Catullus 36 Flashcards
accipiō accipere accēpī acceptus
receive, accept; hear
Amathūs –ūntis f.
acc. Amathunta, a town in Cyprus
Ancōn, ōnis, f.
Ancona, a town on the Adriatic coast
annālis –is m.
a book of annals or chronicles; (pl.) a chronicle in several books
apertus -a um
open; exposed to the elements
cacō cacāre cacāvī cacātus
defecate
caerulus (caeruleus) –a –um
sea-blue
charta or carta, -ae f.
a sheet or roll of papyrus
Cnidus –ī f.
Cnidus, town on the coast of Caria, in SW Asia Minor, where Venus/Aphrodite was worshipped
colō colere coluī cultus
inhabit; till; look after
creō creāre creāvī creātus
beget, give birth to, produce
Cupīdō –inis m.
desire; object of desire (as term of affection); Cupid or Eros, companion of Venus/Aphrodite, personification of sexual desire
deus deī m.
god
Durrachium –ī n.
a town on the coast of Illyria, mod. Durazzo / Durresi, in Albania
dēsinō dēsinere dēsiī dēsitus
cease, leave off, stop
dō dare dedī datus
give, pay
ēlectus –a um superl. electissimus
select, choice
faciō facere fēcī factus
do, make, achieve, attain, reach
Golgī –ōrum m. pl.
a town in Cyprus noted for the worship of Aphrodite / Venus
Hadria –ae f.
the Adriatic Sea
harūndinōsus –a –um
reedy
iambus iambī m.
an iamb or iambic verse; (pl.) invective verse, esp. that written in iambic meter
Īdalium –iī n.
town in Cyprus sacred to Aphrodite/Venus
ignis ignis m.
fire; funeral pyre; any luminous object in the sky, such as a star; love’s fire
illepidus –a –um
unbecoming, ungraceful, awkward
infacētiae –ārum f.
clumsiness, gaucheries, blunders
īnfēlīx īnfēlīcis
infertile, disastrous, unlucky
intereā
in the meantime; with adversative force, in these circumstances
invenustus –a –um
not venustus, unlovely, unattractive
iocōsus –a –um
full of laughs, jolly, happy
lepidus –a –um
charming, witty
līgnum lignī n.
wood, firewood
nam
explanatory particle, for; as encl., for lively or impatient emphasis, indicating the point of a line of questioning
pontus pontī m.
sea
poēta poētae m.
poet
prō
prep. w/ abl., in front of; on behalf of; in return for; in capacity of
reddō reddere reddidī redditus
give back, restore; repay (a debt, obligation, or vow); pay (honor, tribute, etc.); render, turn something or someone into
restituō restituere restituī restitūtus
rebuild; restore, cure; give back unharmed or in its original state
rūs rūris n.
country, boondocks; country qualities, rusticity
sanctus –a –um
holy, sacred, inviolate
scripta –ōrum n. pl.
writings, works (in poetry or prose)
solvō solvere solvī solūtus
loosen, untie, dislodge, cast off; discharge, fulfill (a vow)
sum esse fuī futūrus
to be
suī sibi sē sē
him-/her-/itself
taberna tabernae f.
hut; inn, hostel
tardipēs
slow-footed, lame; epithet of the god Vulcan
trux trucis
harsh, fierce, cruel, savage
Ūriī –ōrum m. pl.
Italian town associated with the cult of Venus; pos. = Urium, on the Adriatic Coast
ustulō –āre –āvī –ātum
char, burn
veniō venīre vēnī ventum
come
Venus –eris f.
Venus or Aphrodite, goddess of love and charm
vibrō vibrāre vibrāvī vibrātus
shake, brandish
videō vidēre vīdī vīsus
see, perceive; pass. seem, seem good or proper
Volusius –(i)ī, m.
author, from near Padua, of a historical poem called Annales; known only from Catullus
voveō vovēre vōvī vōtus
promise, vow
vōs vestrum/vestrī
you
ēlectus –a um superl. electissimus
select, choice
Īdalium –iī n.
town in Cyprus sacred to Aphrodite/Venus
