Catullus 39 Flashcards
agō agere ēgī āctus
drive, do, conduct, throw; draw (breath); be engaged in
amplus –a –um
more, further; longer
arbitror arbitrārī arbitrātus sum
observe, consider, judge, reckon
āter atra atrum
black, dark-complexioned
attingō attingere attigī attāctus
touch; touch upon (in speaking), mention
bibō bibere bibī
drink
Celtibēr –era erum
of or from Celtiberia
Celtibēria –ae f.
Celtiberia, district in the northeastern part of central Spain, so-called because its natives were a mixture of Celts and Iberians
dentātus –a –um
well provided with teeth, toothy
dēfricō dēfricāre dēfricuī dēfricātus
rub thoroughly; scour
dēns dentis m.
tooth
Egnātius –iī m.
a friend of Catullus from Spain, known only from this poem and 37; apparently a rival for Lesbia
Etrūscus –a –um
from Etruria (mod. Tuscany) the region of western Italy north of Rome
excitō excitāre excitāvī excitātus
rouse, wake; stir up, arouse, excite
expoliō –īre –īvī (–iī) –ītum
smooth down, polish
fleō flēre flēvī flētus
weep, cry; weep for, mourn
flētus fletūs m.
weeping; tears
gingīva gingīvae f.
the gums
habeō habēre habuī habitus
have, hold
ineptus –a –um
foolish, gauche, awkward
lavō lavāre (lavere) lāvī lōtus (lautus)
wash
Lānuvīnus –a –um
from Lanuvium, a town in the Alban hills south of Rome.
lōtium lōti(ī) n.
urine
lūgeō lūgēre lūxī lūctum
mourn
mingō mingere mīxī mīctus/mīnctus
urinate
moneō monēre monuī monitus
warn
morbus morbī m.
disease
māne
in the morning
nam
explanatory particle, for; as encl., for lively or impatient emphasis, indicating the point of a line of questioning
nōlō nōlle nōluī
be unwilling, not to wish
nūllus –a –um
adj. & subst., not one, no, none; with adverbial force, not at all
obēsus –a –um
fat
orbus –a –um
bereaved, desitute
parcus -a -um
thrifty, frugal; skinny, lean
pinguis pingue
fath, rich
pius –a –um
dutiful, conscientious, upright
praedicō praedicāre praedicāvī praedicātus
proclaim, declare, announce
pūriter
in a pure manner; (here) in pure water
quisque quidque/quīcque
whoever, whatever
quisquis quidquid or quicquid
each one
quod
because, the fact that
quoque
also
quārē
interr. & rel. how? for what reason? on account of which thing; wherefore, therefore
quīcumque quaecumque quodcumque
indef. rel. pron. , whoever, whatever
quīlibet quaelibet quodlibet (or quīlubet, etc.)
whoever or whatever you please; anyone, anything
quō
(indicating the degree of difference)
renīdeō renīdēre
shine; smile back, beam
reus reī m.
a defendant in a trial
rogus rogī m.
funeral pyre
russus (russeus) –a –um
red
rīsus –ūs m.
laugh
Sabīnus –a –um
from the Sabine country northeast of Rome
soleō solēre solitus sum
to be accustomed (to); (euphemistic, w/ acc.) to “know,” i.e., be sexually intimate with
subsellium subselliī n.
a courtroom bench
sum esse fuī futūrus
to be
suī sibi sē sē
him-/her-/itself
tamen
however, nevertheless
terra terrae f.
earth; land
Transpadānus –a –um
from the region of northern Italy north of the river Po (Padus)
Tīburs –tis
of or belonging to Tibur (mod. Tivoli), about 18 miles ENE of Rome
tū tuī tibi tē tē
nom. tute, acc. & abl. tete): second person sing. pronoun; you
ubīcumque
wherever
Umber –bra –brum
Umbrian, from the region of Italy east of Etruria
ūsquequāque
everywhere, in every situation
ūnicus –a –um
one and only, singular, unique, special
urbānus –a –um
of the city, esp. Rome; having city manners, urbane
veniō venīre vēnī ventum
come
