Catullan Vocabulary Flashcards
ā
expletive of distress, pity, or entreaty
ā, ab
prep. w/abl, from
abduco, abducere, abduxi, abductum
lead off, entice away
abeo, abire, abivi, abitum
go away or out, come off, turn out, escape criticism or other consequences
abhorreo, abhorrere, abhorrui
shrink back from, be inconsistent
abicio, abicere, abieci, abiectum
throw away, cast off, dismiss, belittle, minimize
abiegnus, a, um
made of silver fir, poet. wooden
abitus, -us, m.
departure, exit
abiungo, -iungere, -iunxi, -iunctum
separate, detach
abluo, -luere, -lui, -lutum
wash away, wash clean
abrumpo, -rumpere, -rupi, -ruptum
break, break off, separate
abruptus, a, um
steep, sheer
abscondo, ere, i, itum
conceal
absorbeo, -sorbere, -sorbui, -sorptum
devour, engulf
abstergeo, -tergere, -tersi, -tersum
wipe clean
abstineo, -ere, -ui, -stentum
keep away
absum, -esse, -afui
fut. infin. afore: be absent
abutor, -uti, -usus
use up, squander, exploit, abuse
ac, atque
and, with comparisons: than
acceptus, a, um
welcome, acceptable, pleasing
accido, -cidere, -cidi
reach, get through to, impinge upon, fall, befall, happen
accipio, -cipere, -cepi, -ceptum
receive, accept, hear
accubo, are
lie, recline
acer, acris, acre
comp. acrior, -ius: sharp, bitter, vehement, intense
acerbus, a, um, comp. adv. acerbius
bitter, cruel, harsh, painful
acervus, i, m.
heap, pile, mass
Achilles, -is, m.
son of Peleus and Thetis, greatest of the Greek warriors in the Trojan War, tragic hero of Homer’s Iliad
Achivus, i, m.
an Achaean, a Greek man
acies, ei, f.
sharp edge, sight of one’s eyes, vision
acinus, i, m.
grape
Acme, es, f.
woman’s name in poem 46
acquiesco, -quiescere, -quievi
rest, relax, subside
acutus, a, um
sharp
ad
prep. w/ acc., to, at
addo, addere, addidi, additum
add
adeo, ire, ivi, itum
approach, go to, visit
adeo
adv. to a point (where) to such a degree, so
adhortor, ari
urge on
adimo, imere, emi, emptum
remove, take
adipiscor, -ipisci, -eptus
catch up with, attain, win
aditus, us, m.
approach
adiuro, are
affirm with an oath, swear by (w/acc.)
adiuvo, -iuvare, -iuvi, -iutum
help, make things easy
admiror, -mirari, -miratus
marvel or wonder at, admire
admoveo, -movere, -movi, -motus
move near, stretch out toward
adolescens, -entis, m. or f.
youth
Adoneus, i, m.
archaic Lat form of Adonis, handsome youth loved by VEnus
adorior, -oriri, -ortus
attackm begin
adsero, -serere, -sevi, -situm
plant near
adservo, -are
keep safe, guard
adsum, esse, afui
be present
adulter, -eri, m.
an illicit lover, adulterer
adultera, ae, f.
an unchaste woman, a mistress
adulterium, i, n.
an adulterous act, adultery
advenio, ire, veni, ventum
arrive at, come to
advento, are
approach, draw near
adventus, us, m.
approach, arrival
adversus, a, um
opposite, facing
advoco, are
call upon, summon
Aeeteus, a, um
of Aeetes, king of Colchis and father of Medea
Aegeus, ei, m.
king of Athens, father of Theseus
aegrotus, a, um
diseased
Aegyptus, i, f.
Egypt
Aemilius, a, um
Roman nomen gentile in poem 97
aemulus, i, m.
rival
aequalis, is, m. or. f.
peer, companion of one’s own age, contemporary
aeque
adv. to the same degree, as
aequinoctialis, e
adj. associated with the vernal or autumnal equinox
aequo, are
make level, even, or smooth
aequor, -oris, n.
a smooth expanse, hence water, the sea
aequoreus, a, um
of the sea, maritime
aequus, a, um
level, equal, fair, just
aer, aeris, m. acc. aera
air
aerius, aereus3
of the air, airy
aes, aeris, n.
copper, bronze, or brass, coin, money
aestimatio, onis, f
price, monetary value
aestimo, are
appraise, value, esteem
aestuo, are
blaze, swelter, burn with pain or desire, toss about, seethe, writhe, be agitated
aestuosus, a, um
hot, sweltering
aestus, us, m.
heat, hot weather, swell (of the sea), flood, tumult
aetas, aetatis, f.
age, lifetime
aeternus, a, um
eternal, everlasting
aether, eris, m
the upper regions of space, upper air
aetherius, a, um
of the sky or heavens
Aethiops, opis, m
an Ethiopian
aevum, i, n.
time, a very long period of time, an age
affero, ferre, attuli, allatum
bring along, come with
afficio, ficere, feci, fectum
produce an effect on, treat, visit
affligo, fligere, flixi, flictum
hit, knock down, afflict
afore
be absent
Africus, a, um
of Africa
Aganippe, es, f
a spring in Boeotia sacred to the muses, and the nymph who lived there
ager, agri, m.
a piece of land, territory
agger, eris, m.
fill, rubble, a mound
agito, are
freq. of ago, shake
agnosco, noscere, novi, nitum
recognize
ago, agere, egi, actum
drive, do, conduct, throw, draw (breath), be engaged in
age! agedum! agite!
come!
agricola, ae, m.
farmer
aio
say
ala, ae, f.
wing, upper arm
alacer, cris
moving nimbly, lively, eager
albico, are
have a whitish tinge
albus, a, um. dim. albulus
white, transparent, clear, colorless
aleo, onis, m
a habitual gambler
ales, itis
winged
ales, alitis, m. or f.
a large bird, a bird of prey, an omen or augury, such as might be obtained from the observation of birds
Alfenus, i, m.
nomen gentile of P. Alfenus Varus and others
alga, ae, f
seaweed
algidus, a, um
cold
alid
other, another
alienus, a, um
belonging to another person or people, foreign
alio
adv. to another place, alio…alio… in one direction, in another
aliquis, aliquid
indef. pron. someone, something, indef. adj,. some
aliunde
adv. from elsewhere
alius or alis alia, aliud or alid
other, another
Allius, i, m
friend of Catullus addressed in poem 68
allocutio, onis, f.
encouraging talk
alloquor, loqui, locutus
speak to, address
alludo, ludere, lusi, lusum
play with
alluo, uere, ui
flow past, wash, lap
alnus, i, f.
an alder tree
alo, ere, alui, altum
nurse, feed, foster, cherish
Alpes, ium, fem pl
the Alps, high mountains bordering Italy on the north
alter, era, erum
a second, one or the other (of two)
alter… alter
one… the other
altus, a, um
high, deep, loud
amabilis, e comp. amabilior
lovable
amans, ntis, m or f
sweetheart, lover
amaracus, i, m.
marjoram, an aromatic plant related to thyme and mint
amarities, ei, f
bitterness
Amarunsius, a, um
belonging to a place in Boeotia sacred to Artemis/Diana
amarus, a, um, comp. amarior
bitter, (of wine) dry, tart
Amastris, is, f. voc Amastri
the capital of Paphlagonia, on the southern shore of the Black Sea
Amathus, untis, f. acc. Amathunta
a town in Cyprus
