Catullus 1-3 Flashcards

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ācer ācris ācre

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sharp, keen; fierce

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adquiēscō adquiescere adquiēvī adquietus

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to become quiet, come to rest

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aevum aevī n.

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eternity; lifetime, age

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  • appetō appetere appetīvī appetītus
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to seek/grasp after, desire; assail; strive eagerly/long for; approach

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ārdor ārdōris m.

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burning, heat, eagerness

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āridus –a –um

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dry, arid, parched

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  • auferō auferre abstulī ablātus
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to carry away, take away, remove

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aureolus –a –um

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golden

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bellus –a –um

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pretty, handsome, neat, pleasant, fine, agreeable, charming

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cārus –a –um

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precious; dear (to) (+ dat.)

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charta chartae f.

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a leaf of Egyptian papyrus, paper

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circumsiliō circumsilīre

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to leap around, dance around

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Cornēlius –iī m.

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a Roman nomen gentile

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cupīdō –inis f.

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desire; object of desire (as term of affection); Cupid or Eros

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dēlicia dēliciae f. (often plural)

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delight, pleasure, charm, allurement, luxury, voluptuousness, pet

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dēsīderium dēsīderi(ī) n.

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desire

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dēvorō dēvorāre dēvorāvī dēvorātus

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to swallow, gulp down, devour, consume

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digitus digitī m.

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finger

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diū

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for a long time

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doctus –a –um

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taught, learned, skilled

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dōnō dōnāre dōnāvī dōnātus

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to give; present, reward

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explicō explicāre explicāvī/explicuī explicātus/explicitus

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to unfold, explain

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expoliō expolīre expolīvī expolītus

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to smooth, polish, finish, adorn, embellish, refine, elaborate

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factum factī n.

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deed

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fleō flēre flēvī flētus

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to cry for; cry, weep

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grātus –a –um

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charming, pleasing; grateful, pleased

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gremium gremi(ī) n.

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lap, bosom

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hūc

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to here, hither

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illūc

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there, thither

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incitō incitāre incitāvī incitātus

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to enrage; urge on; inspire; arouse

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iocor iocārī iocātus sum

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to jest, joke

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Italī –ōrum m.

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the Italians

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labōriōsus –a –um

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full of labor, laborious, toilsome, wearisome, difficult, troublesome

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lepidus –a –um

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charming, nice

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levō levāre levāvī levātus

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to lift; support; erect, set up; lift off, remove (load); comfort

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libellus libellī m.

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booklet, little book

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  • libet (libēre) libuit libitum est
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it is pleasing

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  • lūdō lūdere lūsī lūsus
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to play, mock, tease, trick

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lūgeō lūgēre lūxī lūctum

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to mourn, grieve

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male

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badly

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  • maneō manēre mānsī mānsūrus
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to remain, stay; await; abide; wait for; continue; last; spend the night

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mellītus –a –um

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of honey, sweet with honey

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misellus –a –um

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poor, wretched, unfortunate

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morsus morsūs m.

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a biting, bite

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multum

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much, a lot

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namque

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for in fact

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nescioquis nescioqua nescioquid

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some unknown (to me)

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nitēns –entis

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shining, glittering, sparkling; bright; (fig.), sleek, well–fed

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  • nōscō nōscere nōvī nōtus
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to come to know, learn, recognize; (in perfect) know; become familiar with

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nugae nugārum f.

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jests, idle speech, trifles

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ocellus ocellī m.

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little eye; eyelet; darling

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opus operis n.

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work; need

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Orcus –ī m.

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Orcus, the lower world, Hades; personif., the god of the lower world, Orcus, Dis, Pluto.

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passer passeris m.

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sparrow

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patrōna patrōnae f.

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protectress, patroness

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perennis perennis perenne

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lasting throughout the year, everlasting, never failing, unceasing, perpetual

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pernīx, pernīcis

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swift, nimble, agile; persistent, perserving; leggy, long–legged

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pīpiō pīpiāre pīpiāvī pīpiātus

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to chirp, pip

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pūmex pūmicis m.

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pumice–stone

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quāliscumque quālecumque

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whatever kind, whatever sort

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quantum

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so much as; how much; how far

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quārē

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because of which thing; therefore; why

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  • redeō redīre rediī reditum
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to return, go back, give back; fall back on, revert to; respond, pay back

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rubeō rubēre rubuī

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to be red, be ruddy

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saeculum saeculī n.

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age; generation, people born at a time; breed, race; present time; age, century

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sīcut

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as, just as; like; in same way; as if; as it certainly is; as it were

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sinus sinūs m.

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fold of a garment; lap, bay, gulf

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solāciolum –ī n.

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solace, comfort (dim. of solacium)

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  • solvō solvere solvī solūtus
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to loosen; free, release; dissolve

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tenebrae tenebrārum f. pl.

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darkness

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tenebricōsus –a –um

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full of darkness, utterly obscure, shrouded in gloom, dark, gloomy

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trēs tria

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three

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turgidulus –a –um

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puffed, swollen

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venustus –a –um

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charming, pleasing, winning, agreeable, beautiful

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ūsque

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all the way, right on; all the time, continuously, at every point, always

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zōna –ae f.

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girdle