Catullus 40 Flashcards
advocō advocāre advocāvī advocātus
call upon, summon
agō agere ēgī āctus
drive, do, conduct, throw; draw (breath); be engaged in
an
particle introducing questions with note of surprise or indignation: can it be that … ?; (after utrum) or
bene; melius (comp.); optimē (superl.)
adv. well
excitō excitāre excitāvī excitātus
rouse, wake; stir up, arouse, excite
iambus iambī m.
an iamb or iambic verse; (pl.) invective verse, esp. that written in iambic meter
misellus –a –um
poor little; wretchedly in love (dim. of miser)
nōtus –a –um
well-known, familiar, notable, famous, esteemed; notorious, of ill-repute
optō optāre optāvī optātus
wish, choose, desire
ōs ōris n.
mouth; face, countenance
parō parāre parāvī parātus
furnish, supply; obtain
perveniō pervenīre pervēnī perventus
come
poena poenae f.
penalty
praeceps praecipitis
plunging headfirst; headlong; sudden
quandōquidem
rel. since
quisnam (quīnam) quaenam quidnam
pron. & adj., who/what, tell me?, who/what, finally
quālubet
by any means at all; somehow or other
rixa –ae f.
quarrel, brawl
Rāvidus –ī m.
cognomen of a rival of Catullus; not otherwise known
volō velle voluī
wish, be willing
vēcors –cordis
demented
vulgus vulgī n.
the general public, the rabble, riffraff
vēcors –cordis
demented
