Cutullus, Carmen 35 Flashcards
tener
tener, tenera, tenerum; tender, delicate, soft, young
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Tener poeta
Love poet
sodalis
sodalis, sodalis, m. Companion, comrade
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velim
Potential subjunctive, I would like
Present tense subjunctive
Velim | Velimus
Velis | Velitis
Velit | Velint
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Dicas
dico, dicere, dixi, dictum; say, tell
Dicas= ut dicas (in poem), you to tell
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Verona
Verona, Veronae, f., Verona (town in Transpadane Gaul (Italy), birthplace of Catullus)
Papyre
Papyrus, papyri, m. Paper made from papyrus
Papyre: vocative case, personification and metonymy (the papyrus refers to the poem that Catullus is writing)
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Poatae
Poeta, poetae, m. Poet
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Caecilio
Caecilius
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Meo
Meus, mea, meum; my, mine
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Veniat
Venio, venire, veni, ventum; come
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Novi
Novus, Nova, Novum; New
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relinquens
Abandon, leaving behind
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Comi
Kind?
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moenia
Walls, fortifications
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Lariumque litus
Larius, Laria, Larium; Larian, belonging to Lake Larius
Litus, litoris, n. Shore
= the shore of Larium
nam
For
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quasdam
certain
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volo
Want
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cogitationes
cogitatio, cogitationis, f. Thought, opinion, view
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amici
amicus, amici, m. friend
=of a friend
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accipiat
accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptum; receive, accept, welcome
accipiat= ut accipiat
could receive
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sui
{—,sui, sibi, se, se} himself, herself, itself; themselves (no nominative form)
=his … and mine (+meique)
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meique
{ego, mei, mihi, me, me} I, me
que (and) + mei (mine)= and mine (meique)
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quare
because
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si
if
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sapiet
sapio, sapere, sapivi, —; to be wise, to have sense
“si sapiet”= if he is wise
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viam
via, viae, f. road
=the road
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vorabit
voro, vorare, voravi, voratum; to devour, to eat up
“viam vorabit”= he will eat up the road
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