Catullus 11 Flashcards
aequor aequoris n.
a smooth expanse; hence water, the sea
Alpēs –ium f.
the Alps, high mountains bordering Italy on the north
altus –a –um
high, deep; loud
Arabs –is m.
an Arabian; Gk. acc. pl. Arabas
arātrum –ī n
plow
Aurēlius –iī m.
a member of the Roman gens Aurelia; this Aurelius is known only from the poems of Catullus
bonus –a –um
good; of “good” social standing
Britannus –a –um
British; (as masc. subst.) Briton
cadō cadere cecidī cāsum
fall
caeles caelitis m.
heavenly; as subst., god or goddess
Caesar Caesaris m.
a Roman cognomen; esp. Gaius Julius Caesar
colōrō colorāre colorāvī colorātus
to color or stain
comes comitis m. or f.
companion, friend, comrade (often in an inferior capacity or of humbler rank)
complector complectī complexus sum
embrace, surround
culpa culpae f.
fault, wrongdoing
dictum dictī n.
anything said; word, saying
exter extera exterum
farthest, the farthest part of; final
Eōus –ī m.
the dawn god
ferō ferre tulī lātus
bear, carry; endure, withstand; say; take, accept
flōs flōris m.
flower; youthful beauty; the finest specimen of a type or class
Fūrius –iī m.
a member of the Roman gens Furia; in Catullus possibly the poet Furius Bibaculus
Gallicus –a –um
of or belonging to Gaul
gradior gradī gressus sum
step, walk
horribilis horribile
fearful, dreadful; rough, uncouth
Hyrcānus (Hyrcānius) –a –um
of Hyrcania (a country at the southeast side of the Caspian Sea, in modern Iran and Turkmenistan); (as masc. subst.) a Hyrcanian
identidem
repeatedly, continually
Indus –a –um
Indian; (as masc. subst.) a native of India