Catullus 17 Flashcards
adservō adservāre adservāvī adservātus
keep safe, guard
alnus –ī f.
an alder tree
an
particle introducing questions with note of surprise or indignation: can it be that … ?; (after utrum) or
animus animī m.
the mind
assula –ae f. (diminutive of axis –is m.)
board, plank (dim. of axis)
audiō audīre audīvī audītus
hear, pay attention to
bīmulus –a –um
two years old (dim. of bimus)
caenum –ī n.
mud, filth, slime
caput capitis n.
head
cavus –a –um
hollow; deep
colōnia colōniae f.
a colony; name of a town in poem 17
crūs –ūris n.
leg
cupiō cupere cupiī/cupīvī cupītus
want, desire
dormiō dormīre dormīvī dormītum
sleep
dē
prep. with abl., away from down from, off,; of, out from, from, immediately after; [diem] de die: day after day; about, concerning
dēlicātus –a –um
given to luxury or pleasure; pampered; frisky, wanton, frivolous; elegant
dērelinquō dērelinquere dēreliquī dērelīctus
leave behind
dīligēns –ntis
comp. more carefully
dō dare dedī datus
give, pay
excitō excitāre excitāvī excitātus
rouse, wake; stir up, arouse, excite
eō īre iī/īvī itum
go
faciō facere fēcī factus
do, make, achieve, attain, reach
ferreus –a –um
made of iron; hard, harsh; shameless, brazen
fiō fierī factus sum
to take place, happen; to be made or done, become
flōs flōris m.
flower; youthful beauty; the finest specimen of a type or class
fossa –ae f.
ditch
gravis grave
heavy, grevious, severe; low-pitched
habeō habēre habuī habitus
have, hold
haedus –ī m.
a young goat, kid
iaceō iacēre iacuī
lie, recline
in
prep. w/ abl., in, on; w/acc., into, onto, against
ineptus –a –um
foolish, gauche, awkward
instar n.
(indecl.): the equivalent or equal; adverbial w/ gen., to the extent (of)
insulsus –a –um
witless, stupid
lacus lacūs m.
lake
libet (libēre) libuit libitum est
intr. w/ dat. of person pleased: to be pleasing
libīdō libidinis f.
desire; sexual craving
Ligus –uris
Ligurian, from Liguria, in NW Italy
līvidus –a –um
a dull, grayish-blue color
lūdō lūdere lūsī lūsus
play
lūtum lutī n.
mud
magis or mage
more
mittō mittere mīsī missus
send, send forth; (of weapons) throw, cast, hurl; emit, utter; cease, desist, omit; let go, release, abandon, discard; give