Catullus 3 Flashcards
at or ast
disjunctive conj., but, nevertheless, yet, however, yes but
auferō auferre abstulī ablātus
carry away
bellus –a –um
pretty, nice, fine, charming
bene; melius (comp.); optimē (superl.)
adv. well
circumsiliō circumsilīre
spring or leap around
Cupīdō –inis m.
desire; object of desire (as term of affection); Cupid or Eros, companion of Venus/Aphrodite, personification of sexual desire
domina dominae f.
mistress
dēlicia dēliciae f. (often plural) or delici(ōl)um –ī m.
pleasure; pl. pet, darling
dēvorō dēvorāre dēvorāvī dēvorātus
eat up, devour
eō īre iī/īvī itum
go
factum factī n.
deed, something done
fleō flēre flēvī flētus
weep, cry; weep for, mourn
gremium gremi(ī) n.
lap
homō hominis m.
generic word for human; person, plur. people
hūc
to this place or point; to this total or amount
illūc
thither, to that place
iter itineris n.
journey, path, road, course
lūgeō lūgēre lūxī lūctum
mourn
mellītus –a –um
honey-sweet
misellus –a –um
poor little; wretchedly in love (dim. of miser)
modo
just, only
morior morī mortuus sum
die
moveō movēre mōvī mōtus
move
multum
adj. & more
nam
explanatory particle, for; as encl., for lively or impatient emphasis, indicating the point of a line of questioning
negō negāre negāvī negātus
deny, refuse, say that… not
nōscō nōscere nōvī nōtus
know
ocellus ocellī m.
eye; as term of endearment, darling (dim. of oculus)
oculus oculī m.
eye
opus operis n.
that which needs to be done; work
Orcus –ī m.
Dis, god of the underworld; the underworld
passer passeris m.
sparrow or blue rock-thrush, a common domestic pet in Italy
puella puellae f.
girl; young woman; girlfriend
pīpiō pīpiāre pīpiāvī pīpiātus
chirp
quam
interr. & rel. to which extent or degree; how; as, than
quantum
rel. as much as
quisquam quicquam
indef. pron., anyone, anything
redeō redīre rediī reditum
return
rubeō rubēre rubuī
to be or become red
suus –a –um
reflex. possesive adj., his/her/its own
suī sibi sē sē
him-/her-/itself
sōlus –a –um
only, alone, lonely
tam
to such a degree, so
tenebrae tenebrārum f. pl.
darkness; shade, shadow; place of concealment
tenebricōsus –a –um
shadowy, dark
turgidulus –a –um
swollen (dim. of turgidus)
unde
rel. from which, whence
ūsque
all the way (to), continuously, constantly
Venus –eris f.
lovely, attractive, charming; graceful, pretty, neat
venustus –a –um
all the way (to), continuously, constantly
