Catullus 15 Flashcards
ā
ah, alas (expletive of distress, pity, or entreaty)
animus animī m.
the mind
attrahō –ere –trāxī –trāctus
draw with force; draw up
Aurēlius –iī m.
a member of the Roman gens Aurelia; in Catullus often paired with Furius, and possibly Catullus’ sexual rival for Juventius
caput capitis n.
head
castus –a –um
free from vice, pure, chaste
commendō commendāre commendāvī commendātus
commit, entrust
culpa culpae f.
fault, wrongdoing
cupiō cupere cupiī/cupīvī cupītus
want, desire
cōnservō cōnservāre cōnservāvī cōnservātus
save or keep from danger, preserve
dīcō dīcere dīxī dictus
talk; say, declare; sing, recite; name, call
excipiō excipere excēpī exceptus
take out, exclude, except; receive
expetō expetīre expetiī/expetīvī expetītus
request, desire
forīs
outside, away from home
furor furōris m.
passion, rage, frenzy
fātum –ī n. or fātus –ī m.
a prophetic utterance; fate
hūc
to this place or point; to this total or amount
illūc
thither, to that place
impellō impellere impulī impulsum
beat against, drive, compel
īnfestus –a –um
hostile, warlike; troublesome
īnsidiae īnsidiārum f. pl.
ambush, plot
integellus –a –um
untouched, uninjured, safe (dim. of integer)
lacēssō lacēssere lacēssīvī lacēssītus
challenge, provoke, harass
libet (libēre) libuit libitum est
intr. w/ dat. of person pleased: to be pleasing
metuō metuere metuī
fear; w/ a, ab, fear danger (from)
miser misera miserum
wretched, unhappy
modo
just, only
moveō movēre mōvī mōtus
move
mūgilis –is m.
a sea fish, the gray mullet (used in punishing adulterers)
occupātus –a –um
grasp; occupy; engross, preoccupy
parātus –a –um
ready, prepared
pateō patēre patuī
be open; show as entered (in accounts)
percurrō –ere –cucurrī (–currī) –cursus
run through quickly
petō petere petiī/petīvī petītus
seek
platēa –ae f.
street
porta portae f.
city gate; place of entry or exit
praetereō praeterīre praeterīvī/praeteriī praeteritus
go beyond, pass
pudens –entis
proper, decent, modest
pudenter
properly, decently, modestly
pudīcus –a –um
chaste, decent, sexually modest
putō putāre putāvī putātus
think
pēnis –is m.
tail; penis
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
quantum
rel. as much as
quisquam quicquam
indef. pron., anyone, anything
quod
because, the fact that
quā
indef. adv. w/lubet, in whatever way; wherever
raphanus –ī m.
radish
rēs reī f.
property, wealth; thing, matter
scelestus –a –um
lying under a curse; (applied pityingly) wretched; wicked
suus –a –um
reflex. possesive adj., his/her/its own
tantus –a –um
so much, pl. so many; so great, such
tum or tunc
then, at that time
venia veniae f.
a favor, kindness
vereor verērī veritus sum
show respect for; fear
volō velle voluī
wish, be willing
vēcors –cordis
demented
vērum
adversative conj., assenting to what has been said but adding a qualification: but in fact, but, actually
