Catullus 6 Flashcards
argūtātiō argūtātionis f.
a creaking, squeaking, chattering noise
atque or ac
and
attrītus –a –um
worn away
bonum –ī n.
any good thing or circumstance, boon, blessing, benefit; pl. “goods” as property, one’s estate
caelum caelī n.
the sky or heavens
clāmō clāmāre clāmāvī clāmātus
shout, cry out
cubīle cubīlis n.
bed, couch
cūr
why
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
dīligō dīligere dīlēxī dīlēctus
love, be fond of
ecfutuō (effutuō) –uere –uī
wear out with sexual intercourse
faciō facere fēcī factus
do, make, achieve, attain, reach
fateor fatērī fassus sum
concede, admit, confess
febrīculōsus –a –um
feverish, fever-ridden
Flāvius –iī m.
a member of the Roman gens Flavia
fragrō fragrāre fragrāvī fragrātus
fragrant, redolent, sweet-smelling
habeō habēre habuī habitus
have, hold
iaceō iacēre iacuī
lie, recline
illepidus –a –um
unbecoming, ungraceful, awkward
illic illaec illuc
pron., that person or thing
inambulātiō –ōnis f.
a walking or similar movement
ineptiae –ārum f.
instances of folly, frivolities
inēlegans –antis
inelegant, clumsy, infelicitous
latus latēris n.
side, flank
lectus lectī m.
chosen, picked
lepidus –a –um
charming, witty
malum malī n.
trouble, misfortune, woe, aliment
nescioquis –qua –quid (also written as two words)
indef. pron. or adj., someone, something (N. B.: The personal ending of nescio scans as a short syllable.)
nisi or nī
unless, except if
nēquīquam
to no purpose, in vain
olīvum olīvī n.
olive oil
pandō pandere pandī passus
spread out, disclose, reveal; open
peraequē
uniformly, equally
possum posse potuī
to be able
pudeō –ēre –duī –ditus
to make ashamed, cause embarrassment
pulvīnus pulvīnī m.
cushion, pillow
quatiō quatere quassī quassum
shake
quis quid
interr. and indef. pronoun: who? what? anyone, anything
quisquis quidquid or quicquid
each one
quārē
interr. & rel. how? for what reason? on account of which thing; wherefore, therefore
scortum scortī n.
skin, hide; prostitute, courtesan, bimbo
serta –ōrum n.
chains or festoons of flowers
Sȳrius (Syriācus) –a –um
of or from Syria; Syrian
taceō tacēre tacuī tacitus
be silent, say nothing
tacitus –a –um
unspeaking; silent
tam
to such a degree, so
tremulus –a –um
shaky, trembling; shaking (voluntarily, as one dandling an infant)
valeō valēre valuī valitus
have strength or health; be effective
versus versūs m.
a line of verse; verse, poetry
viduus –a –um
deprived of a husband or wife, bereft, celibate; (of vines) unsupported by a tree
vocō vocāre vocāvī vocātus
call, summon, invite
volō velle voluī
wish, be willing
vērum
adversative conj., assenting to what has been said but adding a qualification: but in fact, but, actually
