Catullus 64 vocabulary Flashcards
quondam
formerly, once, at one time; some day, hereafter
prognatus
sprung from; descended
vertex
peak, top, summit
pinus
pine/fir tree
liquidus
clear, pure, unmixed; liquid
fluctus
wave; disorder; flood, flow, tide
lectus
chosen, picked, selected; choice, excellent
robur
oak; tough
aurare
to gild, overlay with gold
optare
to opt- choose, select; wish
avertere
to avert- turn away from/aside, divert, rout
pellis
skin (cf. Piel)
salsus
salted, salty, preserved in salt; briny
citus
quick, swift, rapid
decurrere
to run, hurry, rush, flow
puppis
stern; deck; ship
caerulus
Sky-coloured; azure
verrere
sweep clean; skim
abiegnus
made of fir: wooden
aequor
level/smooth surface, plain; surface of the sea
palma
palm, width of the hand; Palm tree
levis
light, thin
volito
fly about; hover; be airborne
flamen
gust, blast; gale
currus
chariot, cart
pineus
of or relating to the pine; covered in pines
inflectere
to bend; curve; change
textum
woven fabric, cloth
carina
keel, hull
rudis
undeveloped, rough, wild; coarse
cursus
running; speed
imbuere
to wet, soak, dip
Amphitrite
metonymy for the sea
rostrum
beak, curved bow; speaker’s platform
proscindere
to cut, slit, gash; plough
remigium
rowing, oarage
incanescere
to grey
fretum
straits; narrow sea
candere
to shine, glow, be brilliant
gurges
whirlpool; raging abyss
vultus
face, expression; looks
aequoreus
of or pertaining to the sea; maritime
nutrix
wet nurse
tenus
as far as, to the extent of
exstare
to stand out; be extant
canus
white, gray; aged
incendere
to set on fire
despicere
to look down upon
optatus
desired
saepe
often
compellare
address, speak to, call upon; accost
eximius
select; extraordinary, special; excellent
taeda
pine torch
columen
height, peak, summit
concedere
to relinquish, give up, concede
amplecti
to surround, encircle, embrace
coetus
meeting, encounter, assembly, union
prae
before; in front of
linquere
to leave, quit, forsake
deserere
to leave, depart, quit, desert
coire
to fit together; have sex
rus
country, farm
juvencus
young bull; youth
vinea
vines in a vineyard; arranged in rows
gleba
clod, lump of earth; turf
pronus
leaning forward; prone
convellere
to shatter, batter, convulse, shake
vomer
plowshare; stylus
falx
sickle, scythe; pruning knife; hook
attenuare
to thin; weaken, lessen, diminish, shrink
frondator
pruner
rubigo
rust; mildew, blight
quacumque
wherever
candere
to be of brilliant whiteness, shine, gleam
ebur
ivory
solium
throne, seat
collucere
to shine brightly, light up
gaza
treasure
pulvinar
cushioned couch; couch for deity
genialis
nuptial
politus
refined, polished
tinguere
to wet, moisten, dip, soak; color, dye, tinge, tint
fucus
dye; rouge
priscus
ancient, early, former
variare
Mark with contrasting colors
fluentisonus
resounding with the sound of waves
prospectare
gaze out; look out on
tueri
to see, look at, watch
necdum
nor yet
utpote
in as much as; namely
fallax
deceitful, treacherous, misleading, deceptive
excitare
to stir, awaken
cernere
sift, separate, distinguish, discern
immemor
forgetful; lacking memory; heedless
vadum
shallow place, stream; ford, shoal; channel
irritus
ineffective, useless; invalid, void, of no effect
procella
storm, gale; tumult, commotion
alga
seaweed
maestus
sad, unhappy, mournful, gloomy
ocellus
eye; darling
effigies
effigy
prospicere
to foresee; see far off
cura
care; worry etc.
flavus
yellow, golden
retinere
hold back, restrain; uphold
papilla
teat
delabi
de + labor
passim
here and there; everywhere
alludo
frolic, play; sport about
fluitare
float; flow
amictus
cloak, mantle; outer garment
curare
to care for
perditus
destroyed, ruined
assiduus
constant, regular, incessant
luctus
grief, sorrow, lamentation, mourning
externare
to terrify
spinosus
thorny
perhibere
to give, present, bestow
cogere
to collect
pestis
pestilence
exsolvo
unfasten, loose
caedis
slaugher, massacre, murder
decus
splendor; honour, distinction
daps
sacrificial meal
angustus
narrow, steep, close
vexo
to shake, jolt, toss
proicio
to throw down, throw out
funus
burial, funeral
nitor ; niti
to press, lean upon; depend on;
magnanimus
brave, bold, noble in spirit
alere
to nourish, feed
qualis
of what kind?
praecingere
to gird, surround, encircle
vernus
of or pertaining to spring, vernal
colos
colour
prius
earlier, previously, first
flagrans
flaming, blazing
declinare
divert, deflect
concipere
take up; receive; catch
funditus
‘from the root’; utterly; without exception
imus
inmost, deepest
exardescere
to go up in flames
medulla
marrow; kernel
exagitare
drive out; stir up
miscere
to mix
flavus
yellow; golden
suspirare
to sigh
languere
to be tired, sluggish
timor
dread
fulgor
brightness, brilliance, radiance etc.
expallescere
to turn white
contendere
to stretch, make taut
appetere
to seek, grasp at
munusculum
small present; small favour
velut
just as if
quatere
to shake
quercus
oak
coniger
coniferous
sudare
to sweat
cortex
bark
turbo
whirling, whirlwind, whirlpool
contorquere
to stir up; agitate
eruere
to pluck, dig up, root up
radicitus
by the roots; completely
exturbare
to drive away
cadere
to fall, sink, drop
late
far and wide
cumque
at any time
obvius
in the way; hostile
frangere
to break, shatter
domare
to conquer, subdue, master
nequiquam
in vain
vanus
empty, vain, false
sospes
safe and sound
errabundus
wandering
digredi
to depart, go away
commemorare
to recall, keep in mind
linquere
leave, quit
denique
finally, in the end
gnasci
to be born, be produced
deperdere
to lose permanently, be deprived of
praeoptare
to prefer
ratis
raft, ship, boat
devincire
to tie, bind up
discedere
to go, march off
perhibere
to bestow, present
conscendere
to climb up, ascend
acies
sharpness; edge
protendere
to stretch out, lengthen
exter
outer, external
querella
complaint, grievance
udus
wet
singultus
sobbing; hyperventilating
ciere
to move, set in motion
sicine
so? Thus?
perfidus
false, deceitful, trecherous
ara
altar
praesto
ready, to hand; on the spot
miserescere
to have mercy
praegestere
to be eager
apisci
to reach, obtain, win
letum
death, destruction
eripere
to snatch; take by force; rescue
amittere
to loose
superus
above, higher, upper
dilacerare
to tear apart
fera
wild animal
ales
bird, wingéd beast
quisnam
who then? Who on earth?
gignere
beget, bear, bring forth, birth
rupes
cliff, rock
leaena
lioness
mare
male, masculine
exspuere
to spit out, reject, vomit out
praemium
reward, gift
conubium
wedlock
horrere
to dread, shrink from
praeceptum
teaching, precept, lesson
attamen
but yet; however; nevertheless
permulcere
to stroke, rub gently
vestigium
footstep, track
lympha
water-nymph
consternere
to strew, cover, spread
ignarus
unaware
cubile
marriage bed, couch
conqueri
to bewail, lament
aura
breeze, breath, wind; air
externare
to terrify; madden
augere
to increase, wax, enlargen
quire
to be able
prope
near, close
nimis
too much
exter
outer, external
religo
tie up, bind fast; moor
navita
sailor
funis
rope, line, cord
celare
to hide, conceal
niti
to press, lean
truculentus
aggressive, ferocious
an
can it be?
incurvo
to make crooked, cause to bend
praeterea
besides, thereafter; in addition
patere
to lie open
cingere
to encircle, surround
ostentare
to show, display, point out
languescere
to become faint or languid
exposcere
to request, ask, demand
prodere
to project, thrust forward
prosterus
following, next, coming after
comprecari
to implore, invoke, supplicate, pray to
quare
how? In what way?
vindex
defender, protector
anguinus
of snek
redimire
to wreathe, garland
praeportare
to carry before
querella
complaint
inops
weak, poor, needy, helpless
funestare
to pollute by murder
contremiscere
to shake, tremble; be afraid of
concutere
to shake, vibrate, agitate
micans
flashing, gleaming, sparkling
sidus
star, constellation; tempest
caligo
mist, fog; darkness, gloom
mandare
entrust, deliver, commit to one’s charge
sustollere
to raise up, raise on high
sospes
safe and sound; auspicious
gnascor
to be produced spontaneously, come into existence, spring forth
casus
a fall; chance, fortune
senecta
old age
quandoquidem
since, seeing that
gnatus
child, offspring
salturare
to fill up, sate; drench, saturate
sinere
to allow, permit
secor
sequor
foedare
to defile, pollute, stain
inficere
to corrupt, infect
linteum
linen cloth
carbasus
fine linen
ferrugo
iron-rust
sancire
to confirm, ratify, sanction
respergere
sprinkle, spatter
conditus
hidden
oblitterere
to cause to be forgotten, fall into disuse
invisere
to go see, visit; watch over
funestus
deadly, fatal
deponere
to put down
undique
everywhence
intorti
intorsi (intorquere)
prosperus
successful, triumphal; lucky
sistere
to stop, check; set up
constare
to agree, correspond; fit
ceu
in the same way, just as
pellere
to drive out
aereus
of bronze
niveus
snow-covered, snow-white
cacumen
top, peak, summit
anxius
anxious, uneasy, disturbed
absumere
to spend, waste, squander
scopulus
rock, boulder
multiplex
having many twists & turns; multi-layered
thiasus
orgiastic bacchic dance
cuspis
point, tip
divellere
to alienate, estrange; separate
incingere
to gird, wrap about
cista
chest, box
cavus
hollow
plangere
to strike, beat; bewail, lament
procerus
tall, high; long
tympanum
small drum
teres
smooth; tapering
tinnire
to cling, clang, jingle
aes
money, pay, fare; copper
cire
to move, set in motion; rouse
raucisonus
hoarse-sounding; raucous
efflare
to blow out
bombus
booming, deep sound, rumble
stridere
to creak, squeak, grate
tibia
flute, pipe
amplifice
magnificently, speedily
decorare
adorn, embellish, decorate
complectere
to embrace, hug
flatus
blowing
matutinus
early; of the morning
proclivus
inclined
vagus
roving, wandering
cachinnus
loud, excessive, boisterous
plangor
outcry, shriek
refulgere
to flash, glitter
silvestris
wooded
corolla
small garland, wreath
assum
adsum
radicitus
by the roots; utterly, completely
fagus
beech tree
stipes
post, stake
nutare
to waver, give way
platanus
plane-tree
sollers
clever, dexterous, adroit
extenuare
to thin, diminish
silex
pebble, stone, flint
restringere
to draw tight, fasten
persolvere
to pay, settle up
praeruptus
steep
pariter
equally together
tremulus
trembling
vitta
band, ribbon / fillet
rite
duly, according to religious observance
laeva
left hand
colus
distaff; spinning; female concern
lana
wool; fleece
leviter
lightly
filum
thread, string
supinus
supine, lying face-up
pollex
thumb
librare
to balance, swing; hurl
decerpere
to pluck, pull, tear, snip
laneus
of wool
aridulus
dry, parched
labellum
bowl, basin; sink
candens
shining, bright, clear
calathiscus
small wicker basket
fundere
pour, cast, scatter
arguere
prove, argue, allege
tutamen
means of protection
accipere
to take, grasp, recieve
pandere
to spread out
subtegmen
weft, woof; transverse
faustus
favourable, auspicious
languidulus
faint, limp
substernere
to spread out
robustus
oak; hard
fusus
spindle
tergum
back, rear, reverse, far side
notus
known for
certamen
contest, competition; struggle
manare
flow, pour
obsidere
to besiege, blockade
heres
heir(ess)
egregius
singular, distinguished
incultus
uncultivated, unkempt, overgrown
crinis
lock of hair
praecerpere
to pluck early
messor
reaper
aristar
beard of an ear of grain
demetere
to reap, cut, mow
prostenere
to knock over, lay low, strike down
diffundere
to spread out, disperse
caedere
to chop, hew, cut down
angustare
to narrow
acervus
mass, heap, pile, stack
tepefacere
to warm
agger
rampart, causway, pier
coacervare
to heap up, pile up
bustum
tomb, grave mound
excipere
to take out, remove
percellere
to strike down
copia
plenty, abundance
madeferi
to be moist
anceps
two-headed
truncus
trunk
poples
knee
hesternus
of yesterday
circumdare
to surround
discors
warring, disagreeing
secubitus
sleeping in beds apart
praefor
say, utter, recite
caelicola
heaven-dweller; deity
spernere
to spurn
procumbere
to sink down, lie down
effusus
vast, wide, sprawling
certatim
in competition, in rivalry; earnestly
ruere
to destroy, ruin
fumare
to smoke, steam
letifer
deadly, fatal
Mavors
Mars
era
mistress, lady
caterva
crowd, cluster
nefandus
impious, wicked
desistere
to stop, cease, desist
lugere
to grieve, mourn
primaevus
youthful
innuptus
unmarried
noverca
stepmother
ignarus
ignorant, unaware
dignari
to think, opine, deem, consider
contingere
to touch, reach, border on
sura
calf of the leg
