Catullus 28 Flashcards
aptus –a –um
tied, prepared, ready; ready to hand
bene; melius (comp.); optimē (superl.)
adv. well
bonus –a –um
good; of “good” social standing
cohors cohortis f.
retinue, staff, entourage
comes comitis m. or f.
companion, friend, comrade (often in an inferior capacity or of humbler rank)
cāsus cāsūs m.
fall; accident, chance, fortune, situation, plight
datum, ī, n.
something given; a present; a debit
diū
for a long time
ecquisnam, ecquidnam
anyone? anything?
expedītus –a –um
unencumbered; lightened, as for action or travel
expendō –ere –pendī –pēnsus
weigh; pay out
Fabullus –ī m.
a nomen gentile of the Roman gens Fabius (dim. of Fabius)
famēs famis f.
hunger; famine
farciō farcīre farsī fartum
stuff
ferō ferre tulī lātus
bear, carry; endure, withstand; say; take, accept
frīgus frīgoris n.
cold
gerō gerere gessī gestus
bear, conduct, carry on, do; wear
inānis inānis ināne
empty, empty-handed; foolish; vain, futile, unprofitable
irrumō irrumāre irrumāvī irrumātus
to force someone to perform fellatio, as a means of humiliating him
iste ista istud
pron. & pron. adj., this (which you have or see); this
lentus –a –um
supple, pliant; slow, taking one’s time, unconcerned, at ease
lucellum –ī n.
a small profit (dim. of lucrum)
malum malī n.
trouble, misfortune, woe, aliment
Memmius –iī m.
Roman nomen gentile
nam
explanatory particle, for; as encl., for lively or impatient emphasis, indicating the point of a line of questioning
nihilum/nīlum nihilī/nīlī n.
nothing; abl. w/ adv. Force, an emphatic form of non: not at all
nōbilis nōbile
well-known, famous, illustrious
opprobrium –ī n.
shame, disgrace
parvus –a –um / minor –us / minimus –a –um
little
pateō patēre patuī
be open; show as entered (in accounts)
pār paris
equal, comparable; fitting
petō petere petiī/petīvī petītus
seek
praetor praetoris m.
commander; magistrate, governor
Pīsō –onis m.
cognomen of the Gens Calpurnia
quantum
rel. as much as
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
sarcinula –ae f.
a light knapsack
satis or sat (comp. satius)
enough
sequor sequī secūtus sum
follow
supīnus –a –um
lying on the back; facing upwards; flat; helpless
tabula tabulae f.
a flat piece of wood; a wax-coated writing tablet; pl., account books
trabs trabis f.
tree trunk, timber; by metonymy, boat; penis, “shaft”
tōtus –a –um
the whole, all
vappa –ae f.
flat wine; masc., a person who had gone flat, a nerd or dud
verpa –ae f.
penis with foreskin drawn back; erect penis
Verānius –iī m.
friend of Catullus
videō vidēre vīdī vīsus
see, perceive; pass. seem, seem good or proper
