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