Catullus 50 Flashcards
abeō abīre abiī abitum
go away or out; come off, turn out; escape criticism or other consequences
audāx audācis
bold; audacious, reckless, rash
caveō cavēre cāvī cautus
beware
cibus cibī m.
food
conveniō convenīre convēnī conventus
meet together; agree
cupiō cupere cupiī/cupīvī cupītus
want, desire
dolor dolōris m.
pain, distress
dēfessus –a –um
exhausted, tired out
dēlicātus –a –um
given to luxury or pleasure; pampered; frisky, wanton, frivolous; elegant
dēspuō dēspuere
spit down on the ground (to avert some evil); avert by spitting, spurn, reject
faciō facere fēcī factus
do, make, achieve, attain, reach
facētia –ae f.
cleverness, wit
furor furōris m.
passion, rage, frenzy
hēsternus –a –um
of or belonging to yesterday
iaceō iacēre iacuī
lie, recline
illic illaec illuc
pron., that person or thing
illinc
from there
incendō incendere incendī incensus
set of fire; inflame
indomitus –a –um
untamed; indomitable; violent
iocus iocī m.
joke, jest
iuvō iuvāre iūvī iūtus
help; please, gratify
iūcundus –a –um
pleasant, delightful
labor labōris m.
labor, effort, toil
laedō laedere laesī laesus
injure, offend; handicap
lectulus –ī m.
bed, couch (dim. of lectus)
lectus lectī m.
chosen, picked
lepor lepōris m.
charm, grace, wit; term of endearment
Licinius –ī m.
nomen gentile of C. Licinius Macer Calvus
loquor loquī locūtus sum
speak; tell
lūdō lūdere lūsī lūsus
play
lūx lūcis f.
light, ray; by metonymy, day; sweetheart
membrum membrī n.
any part of the body; limb
modo
just, only
multum
adj. & 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
Nemesis –eōs f.
Greek goddess of retribution
ocellus ocellī m.
eye; as term of endearment, darling (dim. of oculus)
orō orāre orāvī orātus
pary, beseech, supplicate
perspiciō perspicere perspexī perspectus
inspect thoroughly; discern, recognize
poena poenae f.
penalty
poēma –atis n.
poem
prex precis f.
prayer, entreaty
quiēs quiētis f.
sleep, repose
reddō reddere reddidī redditus
give back, restore; repay (a debt, obligation, or vow); pay (honor, tribute, etc.); render, turn something or someone into
reposcō reposcere
demand back; claim as one’s right, demand
scrībō scrībere scrīpsī scrīptus
write; mark up, inscribe with drawings
simul
at the same time, tohether, as well; conj., as soon as
somnus somnī m.
sleep, sts. personified as Somnus
sēmimortuus –a –um
half-dead
tabella tabellae f.
board, placard, tablet
tegō tegere tēxī tēctus
cover
tōtus –a –um
the whole, all
uterque utraque utrumque
indef. adj. & pron., each (of two)
vehemēns –ntis
violent, forceful, zealous
versiculus versiculī m.
light verse, a short line of verse, epigrammatic verse (dim. of versus)
versor versārī versātus
keep turning; pass. w/ middle force, toss and turn
videō vidēre vīdī vīsus
see, perceive; pass. seem, seem good or proper
vīnum vīnī n. or vīnus vīnī m.
wine
ōtiōsus –a –um
full of otium, at leisure, idle
