Catullus 69-70 Flashcards
- admīror admirārī admirātus sum
to admire, respect; regard with wonder, wonder at; be surprised at, be astonished
āla ālae f.
wing
amāns –antis
a lover; loving, fond wife
bellus –a –um
pretty, handsome, neat, pleasant, fine, agreeable, charming
bestia –ae f.
beast, creature
caper caprī m.
he–goat
crūdēlis crūdēle
cruel, hardhearted, unmerciful, severe, bloodthirsty, savage, inhuman; harsh, bitter
cubō cubāre cubuī cubitum
to lie down, recline
cupidus –a –um
desirious (+ gen.)
fābula fābulae f.
story, tale, fable; play, drama; [fabulae! => rubbish!, nonsense!]
femur –oris n.
thigh
habitō habitāre habitāvī habitātus
to inhabit, dwell; live, stay
- interficiō interficere interfēcī interfectus
to kill
labefactō labefactāre labefactāvī labefactātus
to make unsteady, weaken
- laedō laedere laesī laesus
to strike; hurt, injure, wound; offend, annoy
lapis lapidis m.
stone; milestone; jewel
- mālō mālle māluī
to want more, prefer
metuō metuere metuī
to fear, dread
mīrus –a –um
wonderful, strange, remarkable, amazing, surprising, extraordinary
nāsus nāsī m.
the nose
- nūbō nūbere nūpsī nūptum
to marry (of women marrying men)
- oportet oportēre oportuit
to it is proper, it is right
perlūcidulus –a –um
transparent, translucent
pestis pestis f.
plague, disaster
Rufus
a Roman cognomen; M. Caelius Rufus, the friend of Cicero and rival of Catullus
supponō –ere –posuī –positus
to put, place under; put to the throat, thrust under
tener tenera tenerum
tender
trux, trucis
wild, rough, hard, harsh, savage, fierce, ferocious, grim, stern
valdē
greatly, very, intensely; vigorously, strongly, powerfully, energetically; loudly
vallēs vallis f.
valley
vestis vestis f.
garment, clothing, blanket; clothes; robe
