Propertius 1.1 Flashcards
ocellus, ocelli (m)
little eye
contactus, contacta, contactum
affected
constantis deiecit lumina fastus
(he) threw (his) gaze of persistent pride
fastus, fastūs (m)
arrogance, pride
impositis pedibus
(his) feet having been imposed (there)
donec
until
improbus, improba, improbum
rude, wicked, immoderate
castas puellas
chaste girls
nullo vivere consilio
to live with no wisdom
furor, furoris (m)
madness, frenzy
non deficit
it has not run out
cogor habere
I am compelled to endure
adversos deos
hostile gods
nullos fugiendo labores
by not fleeing from any struggles
saevitiam durae contudit Iasidos
he subdued the cruelty of the unyielding Atalanta (lit. “of the daughter of Iasus”)
modo
sometimes
Partheniis in antris
in Parthenian hollows
amens
frenzied
hirsutas feras
hairy wild beasts
Hylaei percussus vulnere rami
(he was) struck by a wound from Hylus’ club
saucius, saucia, saucium
wounded
ingemuit
he groaned
Arcadiis rupibus
to the Arcadian cliffs
velocem puellam
swift girl
domuisse
to have tamed
tantum
to such a degree
preces
prayers
prex, precis (f)
prayer, supplication, request
valent
(they) have strength
non ullas cogitat artis
(he) does not think of any skills
notas vias
familiar paths
quibus est fallacia
who has a trick/craft (dative of possession)
(quibus) labor in magicis sacra piare focis
whose work is to perform sacred rites in the magical hearths
en
see!
agedum
come!
facite illa meo palleat ore magis!
(assume “ut”) - make it so that she pale more than my face!
ego crediderim
I should credit (+dat)
sidera et amnis
stars and rivers
Cytaeines carminibus
with songs of Cytaea
sero
too late
lapsum
a fallen man
quaerite
seek (imper)
non sani
not healthy
sit modo
provided that there be
libertas quae velit ira loqui
freedom to speak on that which my anger wishes
ferte
carry (imper)
per extremas gentis
through distant nations
qua
where
norit
same as noverit (he/she/it/they knew)
annuit
(he) has nodded assent
sitis et
and may you be
par, partis
equal, balanced
noctes amaras
bitter nights
exercet
(she) keeps busy
nullo vacuus tempore defit Amor
at no time is idle Love absent
sua quemque moretur cura
let their own beloved delay each person
assueto amore
from (their) accustomed love
si quis monitis tardas adverterit auris
if anyone will have turned slow ears to (my) warnings
amens, amentis
(adj) frenzied, mad
hirsutus, hirsuta, hirsutum
hairy, shaggy, rough
defio, defieri, defactus sum
to be exhausted, to withdraw, to abandon/foresake, to be absent
deductae lunae
of the drawn-down moon