Catullus 81 Flashcards
audeō audēre ausus sum
semi-dep., dare
bellus –a –um
pretty, nice, fine, charming
cor cordis n.
heart
dīligō dīligere dīlēxī dīlēctus
love, be fond of
facinus facinoris n.
deed; evil deed, wrong, crime
faciō facere fēcī factus
do, make, achieve, attain, reach
hospes hospitis m.
guest, visitor; stranger
inaurō –āre –āvī –ātum
to plate with gold
incipiō incipere incēpī inceptus
begin
Iuventius –iī m.
Juventius, a Roman nomen gentile; in Catullus Juventius is a boy with whom the poet has a romantic / sexual relationship
moribundus –a –um
dying, moribund: decaying
nesciō nescīre nescīvī/nesciī nescītus
not to know
pallidus –a –um
pale
Pisaurum –ī n.
an Umbrian town on the Adriactic coast, mod. Pesaro
possum posse potuī
to be able
praepōnō praepōnere praeposuī praepositus
place in front; give preference to
praeterquam
conj., except as; beyond, except
statua statuae f.
statue
sēdēs sēdis f.
seat, place, home
tantus –a –um
so much, pl. so many; so great, such