Catullus 37 Flashcards
an
particle introducing questions with note of surprise or indignation: can it be that … ?; (after utrum) or
atquī or atquīn
conj., but; moreover
audeō audēre ausus sum
semi-dep., dare
barba –ae f.
beard
beātus –a –um
happy, blessed; rich, well-to-do
bellum (duellum) bellī n.
war
capillātus –a –um
long-haired
Celtibēria –ae f.
Celtiberia, district in the northeastern part of central Spain, so-called because its natives were a mixture of Celts and Iberians
centum; centēsimus –a –um
indecl. adj., a hundred
cēterus –a –um; often pl. cēterī –ae –a
the rest of, the other; (as pron.) the rest
confutuō –ere
have sexual intercourse with
cōnsīdō cōnsīdere cōnsēdī cōnsessus
to take a seat, sit, settle; take up a positio
continenter
in an unbroken line
contubernālis –is m./f.
tentmate, comrade-in-arms
cunīculosus –a –um
abounding in rabbits
dēfricō dēfricāre dēfricuī dēfricātus
rub thoroughly; scour
dēns dentis m.
tooth
ducentī –ae –a; ducentēsimus –a –um
two hundred
Egnātius –iī m.
a Roman male known (from Catullus only) as a beared and long-haired dandy
faciō facere fēcī factus
do, make, achieve, attain, reach
frōns frōntis f.
forehead; front, façade
fugiō fugere fūgī fugitus
run away, flee, escape, slip off
Hibērus –ī m.
of Iberia, Spanish
hircus –ī m.
he goat
indīgnus –a –um
unworthy; undeserved
insulsus –a –um
witless, stupid
irrumō irrumāre irrumāvī irrumātus
to force someone to give fellatio, as a means of humiliating him
istīc
there by you, over where you are
licet licēre licuit/licitum est
impers., it is permitted
mentula mentulae f.
penis
moechus moechī m.
adulterer, sexual aggressor; fornicator
nam
explanatory particle, for; as encl., for lively or impatient emphasis, indicating the point of a line of questioning
namque
explanatory conj., for
novem; nōnus –a –um
ninth
opācus –a –um
dark
pīla –ae f.
pillar, column
pilleātus –a –um
wearing a felt cap (pilleus); epithet of Castor and Pollux
praeter
prep., conj. beyond
prō
prep. w/ abl., in front of; on behalf of; in return for; in capacity of
pugnō pugnāre pugnāvī pugnātum
fight
pusillus –a –um
puny
putō putāre putāvī putātus
think
quantum
rel. as much as
quidem
part., certainly, indeed
quisquis quidquid or quicquid
each one
quod
because, the fact that
salax –ācis
oversexed; lascivious
scrībō scrībere scrīpsī scrīptus
write; mark up, inscribe with drawings
sedeō sedēre sēdī sessus
sit
sēmitārius –a –um
of or associated with byways and alleys
sessor –ōris m.
one who sits
sinus sinūs m.
the cavity or fold produced by the looping of a garment (OLD); breast; bosom, refuge; a curved indentation in the coastline such as a bay or gulf
sōlus –a –um
only, alone, lonely
sōpiō -ōnis, m.
penis
taberna tabernae f.
hut; inn, hostel
tantum
pron. such a quantity, so much; acc. as to such a degree; only; tantum … quantum: as much .. as
ūnā
together; at the same time
ūrīna –ae f.
urine
