Catullus 1

Question 1

aevum aevī n.

Answer 1

time; a very long period of time, an age

Question 2

aliquis aliquid and aliquī aliqua aliquod

Answer 2

indef. pron., someone, something; indef. adj., some

Question 3

āridus –a –um

Answer 3

dry

Question 4

audeō audēre ausus sum

Answer 4

semi-dep., dare

Question 5

charta chartae f.

Answer 5

a sheet or roll of papyrus

Question 6

Cornēlius –iī m.

Answer 6

a male member of the Roman gens Cornelia

Question 7

doctus –a –um

Answer 7

learned

Question 8

dōnō dōnāre dōnāvī dōnātus

Answer 8

give, dedicate

Question 9

explicō explicāre explicāvī/explicuī explicātus/explicitus

Answer 9

explain, explicate

Question 10

expoliō expolīre expolīvī expolītus

Answer 10

smooth down, polish

Question 11

habeō habēre habuī habitus

Answer 11

have, hold

Question 12

iam

Answer 12

now

Question 13

Ītalus (Ītalicus) –a –um

Answer 13

Italian; (as masc. subst.); an Italian

Question 14

Iuppiter Iovis m.

Answer 14

Juppiter or Zeus, chief of the Olympian gods; by metonymy, the weather, wind, sky

Question 15

labōriōsus –a –um

Answer 15

laborious, much worked-upon

Question 16

lepidus –a –um

Answer 16

charming, witty

Question 17

libellus libellī m.

Answer 17

little book; book-shop (dim. of liber)

Question 18

maneō manēre mānsī mānsus

Answer 18

remain, stay, wait

Question 19

modo

Answer 19

just, only

Question 20

multum

Answer 20

adj. & more

Question 21

namque

Answer 21

explanatory conj., for

Question 22

nugae nugārum f.

Answer 22

trifles, things of no consequence

Question 23

patrōna patrōnae f.

Answer 23

patron or patroness, guardian, protector, supporter, sponsor

Question 24

perennis perennis perenne

Answer 24

constant, enduring

Question 25

putō putāre putāvī putātus

Answer 25

think

Question 26

pūmex pūmicis m. (f. in Catullus)

Answer 26

pumice or any similar volcanic rock, used to smooth the ends of book-rolls

Question 27

quis quid

Answer 27

interr. and indef. pronoun: who? what? anyone, anything

Question 28

quisquis quidquid or quicquid

Answer 28

each one

Question 29

quāliscumque quālecumque

Answer 29

rel. adj., of whatever sort or quality; (in a depreciatory sense) such as it is, for whatever it is worth

Question 30

quārē

Answer 30

interr. & rel. how? for what reason? on account of which thing; wherefore, therefore

Question 31

saeculum saeculī n.

Answer 31

a generation

Question 32

soleō solēre solitus sum

Answer 32

to be accustomed (to); (euphemistic, w/ acc.) to “know,” i.e., be sexually intimate with

Question 33

trēs tria

Answer 33

num. adj., three

Question 34

tum or tunc

Answer 34

then, at that time

Question 35

virgō virginis f.

Answer 35

maiden, virgin; the constellation Virgo