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