Catullus 45 Flashcards
Acmē –ēs f.
woman’s name (Gk. flower, pinnacle); not otherwise known
adsiduē
continually, constantly
ācer ācris ācre
sharp, bitter, vehement, intense
approbātiō approbātiōnis f.
approval, assent
ārdeō ārdēre ārsī ārsum
burn, blaze
at or ast
disjunctive conj., but, nevertheless, yet, however, yes but
auspicium auspicī(ī) n.
augury or omen taken from birds; any portent or omen
auspicātus –a –um
approved by augury; auspicious, fortunate, lucky
beātus –a –um
happy, blessed; rich, well-to-do
caesius –a –um
having gray or gray-blue eyes; gray-eyed
dextera dextera f.
the right hand
dēlicia dēliciae f. (often plural) or delici(ōl)um –ī m.
pleasure; pl. pet, darling
dīcō dīcere dīxī dictus
talk; say, declare; sing, recite; name, call
ēbrius –a –um
intoxicated; metaph., drunk with love
faciō facere fēcī factus
do, make, achieve, attain, reach
fidēlis fidēle
faithful, worthy of trust
gremium gremi(ī) n.
lap
India –ae f.
an ill-defined region of Asia, extending from the present subcontinent of India to the borders of China; popularly confused with Ethiopia, Arabia, etc.
inquam inquis inquit inquiunt
say
leviter
lightly
leō leōnis m.
lion
Libya –ae f.
North Africa
libīdō libidinis f.
desire; sexual craving
medulla medullae f.
the marrow of the bones; the interior, inside, seat of the emotions
misellus –a –um
poor little; wretchedly in love (dim. of miser)
mollis molle
soft, mild, languid, voluptuous
multum
adj. & more
multō
by much, greatly
māgnus –a –um
superl. maximus: large, great
mālō mālle māluī
preder, desire more
mūtuus –a –um
felt or shared by each of two in relation to each other, mutual, reciprocal; neut. pl. with adv. force, reciprocally, in equal measure
nisi or nī
unless, except if
nunc
now
obvius obvia obvium
in the way or path of something
ocellus ocellī m.
eye; as term of endearment, darling (dim. of oculus)
omnis omne
adj., all, whole, entire
ōs ōris n.
mouth; face, countenance
parātus –a –um
ready, prepared
perditus –a –um
ruined; depraved
pereō perīre periī peritūs
vanish; be done in,perish, die; (hyperb.) suffer intensely, be in big trouble
porrō
straight on; hereafter
potis or pote (indecl.)
indecl. adj., having the power, able; possible
proficīscor proficīscī profectus sum
set out, proceed
purpureus –a –um
purple
quam
interr. & rel. to which extent or degree; how; as, than
quantum
rel. as much as
reflectō reflectere reflexī reflexus
bend back
Septimillus –ī m.
dim. of Septimus
Septimius –iī m. familiar dem. Septimillus
Roman nomen gentile; Septimius is not otherwise known
serviō servīre servīvī servītus
w/ dat., serve, be subject to
sinistra –ae f. (sc. manus)
the left hand, (traditionally used in thieving)
sternuō sternuere sternuī
sneeze
suāvior (sāvior) –ārī –ātus
kiss
Syria –ae f.
of or from Syria; Syrian
sīc
in this way, so, thus
sōlus –a –um
only, alone, lonely
teneō tenēre tenuī tentus
hold
torreō –ēre –uī tostus
scorch, parch
ūllus –a –um
any
ūsque
all the way (to), continuously, constantly
veniō venīre vēnī ventum
come
videō vidēre vīdī vīsus
see, perceive; pass. seem, seem good or proper
vīta vītae f.
life; hyperb., as a term of endearment
