Catullus 11 COPY Flashcards

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aequor aequoris n.

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a smooth expanse; hence water, the sea

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Alpēs –ium f.

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the Alps, high mountains bordering Italy on the north

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altus –a –um

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high, deep; loud

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Arabs –is m.

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an Arabian; Gk. acc. pl. Arabas

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arātrum –ī n

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plow

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Aurēlius –iī m.

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a member of the Roman gens Aurelia; this Aurelius is known only from the poems of Catullus

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bonus –a –um

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good; of “good” social standing

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Britannus –a –um

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British; (as masc. subst.) Briton

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cadō cadere cecidī cāsum

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fall

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caeles caelitis m.

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heavenly; as subst., god or goddess

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Caesar Caesaris m.

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a Roman cognomen; esp. Gaius Julius Caesar

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colōrō colorāre colorāvī colorātus

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to color or stain

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comes comitis m. or f.

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companion, friend, comrade (often in an inferior capacity or of humbler rank)

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complector complectī complexus sum

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embrace, surround

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culpa culpae f.

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fault, wrongdoing

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dictum dictī n.

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anything said; word, saying

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exter extera exterum

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farthest, the farthest part of; final

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Eōus –ī m.

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the dawn god

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ferō ferre tulī lātus

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bear, carry; endure, withstand; say; take, accept

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flōs flōris m.

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flower; youthful beauty; the finest specimen of a type or class

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Fūrius –iī m.

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a member of the Roman gens Furia; in Catullus possibly the poet Furius Bibaculus

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Gallicus –a –um

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of or belonging to Gaul

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gradior gradī gressus sum

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step, walk

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horribilis horribile

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fearful, dreadful; rough, uncouth

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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
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identidem
repeatedly, continually
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Indus –a –um
Indian; (as masc. subst.) a native of India
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longē
far, for a great distance or time; by far, to a considerable degree
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lītus lītoris n.
shore
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moechus moechī m.
adulterer, sexual aggressor; fornicator
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mollis molle
soft, mild, languid, voluptuous
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monumentum monumentī n.
anything that serves as a commemoration, reminder, or memorial
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māgnus –a –um
superl. maximus: large, great
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Nīlus –ī m.
the Nile
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nūntiō nuntiāre nuntiāvī nuntiātus
announce, communicate, tell
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Parthus –a –um
Parthian; (as masc. subst.) a Parthian (member of an Iranian tribe south of the Caspian Sea)
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parātus –a –um
ready, prepared
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paucus –a –um
a few
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penetrō penetrāre penetrāvī penetrātus
w/ in + acc., make one's way into, penetrate
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postquam
conj., after
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praetereō praeterīre praeterīvī/praeteriī praeteritus
go beyond, pass
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prātum prātī n.
meadow
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puella puellae f.
girl; young woman; girlfriend
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quīcumque quaecumque quodcumque
indef. rel. pron. , whoever, whatever
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resonō resonāre resonāvī resonātus
echo, resound
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respectō respectāre respectāvī respectātus
to keep on looking back at; wait expectantly for, count on
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Rhēnus –ī m.
the river Rhine, often regarded as forming the border between Gaul and Germany
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rumpō rumpere rūpī ruptus
break, rupture, split, burst
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Sagae –ārum m.
the Sacae, a Scythian people living east of Bactriana and Sogdiana
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sagittifer sagittifera sagittiferum
arrow-bearing
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septemgeminus –a –um
sevenfold; having seven mouths (e.g., the Nile)
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simul
at the same time, tohether, as well; conj., as soon as
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suus –a –um
reflex. possesive adj., his/her/its own
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sīve or seu
or if; whether ... or (see sive)
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tangō tangere tetigī tāctus
touch
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temptō temptāre temptāvī temptātus
try
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teneō tenēre tenuī tentus
hold
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trecentī –ae –a; trecentēsimus –a –um
three hundred
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tundō tundere tutudī tūnsus
beat repeatedly, buffet, pound
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ulterior –ius; ultimus –a –um
last, final, farthest
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unda undae f.
wave; waves of the sea, sea
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valeō valēre valuī valitus
have strength or health; be effective
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ve
or (encl. conj.)
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velut or velutī
just as
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voluntās voluntātis f.
will, wish
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vērē
truly, really, actually, rightly
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vīsō vīsere vīsī vīsus
go to see; look at, gaze at, view
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vīvō vīvere vīxī vīctus
live
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īlia –ium n. or īle –is
groin, genitals