Catullus 64.132-163 Flashcards
āerius –a –um
pertaining to the air; airy, aërial; rising into the air; towering, lofty; air–cleaving
ā
expletive of distress, pity, or entreaty
āles –itis m./f.
large bird, bird of prey; an omen or augury (from watching birds)
āmittō amittere amīsī amīssus
to lose; lose by death; send away, dismiss; part with; let go/slip/fall, drop
apiscor –apiscī aptus sum
to seIze, grasp; obtain
āra ārae f.
altar
attamen
nevertheless
āvehō –ere –vehere –vehexī –vectum
to carry off, bear away
blandus –a –um
flattering, charming, pleasant; attractive
candidus –a –um
white, fair
cernō cernere crēvī certus
to sift, separate, distinguish, discern, resolve, determine; see; examine; decide
certō
certainly, definitely, really, for certain, for a fact, truly; surely, firmly
Charybdis –is f.
Charybdis, a whirlpool near the Sicilian coast, in the Straits of Messina, opposite the rock of Scylla; personified as a monster
clēmentia –ae f.
mildness, gentleness, mercy
concipiō concipere concēpī conceptum
to hold, conceive, commit
cōnūbium –iī n.
marriage
cōnsternō –erestrāvī –strātus
to strew over; cover, strew
cor cordis n.
heart; mind/soul/spirit; intellect/judgment; sweetheart; souls/persons (pl.)
crūdēlis crūdēle
cruel, hardhearted, unmerciful, severe, bloodthirsty, savage, inhuman; harsh, bitter
cubīle cubīlis n.
place of rest, couch, bed
cupidus –a –um
desirious (+ gen.)
cupiō cupere cupiī/cupivī cupītus
to wish/long/be eager for; desire/want, covet; desire as a lover; favor, wish well
cūrō cūrāre cūrāvī cūrātus
to arrange/see/attend to; take care of; provide for; worry/care about; heal/cure; undertake; procure; regard w/anxiety/interest; take trouble/interest; desire
dēsertus –a –um
desolate; abandoned; uninhabited, solitary, lonely
dēsum deesse defuī
to be wanting/lacking; fail/miss; abandon/desert, neglect; be away/absent/missing
dēvotus –a –um
accursed; vowed as an offering
dictum dictī n.
word; saying
dīlacerō –āre –āvī –ātum
to tear to pieces
discēdō discēdere discessī discessum
to go away, depart
discerpō –ere –cerpsī –cerptus
to pluck asunder, to tear in pieces; disperse (> dis– and carpo)
dīvus (dīus) –a –um
divine; godlike; subst., divus, i, m., a god, freq.; the image of a god; diva, ae, f., a goddess
dulcis dulce
sweet, pleasant
ēripiō ēripere ēripuī ēreptus
to tear away, snatch away
exspuō –uere –ui –ūtum
to spit out
fallax –ācis
deceitful, treacherous, false
famulor –ārī –ātus sum
to be a servant
fēmina fēminae f.
woman; wife
fera ferae f.
wild animal
fidēlis fidēle
faithful/loyal/devoted; true/trustworthy/dependable/reliable; constant/lasting
flectō flectere flēxī flexus
to bend, curve, bow; turn, curl; persuade, prevail on, soften
germānus –ī m.
brother
gīgnō gignere genuī genitus
to create, bring forth, beget, bear
horreō horrēre horruī
to dread, shrink from, shudder at; stand on end, bristle; have rough appearance
Hymenaeus –ī m.
the Greek wedding refrain, hymeneal; personified as god of marriage; pl. marriage
immemor –oris
unmindful, forgetful
immītis –e
hard, harsh, cruel
iniciō –ere –iēcī –iectum
to bring into, instill
irritus –a –um
invalid, void
iūcundus –a –um
pleasant, delightful, agreeable, pleasing
iūrō iūrāre iūrāvī iūrātus
to swear; call to witness; vow obedience to; [jus jurandum => oath]; conspire
leaena –ae f.
lioness
lētum letī n.
death
libīdō libidinis f.
desire/longing/wish/fancy; lust, wantonness; will/pleasure; passion/lusts (pl.)
linquō linquere līquī
to leave, relinquish
liquidus –a –um
clear, liquid, melodious
lympha –ae f.
clear spring water; water
metuō metuere metuī
to fear, dread
miserēscō –ere
to feel pity, alone, or w. genit. (> misereo)
mortuus –a –um
dead
neglegō neglegere neglēxī neglēctus
to disregard, neglect, ignore, regard of no consequence; do nothing about; despise
nūmen nūminis n.
divine power/will, divinity, divine spirit, numen
optātus –a –um
desired, longed for, much desired; (adv.), optato, according to one’s wish; in good time
parcō parcere pepercī parsus
to forbear, refrain from; spare; show consideration; be economical/thrifty with
patrius –a –um
father’s, paternal; ancestral
perfidus –a –um
faithless, treacherous, false
periūrium (pēiūrium) –ī n.
false oath, lie
permulceō –ēre –mulsī –mulsus or mulctus
to stroke; calm, soothe, cheer
portō portāre portāvī portātus
to carry a load, transport
potius
rather, more
praeceptum praeceptī n.
teaching, lesson, precept; order, command
praeda praedae f.
booty, loot, spoils, plunder, prey
praegestiō –īre
to have an overpowering desire, be especially eager for
praemium praemi(i) n.
prize, reward; gift; recompense
praestō
ready, available, at hand, waiting, on the spot, at one’s service
prīscus –a –um
ancient, antique
prōmissum –ī n.
a promise; a thing promised; prize
prōmittō prōmittere prōmīsī prōmissus
to promise
purpureus –a –um
purple
quisnam (quīnam) quaenam quidnam
who, pray? what, pray? who? what?
quod
because, the fact that
quondam
formerly, once, at one time; some day, hereafter
rapax –ācis
predatory, rapacious
rūpēs –is f.
a rock, cliff, crag, ledge, freq.; quarry (> rumpo)
satiō satiāre satiāvī satiātum
to satisfy, sate
Scylla –ae f.
Scylla, dangerous rock on the Italian side of the Straits of Messana opposite Charybdis; personified as a monster, half woman and half fish; Scylla, one of the ships of Aeneas
sēdēs sēdis f.
seat, chair; home, residence; settlement, habitation
sermō sermōnis m.
conversation, discussion; rumor; diction; speech; talk; the word
serva servae f.
female slave
sīcinē
sic + interrog. –ne: is this the way?
spērō spērāre spērāvī spērātus
to hope (for)
spūmō spūmāre spūmāvī spūmātus
to foam (> spuma)
Syrtis –is f.
shoals on the N. African coast between Carthage and Cyrene
Thēseus –ī m.
Theseus
tumulō –āre
to cover with a burial mound; bury
turbō turbinis f.
whirlpool, whirlwind
vāstus –a –um
empty, devastated
ve
or (postpositive enclitic)
versor versārī versātus
to be involved
vestīgium vestīgi(ī) n.
step, track; trace; footstep
vestis vestis f.
garment, clothing, blanket; clothes; robe
