Catullus 10 Flashcards by William Turpin

aes aeris n.

copper, bronze, or brass; coin, money

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particle introducing questions with note of surprise or indignation: can it be that … ?; (after utrum) or

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bene; melius (comp.); optimē (superl.)

adv. well

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beātus –a –um

happy, blessed; rich, well-to-do

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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.

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caput capitis n.

head

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certō or certē (certius)

certainly, surely

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cinaedus –a –um

a catamite or passive homosexual, one who submits to anal intercourse; an effeminate male

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Cinna –ae m.

a Roman cognomen; C. Helvius Cinna was a poet (author of the Zmyrna) and friend of Catullus

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cohors cohortis f.

retinue, staff, entourage

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collocō collocāre collocāvī collocātus

set, place; set out, arrange on a marriage bed

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collum collī n.

neck

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commodō commodāre commodāvī commodātus

lend

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comparō comparāre comparāvī comparātus

prepare; acquire, obtain

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cūr

why

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decet decēre decuīt

be suitable or fitting

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dēferō dēferre dētulī dēlātus

carry, bring, fetch; carry off or away, take

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dīcō dīcere dīxī dictus

talk; say, declare; sing, recite; name, call

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dūcō dūcere dūxī ductus

lead, take; take as one’s wife; consider, reckon

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faciō facere fēcī factus

do, make, achieve, attain, reach

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forum forī n.

a public square, piazza

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frangō frangere frēgī frāctus

break

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fugiō fugere fūgī fugitus

run away, flee, escape, slip off

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grabātus –ī m.

a low, cheap bed, pallet, cot

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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