -inis, n.
roof; summit
compellô (1)
address
concêdô, -ere, -cessî, -cessus
yield, grant, concede
coniungô, -ere, -iunxî, -iunctum
joint together, associate
conventus, -ûs, m.
an assembly, meeting
Crannon, Crannonis
a town in Thessaly
currus, -ûs, m.
chariot
cursus, -ûs, m.
running; course
dêclârô (1)
make clear or plain; declare
dêcurrô, -currere, -cucurrî or -currî, -cursum
pass over, traverse; run down
dêserô, -ere, -seruî, -sertus
desert, abandon
dêspiciô, -ere, -spexî, -spectus
look down on; despise
êmergô, -ere, emersî, -emersum
come out of the water, emerge
eximiê
exceptionally, especially
exstô, -stâre, -stitî
stand out
* faciô, -ere, fêcî, factus *
do, make
fêlix, -îcis
lucky, fortunate, happy
* ferô, ferre, tulî, lâtus *
bear, endure; carry, bring
fînis, -is, m.
end, limit; (pl.) territory
fîniô, -îre, -îvî (-iî), -îtus
limit, end, bound
flâmen, -inis, n.
gust, gale, breeze
fluctus, -ûs, m.
wave, billow
frequentô (1)
fill with people; occupy, crowd, throng
fretum, -î, n.
strait (of water); sea
frêtus, -a, -um
relying (on), depending (on)
gaudium, -iî, n.
joy, delight
genitor, -ôris, m.
sire, father
genus, -eris, n.
birth, origin; descendant; race; class, order
gurges, -itis, m.
swirling waters, gulf; sea
hêrôs, hêrôis, m.
hero, demigod
hûmânus, -a, -um
human; refined, civilized, kindly
hymenaeus, -î, m.
marriage
imbuô, -ere, -uî, -ûtum
drench, steep; wet for the first time; inaugurate, initiate
incendô, -ere, -cendî, cênsus
set fire to, burn
inflexus, a, um
curved
iter, itineris, n.
journey, march; route, road
iugô (1)
join, yoke
Iuppiter, Iovis, m.
Jupiter
iuvenis, -e
young; (subst.) young man
laetor, -ârî, -âtus
rejoice, be glad
Lârîsaeus, a, um
of Larisa, a town in Thessaly
legô, -ere, lêgî, lêctus
read; (originally and in compounds) gather, choose
lectus, a ,um
chosen, picked
lectus, -î or -ûs, m.
bed
levis, -e
light
lêvis, -e
smooth, polished
linquô, -ere, lîquî
leave, quit
liquidus, -a, -um
fluid, liquid
lûx, lûcis, f.
light
marînus, a, um
of the sea, marine
moenia, -ium, n. (plural)
fortifications, (city) walls
mônstrum, -î, n.
prodigy, portent, omen
mortâlis, -e
mortal
nô, nâre
swim
nâscor, nâscî, nâtus
be born
nâtus, -î, m.
a son; pl. children, offspring
neptis, neptis, f.
granddaughter
Neptûnus, -î, m.
Neptune
Nêrêïs, -idis, f.
a Nereid, a sea nymph
Nêrêïnê, -ês, f.
a Nereid, a sea nymph
nimis
too, too much
nûdô (1)
strip, lay bare
nûtrix, -icis, f.
nurse; breast
nympha, -ae, f.
nymph
Ôceanus, -î, m.
ocean; Oceanus (son of Caelus and Terra, husband of Tethys)
oculus, -î, m.
eye
oppleô, -êre, -plêvî, -plêtum
fill up
optô (1)
wish, pray for
orbis, -is, m.
circle
palma, -ae, f.
palm
Pêlêus, -eî, m. (acc. Pêlea)
Peleus (son of Aeacus, husband of Thetis, father of Achilles)
Pêlêus, a, um
of Peleus; of Mt. Pelion
Pêliacus, a, um
of Mt. Pelion (in Thessaly)
pellô, -ere, pepulî, pulsus
drive; repulse, rout
pellis, -is, f.
pelt, hide, fleece
Pharsâlius, a, um
of Pharsalus (a city in Thessaly, where Caesar defeated Pompey; mod. Fersala)
Pharsâlia, -ae, f.
the region around Pharsalus (a city in Thessaly, where Caesar defeated Pompey; mod. Fersala)
Pharsâlus, -î, f.
a town in Thessaly
Phâsis, -idos, m.
a river of Colchis, flowing in to the Eastern end of the Black Sea; Colchis
pîneus, a, um
of pinewood
pînus, -ûs or -î, f.
pine tree; ship
prae (+ abl.)
at the head of; before; in comparison with
prîmus, -a, -um
first
prôgeniês, -êî, f.
offspring, race
prognâtus, a, um
born, produced
proscindô, -ere, -scidî, -scissum
plow
Pthîôticus, a, um
of Phthiotis, in southern Thessaly
pûbês, pûbis, f.
the adult population; manpower
pulcher (pulcer), -chra, -chrum
beautiful
puppis, -is, f.
stern (of a ship); ship
quondam
formerly
rêgius, a, um
of a king, regal
regia, -ae, f.
palace
rêmigium, -î, n.
oarage; the action of rowing
retineô, -êre, -tinuî, -tentum
hold back, restrain; preserve
rôbor, -oris, n.
oak; strength, vigor
rôstrum, -î, n.
beak; prow
rudis, e
raw, undeveloped; inexperienced, awkward
saeculum (saeclum) -î, n.
an age, a generation
saepe
often
salsus, a, um
salty; witty, clever
salvê, salvête
greetings!
* sentiô, -îre, sênsî, sênsus *
feel, perceive; think
simul
at the same time
spûma, -ae, f.
foam
summus, a, um
highest, topmost
summa, -ae, f.
sum; main part; chief place
taeda, -ae, f.
torch
têctum, -î, n.
roof; building, house
tegô, -ere, têxî, têctus
cover; protect
tectus, a, um
conceiled, secret; secretive
Tempê, n. pl.
the Vale of Tempe, near Mt. Olympus
tempus, -oris, n.
time
teneô, -êre, tenuî, tentus
hold
* teneô, -êre, tenuî, tentus *
hold
tenus (prep.+ abl. or gen.)
as far as
tû; vôs
you (sing./pl.)
Têthys, -yos, f.
Tethys, wife of Oceanus; the sea
texô, -ere, -uî, -tus
weave, interlace
textum, -î, n.
fabric; framework
Thessalia, -ae, f.
Thessaly
Thetis, -idis, f.
Thetis, the mother of Achilles
torqueô, -êre, torsî, tortus
turn, twist, hurl
tôtus, a, um
whole, all, entire
tum
then, at that time
vadum, -î, n.
ford, shallows
ventôsus, a, um
windy
verrô, -ere, versum
sweep
vertex, -icis, m.
whirlpool; the top of the head; top, peak
videô, -êre, vîdî, vîsus
see; in passive usually “seem”
unda, -ae, f.
wave, billow
urbs, urbis, f.
city
