Catullus 10 Flashcards
aes aeris n.
copper, bronze, or brass; coin, money
an
particle introducing questions with note of surprise or indignation: can it be that … ?; (after utrum) or
bene; melius (comp.); optimē (superl.)
adv. well
beātus –a –um
happy, blessed; rich, well-to-do
Bīthȳnia –ae f.
Roman province on the northwest coast of Asia Minor, where Catullus served on the administrative staff of Memius in 57-56 B.C.
caput capitis n.
head
certō or certē (certius)
certainly, surely
cinaedus –a –um
a catamite or passive homosexual, one who submits to anal intercourse; an effeminate male
Cinna –ae m.
a Roman cognomen; C. Helvius Cinna was a poet (author of the Zmyrna) and friend of Catullus
cohors cohortis f.
retinue, staff, entourage
collocō collocāre collocāvī collocātus
set, place; set out, arrange on a marriage bed
collum collī n.
neck
commodō commodāre commodāvī commodātus
lend
comparō comparāre comparāvī comparātus
prepare; acquire, obtain
cūr
why
decet decēre decuīt
be suitable or fitting
dēferō dēferre dētulī dēlātus
carry, bring, fetch; carry off or away, take
dīcō dīcere dīxī dictus
talk; say, declare; sing, recite; name, call
dūcō dūcere dūxī ductus
lead, take; take as one’s wife; consider, reckon
faciō facere fēcī factus
do, make, achieve, attain, reach
forum forī n.
a public square, piazza
frangō frangere frēgī frāctus
break
fugiō fugere fūgī fugitus
run away, flee, escape, slip off
grabātus –ī m.
a low, cheap bed, pallet, cot
Gāius –iī m.
a Roman praenomen, regularly abbr. to C.
habeō habēre habuī habitus
have, hold
hīc
here, in this place; in the present case or circumstances
hūc
to this place or point; to this total or amount
iam
now
illepidus –a –um
unbecoming, ungraceful, awkward
illīc or illī
there, at that place
incidō incidere incidī
fall or impinge upon, occur
inquam inquis inquit inquiunt
say
insulsus –a –um
witless, stupid
invenustus –a –um
not venustus, unlovely, unattractive
irrumātor –ōris m.
a man who compels others to perform fellatio (oral sex); hence, one who treats others with contempt