Catullus 13 Flashcards
accipiō accipere accēpī acceptus
receive, accept; hear
afferō afferre attulī allātus
bring along, come with
apud
prep. w/ acc., at, near, by; at the house of
arānea arāneae f.
spiderweb, cobweb; spider
bene; melius (comp.); optimē (superl.)
adv. well
cachinnus cachinnī m.
laugh, guffaw; metaph. of rippling waves
candidus –a –um
bright; white; fair-skinned (implying beauty); gorgeous (of a woman)
contrā
in front, opposite; in return; on the other hand
Cupīdō –inis m.
desire; object of desire (as term of affection); Cupid or Eros, companion of Venus/Aphrodite, personification of sexual desire
cēna cēnae f.
dinner (the principal Roman meal, normally eaten in the evening)
cēnō cēnāre cēnāvī cēnātus
dine
diēs diēī m. or f.
day
dō dare dedī datus
give, pay
dōnō dōnāre dōnāvī dōnātus
give, dedicate
ēlegāns –ntis
discriminating, refined, elegant
Fabullus –ī m.
a nomen gentile of the Roman gens Fabius (dim. of Fabius); Fabullus in Catullus is a friend of Veranius, and accompanied him to Spain
faciō facere fēcī factus
do, make, achieve, attain, reach
faveō favēre fāvī fautus
be well-disposed, show favor to (w/dat.)
inquam inquis inquit inquiunt
say
merus –a –um
pure, undiluted (esp. of wine)
nāsus nāsī m. or nāsum nāsī n.
nose
olfaciō –acere –ēcī –actum
smell
paucus –a –um
a few
plēnus –a –um
full
quis quid
interr. and indef. pronoun: who? what? anyone, anything
rogō rogāre rogāvī rogātus
ask, ask for
sacculus sacculī m.
purse
sine
prep. w/ abl., without
suāvis suāve
agreeable, pleasant
sāl salis m.
salt; fig., of a quality that gives character and flavor, wit; by metonymy, the sea
unguentum unguentī n.
a fragrant ointment, unguent, or perfume
ve
or (encl. conj.)
Venus –eris f.
Venus or Aphrodite, goddess of love and charm
venustus –a –um
lovely, attractive, charming; graceful, pretty, neat
vīnum vīnī n. or vīnus vīnī m.
wine
