Catullus 51 Flashcards

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adversus or adversum + acc.

A

facing, opposite, against, opposed (to) (adv. and prep. + acc.)

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artus artūs m.

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joint; limb; part of the body, member

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aspiciō aspicere aspēxī aspectus

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look upon; look

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audiō audīre audīvī audītus

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hear, pay attention to

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auris auris f.

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ear

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beātus –a –um

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happy, blessed; rich, well-to-do

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dulcis dulce

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sweet

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dēmānō dēmānāre

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run or drip down

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ēripiō ēripere ēripuī ēreptus

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snatch away, remove

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exsultō (exultō) –are –āvī –ātus

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spring up; let oneself go, run riot; show unrestrained pleasure, exult

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flamma flammae f.

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flame, fire

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fās n.

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indecl. n., that which is right or permissible by divine law; meet and right, fitting, proper

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geminus –a –um

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double, twin

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gestiō gestīre

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desire eagerly; act without restraint, exult

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identidem

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repeatedly, continually

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lingua linguae f.

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tongue

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lūmen luminis n.

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radiance, light; day; the light of life; by metonymy, eye; a light-giving body in the heavens

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miser misera miserum

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wretched, unhappy

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molestus –a –um

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troublesome, annoying

20
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nam

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explanatory particle, for; as encl., for lively or impatient emphasis, indicating the point of a line of questioning

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nihil or nīl or nihilo n.

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indecl. n., nothing; w/ adv. force, an emphatic form of non; not at all

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nimium (nimiō)

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too much, very much

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nox noctis f.

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night

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ōtium –iī n.

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unoccupied spare time, leisure, rest, idleness

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pār paris

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equal, comparable; fitting

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perdō perdere perdidī perditus

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ruin, spoil

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prius

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before, earlier

28
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rīdeō rīdēre rīsī rīsus

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laugh

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sedeō sedēre sēdī sessus

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sit

30
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simul

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at the same time, together, as well; conj., as soon as

31
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sonitus –ūs m.

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sound

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spectō spectāre spectāvī spectātus

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look at, watch

33
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sub

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prep. w/ acc. or abl., under

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super

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over, above; more; besides; prep. w/ acc., over

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superō superāre superāvī superātus

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surpass

36
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suus –a –um

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reflex. possesive adj., his/her/its own

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sēnsus sēnsūs m.

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sensation; any of the senses; conciousness

38
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tegō tegere tēxī tēctus

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cover

39
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tenuis tenue

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thin

40
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tintinō –āre –āvī –ātum

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make a ringing sound

41
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torpeō torpēre

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be numb or paralyzed

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videō vidēre vīdī vīsus

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see, perceive; pass. seem, seem good or proper