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
iste ista istud
pron. & pron. adj., this (which you have or see); this
lectīca –ae f.
litter, a covered and curtained couch used for carrying a person
licet licēre licuit/licitum est
impers., it is permitted
male
badly, improperly
malignus –a –um
ungenerous, spiteful; grudging, poor, mean, scanty
maneō manēre mānsī mānsus
remain, stay, wait
modo
just, only
molestus –a –um
troublesome, annoying
neglegēns neglegentis
careless
nāscor nāscī nātus sum
to be born; originate
octō; octāvus –a –um
indecl. adj., eight
ōtiōsus –a –um
full of otium, at leisure, idle
parō parāre parāvī parātus
furnish, supply; obtain
paulum or paululum
for a little while
pilus –ī m.
a hair; something of no value or significance
possum posse potuī
to be able
praesertim
especially, particularly
praetor praetoris m.
commander; magistrate, governor
prōsum prōdesse prōfuī prōfutūrus
to be of use, help, or profit
prōvincia prōvinciae f.
province, a unit of Roman colonial administration, e.g., Bithynia
puella puellae f.
girl; young woman; girlfriend
pēs pedis m.
foot; (poet.) a metrical foot; (naut.) the line or sheet by which each of the two lower corners of a square sail is made fast to the ship
quaesō quaesere
ask, pray, request; w/ imper., please
quam
interr. & rel. to which extent or degree; how; as, than
quis quid
interr. and indef. pronoun: who? what? anyone, anything
quisnam (quīnam) quaenam quidnam
pron. & adj., who/what, tell me?, who/what, finally
quisquam quicquam
indef. pron., anyone, anything
quod
because, the fact that
quōmodō or separately quō modō
in what way, manner? how?; in the same manner as; just as; as
ratiō ratiōnis f.
account, reason; exercise of faculty of reason; business, matter, affair; method, means
referō referre rettulī relātus
bring back; report; (reflexive) return; w/ in + abl., write down; w/ acc. & dat., put something down to, assign to a category
repente or repens
suddenly, immediately
respondeō respondēre respondī respōnsus
answer, reply
rēctus –a –um
straight, erect, straight-limbed
scortillum –ī n.
chippy, little bimbo (dim. of scortum)
sermō sermōnis m.
talk, informal speech, conversation; topic of conversation
Serāpis –is m.
Egyptian god popular in the Roman world; the temple of Serapis, where Romans went for faith healing
sodālis sodālis m.
crony, buddy, comrade
suus –a –um
reflex. possesive adj., his/her/its own
suī sibi sē sē
him-/her-/itself
sānē
surely, decidedly
tam
to such a degree, so
tamen
however, nevertheless
tum or tunc
then, at that time
ūnctus –a –um
greasy, well-oiled, rich
ūtor ūtī ūsus sum
dep. w/ abl., use
utrum
whether … or
varius –a –um
different, various; many-colored; dappled
veniō venīre vēnī ventum
come
vetus veteris
old
videō vidēre vīdī vīsus
see, perceive; pass. seem, seem good or proper
volō velle voluī
wish, be willing
Vārus –ī m.
a Roman cognomen; a friend of Catullus (either Alfenus Varus, a jurist, or Quintilius Varus, a literary critic
vērum
adversative conj., assenting to what has been said but adding a qualification: but in fact, but, actually
vīvō vīvere vīxī vīctus
live
