Catullus 22 Flashcards
abhorreō abhorrēre abhoruī
shrink back from; be inconsistent
aequō aequāre aequāvī aequātus
make level, even, or smooth
aliquis aliquid and aliquī aliqua aliquod
indef. pron., someone, something; indef. adj., some
attingō attingere attigī attāctus
touch; touch upon (in speaking), mention
attribuō attribuere attribuī attribūtus
assign, allot
bellus –a –um
pretty, nice, fine, charming
beātus –a –um
happy, blessed; rich, well-to-do
caprimulgus caprimulgī m.
goat milker
charta chartae f.
a sheet or roll of papyrus
decem; decimus –a –um
ten
dicāx –ācis
well-spoken, quick with repartee
dīrigō (dērigō) –ere –rēxī –rēctus
align, make straight, aim
faciō facere fēcī factus
do, make, achieve, attain, reach
fallō fallere fefellī falsus
trick, deceive, mislead; pass., err
fiō fierī factus sum
to take place, happen; to be made or done, become
fossor –ōris m.
a digger, agricultural laborer, ditchdigger
gaudeō gaudēre gāvīsus sum
rejoice, take pleasure
idem
similarly
īdem eadem idem
pron. & adj., the same, the same person; w/ adverbial & sts. adversative force, likewise, at the same time
īnfacētus –a –um
boorish, gauche
legō legere lēgī lēctus
gather; remove; pick out; read, read about
liber librī m.
the inner bark of a tree; book, volume, roll
longē
far, for a great distance or time; by far, to a considerable degree
lōrum lōrī n. or lorus –ī m.
a leather strap for tying
mantica manticae f.
knapsack
membrāna membrānae f.
sheepskin or goatskin used as parchment or as a cover for manuscripts
modo
just, only
mīlle; mīllēsimus –a –um
a thousand
mīror mīrārī mīrātus sum
be amazed, wonder, marvel
mūtō mūtāre mūtāvī mūtātus
change; in pass., w/ acc. of thing received in exchange & abl. of price paid, buy; exchange, take in exchange
nīmīrum
part., no wonder, doubtless
nōscō nōscere nōvī nōtus
know
palimpsēstus palimpsēstī m.
a palimpsest, papyrus recycled by erasure to make a low-cost writing material
perscrībō perscrībere perscrīpsī perscrīptum
write out in full, finish writing
plumbum plumbī n.
lead, used for drawing lines
possum posse potuī
to be able
poēma –atis n.
poem
probē
well
putō putāre putāvī putātus
think
pūmex pūmicis m. (f. in Catullus)
pumice or any similar volcanic rock, used to smooth the ends of book-rolls
quisquam quicquam
indef. pron., anyone, anything
quisque quidque/quīcque
whoever, whatever
referō referre rettulī relātus
bring back; report; (reflexive) return; w/ in + abl., write down; w/ acc. & dat., put something down to, assign to a category
ruber rubra rubrum
red
rēgius –a –um
royal; princely, splendid
rēs reī f.
property, wealth; thing, matter
rūrsus or rūrsum
back again; contrariwise
rūs rūris n.
country, boondocks
scrībō scrībere scrīpsī scrīptus
write; mark up, inscribe with drawings
scurra scurrae f.
a fashionable man about town
simul
at the same time, tohether, as well; conj., as soon as
Suffēnus –ī m.
name of a Roman poet
sum esse fuī futūrus
to be
suus –a –um
reflex. possesive adj., his/her/its own
suī sibi sē sē
him-/her-/itself
sīc
in this way, so, thus
tam
to such a degree, so
tantum
pron. such a quantity, so much; acc. as to such a degree; only; tantum … quantum: as much .. as
tergum tergī n. or tergus –oris n.
back; hide from an animal’s back
trītus –a –um
worn
tū tuī tibi tē tē
nom. tute, acc. & abl. tete): second person sing. pronoun; you
umbilīcus umbilīcī m.
navel; the ornamental end of the cylinder on which a papyrus roll is wound
umquam
ever
urbānus –a –um
of the city, esp. Rome; having city manners, urbane
Vārus –ī m.
friend of Catullus; perhaps Alfenus Varus the jurist or Quintilius Varus the literary critic
venustus –a –um
lovely, attractive, charming; graceful, pretty, neat
versus versūs m.
a line of verse; verse, poetry
videō vidēre vīdī vīsus
see, perceive; pass. seem, seem good or proper
