Catullus 1-3 Flashcards
ācer ācris ācre
sharp, keen; fierce
adquiēscō adquiescere adquiēvī adquietus
to become quiet, come to rest
aevum aevī n.
eternity; lifetime, age
- appetō appetere appetīvī appetītus
to seek/grasp after, desire; assail; strive eagerly/long for; approach
ārdor ārdōris m.
burning, heat, eagerness
āridus –a –um
dry, arid, parched
- auferō auferre abstulī ablātus
to carry away, take away, remove
aureolus –a –um
golden
bellus –a –um
pretty, handsome, neat, pleasant, fine, agreeable, charming
cārus –a –um
precious; dear (to) (+ dat.)
charta chartae f.
a leaf of Egyptian papyrus, paper
circumsiliō circumsilīre
to leap around, dance around
Cornēlius –iī m.
a Roman nomen gentile
cupīdō –inis f.
desire; object of desire (as term of affection); Cupid or Eros
dēlicia dēliciae f. (often plural)
delight, pleasure, charm, allurement, luxury, voluptuousness, pet
dēsīderium dēsīderi(ī) n.
desire
dēvorō dēvorāre dēvorāvī dēvorātus
to swallow, gulp down, devour, consume
digitus digitī m.
finger
diū
for a long time
doctus –a –um
taught, learned, skilled
dōnō dōnāre dōnāvī dōnātus
to give; present, reward
explicō explicāre explicāvī/explicuī explicātus/explicitus
to unfold, explain
expoliō expolīre expolīvī expolītus
to smooth, polish, finish, adorn, embellish, refine, elaborate
factum factī n.
deed
fleō flēre flēvī flētus
to cry for; cry, weep
grātus –a –um
charming, pleasing; grateful, pleased
gremium gremi(ī) n.
lap, bosom
hūc
to here, hither
illūc
there, thither
incitō incitāre incitāvī incitātus
to enrage; urge on; inspire; arouse
iocor iocārī iocātus sum
to jest, joke
Italī –ōrum m.
the Italians
labōriōsus –a –um
full of labor, laborious, toilsome, wearisome, difficult, troublesome
lepidus –a –um
charming, nice
levō levāre levāvī levātus
to lift; support; erect, set up; lift off, remove (load); comfort
libellus libellī m.
booklet, little book
- libet (libēre) libuit libitum est
it is pleasing
- lūdō lūdere lūsī lūsus
to play, mock, tease, trick
lūgeō lūgēre lūxī lūctum
to mourn, grieve
male
badly
- maneō manēre mānsī mānsūrus
to remain, stay; await; abide; wait for; continue; last; spend the night
mellītus –a –um
of honey, sweet with honey
misellus –a –um
poor, wretched, unfortunate
morsus morsūs m.
a biting, bite
multum
much, a lot
namque
for in fact
nescioquis nescioqua nescioquid
some unknown (to me)
nitēns –entis
shining, glittering, sparkling; bright; (fig.), sleek, well–fed
- nōscō nōscere nōvī nōtus
to come to know, learn, recognize; (in perfect) know; become familiar with
nugae nugārum f.
jests, idle speech, trifles
ocellus ocellī m.
little eye; eyelet; darling
opus operis n.
work; need
Orcus –ī m.
Orcus, the lower world, Hades; personif., the god of the lower world, Orcus, Dis, Pluto.
passer passeris m.
sparrow
patrōna patrōnae f.
protectress, patroness
perennis perennis perenne
lasting throughout the year, everlasting, never failing, unceasing, perpetual
pernīx, pernīcis
swift, nimble, agile; persistent, perserving; leggy, long–legged
pīpiō pīpiāre pīpiāvī pīpiātus
to chirp, pip
pūmex pūmicis m.
pumice–stone
quāliscumque quālecumque
whatever kind, whatever sort
quantum
so much as; how much; how far
quārē
because of which thing; therefore; why
- redeō redīre rediī reditum
to return, go back, give back; fall back on, revert to; respond, pay back
rubeō rubēre rubuī
to be red, be ruddy
saeculum saeculī n.
age; generation, people born at a time; breed, race; present time; age, century
sīcut
as, just as; like; in same way; as if; as it certainly is; as it were
sinus sinūs m.
fold of a garment; lap, bay, gulf
solāciolum –ī n.
solace, comfort (dim. of solacium)
- solvō solvere solvī solūtus
to loosen; free, release; dissolve
tenebrae tenebrārum f. pl.
darkness
tenebricōsus –a –um
full of darkness, utterly obscure, shrouded in gloom, dark, gloomy
trēs tria
three
turgidulus –a –um
puffed, swollen
venustus –a –um
charming, pleasing, winning, agreeable, beautiful
ūsque
all the way, right on; all the time, continuously, at every point, always
zōna –ae f.
girdle
