28. Catullus 29, 57-58, 113-115 Flashcards
Adoneus, -i, m.
Adonis
adulter, adulteri, m.
adulterer
adulterium, i, n.
adultery
albulus, a, um
white, transparent (dim. of albus)
aleo, -onis, m.
habitual gambler
ambô, -ae, -ô (dat/abl. pl. ambôbus / ambâbus)
both
amnis, -is, m.
river
angiportus, -ûs, m (angiportum), -î, n.
narrow street, lane, alley
arvum, -î, n.
plowed land, field
aucupium, iî n.
the sport of fowling; game birds, wild fowl
aurifer, aurifera, auriferum
gold-bearing
caelum, -î, n.
sky, heavens
Caelius, i, m.
M. Caelius Rufus (87 – 48 BC)
Caesar, Caesaris, m.
Caesar
cinaedus, i, m.
sodomite, catamite
Cinna, ae, m.
a Roman cognomen, esp. C. Helvius Cinna (a friend of Catullus)
columbus, i, m.
dove
comâtus, a, um
long-haired
comedô, -edere, -êdî, -êsum
eat, consume
concêdô, -ere, -cessî, -cessus
yield, grant, concede
cônsul, -is, m.
consul
cônsulô, -ere, cônsuluî, cônsultus
plan; consult
conveniô, -venîre, -vênî, -ventum
meet; come to an agreement
* crêscô, -ere, crêvî, crêtus *
increase, grow (intrans.)
Croesus, -î, m.
Croesus (6th cent. king of Lydia, famous for his wealth)
cubîle, -is, n.
bed, couch; lair, nest
* dêsinô, -ere, -siî, -situs *
cease, stop
dêvorô (1)
eat up, devour
diffututus, a, um
exhausted by sex
dîves, -itis (also dîs, dîte, hence gen. sing. dîtis)
rich
dîvitiae, -ârum, f.
riches, wealth
ducenties or ducentiens
two hundred times
egeô, -êre, eguî, —
lack, be in want
êgregius, -a, -um
uncommon, extraordinary
elluor, -ârî
spend too much on luxury or food
êluô, êluere, êluî, êlûtum
wash clean, wash out
êrudîtulus, a, um
well instructed, learned
expatro (1)
waste, squander
exsuperô (1)
surmount, exceed
factum, î, n.
deed
* faciô, -ere, fêcî, factus *
do, make
fallô, -ere, fefellî, falsus
deceive, disappoint, prove false
falsus, a, um
mistaken, deceitful, wrong (n. error, lie)
fêcundus, a, um
rich, fertile
ferus, -a, -um
wild, fierce
Firmânus, a, um
of Firmum (the home town of Mentula / Mamurra)
Formiânus, a, um
of Formiae
foveô, -êre, fôvî, fôtus
cherish, foster
frûctus, -ûs, m.
fruit; enjoyment, profit
Gallia, -ae, f.
Gaul
gemellus, a, um
twin
gener, -erî, m.
son-in-law
genus, -eris, n.
birth, origin; descendant; race; class, order
glûbo, glûbere
deprive of its bark, peel; gratify a man sexually
Hibêrus, a, um
Spanish
Hyperboreî, ôrum, m. pl.
the Hyperboreans (legendary people of the far north)
imperâtor, -ôris, m.
general
imprimô (inprimô), -imere, -essî, -essum
press on, imprint; drive in, inflict; imprint with
improbus (inprobus) -a, -um
depraved, evil
impudîcus (inpudîcus), -a , -um
shameless
inde
from there, thence, then
ingêns, -entis
huge, enormous
instar (indecl.) n.
image; (+ gen.) like, equal to, as good as
însula, -ae, f.
island
iterum
again, for the second time
iûgerum, -î, n.
a jugerum (a unit of land measurement, = about 2/3 acre)
lancino (1)
tear to pieces
laudô (1)
praise
lecticulus, i, m.
cot, little bed
Lesbius, -a, -um
of the island of Lesbos
Lesbium, -i, n.
wine from Lesbos
lîberâlitas, -âtis, f.
a noble spirit, a way of thinking befitting a free person; generosity
macula, -ae, f.
spot, stain
Maecilius, a, um
a Roman gentile name
magis
more
magus, -î, m. (or maga, -ae, f.)
magus, magician
magnanimus, a, um
great-souled
Mâmurra, ae, m.
the name of a family from Formiae, esp. Caesar’s notorious praefectus fabrum
* maneô, -êre, mânsî, mânsûrus *
remain
mentula, ae, f.
penis
mîlia, -ium (subst.)
thousands
minax, -âcis
threatening
modo
only; lately, just now
modus, -î, m.
manner, way; measure
morbôsus, a, um
unhealthy, disease-ridden
nepôs, -ôtis, m.
grandson, descendant
nêquîquam
in vain
nîtor, -î, nîxus or nîsus
struggle; lean on, rely on
* occîdô, -ere, occîdî, occîsus *
slay, kill
* occidô, -ere, occidî, occâsûrus *
fall; sink, set; die
Ôceanus, -î, m.
ocean; Oceanus (son of Caelus and Terra, husband of Tethys)
opulentus, a, um
wealthy, opulent
palûs, -ûdis, f.
marsh, swamp
pâr, paris
equal
pâreô, -êre, pâruî, pâritûrus
obey
pariter (adv.)
equally, simillarly
parum
too little, not enough
paternus, a, um
of a father, paternal
pathicus, i, m.
pathic, catamite; one who has anal sex
* patior, patî, passus *
suffer; permit, allow
patrimônium, i, n.
estate, fortune
perambulo (1)
walk around in, make a tour of
* perdô, -ere, -didî, -ditus *
destroy, lose
piscis, piscis, m.
fish
plûs, plûris
more, too much (comp. of multus)
Pompêius, -î, m.
a Roman gentile name; esp. Cn. Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great)
Ponticus, a, um
of Pontus (a region in N.E. Asia Minor, bordering the Black Sea)
possideô, -êre, -sêdî, -sessus
possess
potis (adj. rarely declined in the postive)
able, possible
praeda, -ae f.
booty
prâtum, -î, n.
meadow
puellula, ae, f.
little girl
pulcrê
beautifully
quadrâgintâ
forty
quadrivium (quâdrivium), ii, n.
a cross-road; the four mathematical sciences
quârê
on account of which thing; wherefore, therefore
rêmus, -i, m.
oar
Remus, i. m
the brother of Romulus
resideô, -êre, –sêdî
remain seated, remain behind, delay
rîvâlis, -is
one who shares use of a stream; rival (esp. in love)
Rômulus, -i, m.
Romulus
saltus, -ûs, m.
woodland; mountain valley
sciô, -îre, scîvî, scîtus
know
secundus, -a, -um
second; favorable
sêmen, -inis, n.
seed
silva, -ae f.
forest
singulî, -ae, -a
one at a time, one each
sinister, -tra, -trum
left (hand)
socer, -erî, m.
father-in-law
socius, -î, m.
ally, associate
soleô, -êre, solitus sum
be wont, be accustomed
sûmptus, -ûs, m.
expense, outlay
superô (1)
overcome, conquer; surpass
superbus, -a, -um
proud, haughty
superfluo, -fluere, -fluxi
overflow; be more than enough than
Tagus, -i, m.
The Tagus river (mod. Tajo in Spain and Portugal)
tamen
nevertheless
tertius, -a, -um
third
* timeô, -êre, timuî, — *
fear, be afraid
tot … quot
as many … as
trecentiês
three hundred times
trîginta
thirty (indeclinable adj.)
vêrus, -a, -um
true, real
vêrô
in truth, in fact
vester, vestra, vestrum
your (pl.)
* videô, -êre, vîdî, vîsus *
see; in passive usually “seem”
ultimus, a, um
farthest; last
ultrô
besides; voluntarily
ûnus, a, um
one, only
ungo (unguo) ungere, unxi, unctus
smear, anoint
ûnîcus, a, um
unique
vorax, -âcis
devouring, greedy
urbânus, -a, -um
of the city
ûsque (ad)
all the way (to), even (to), as far as
