Catullus 69 Flashcards

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admīror admirārī admirātus sum

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marvel or wonder at, admire

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āla ālae f.

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wing; upper arm

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bellus –a –um

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pretty, nice, fine, charming

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bestia –ae f.

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beast, creature

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caper caprī m.

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he goat, billy goat

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crūdēlis crūdēle

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savage, cruel

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cubō cubāre cubuī cubitum

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lie down; go to bed

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dēlicia dēliciae f. (often plural) or delici(ōl)um –ī m.

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pleasure; pl. pet, darling

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dēsinō dēsinere dēsiī dēsitus

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cease, leave off, stop

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femur –oris n. (rarely femen –inis n.)

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thigh

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ferō ferre tulī lātus

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bear, carry; endure, withstand; say; take, accept

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fugiō fugere fūgī fugitus

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run away, flee, escape, slip off

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fābula fābulae f.

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talk, gossip; report

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habitō habitāre habitāvī habitātus

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live in; dwell

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interficiō interficere interfēcī interfectus

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kill

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labefactō labefactāre labefactāvī labefactātus

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make unsteady; undermine, cause to weaken in resolve

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laedō laedere laesī laesus

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injure, offend; handicap

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lapis lapidis m.

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stone

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metuō metuere metuī

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fear; w/ a, ab, fear danger (from)

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mīrus –a –um

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extraordinary, remarkable

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mūnus mūneris n.

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function, duty, task; gift; favor

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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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nāsus nāsī m. or nāsum nāsī n.

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nose

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nōlō nōlle nōluī

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be unwilling, not to wish

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perlūcidulus –a –um

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transparent, translucent

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pestis pestis f.

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physical destruction; plague, affliction, bane

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quārē

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interr. & rel. how? for what reason? on account of which thing; wherefore, therefore

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quīdam quaedam quiddam

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a particular - , a certain

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rārus –a –um

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loosely woven; uncommon, rare; exquisite

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Rūfus –ī m.

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a man’s cognomen; possibly M. Caelius Rufus, the friend of Cicero and lover of Clodia Metelli

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suppōnō suppōnere supposuī suppositus

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put beneath, situate below

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tener tenera tenerum

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soft, tender, delicate; romantically tender (with ref. to love poetry)

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trux trucis

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harsh, fierce, cruel, savage

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valdē (valdius valdissimē)

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vigorously; strongly, greatly; very

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vallēs vallis f.

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valley

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vestis vestis f.

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clothing; any drapery, such as a bedspread or sail (cf. Eng. A suit of sails)

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volō velle voluī

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wish, be willing