LATN102 Week 1: Catullus 1, 2, 3 (minus words from LATN101)

Terms in this set (52)

ārdor ārdōris m.

conflagration; passion

aureolus -a -um

golden (dim. of aureus)

pretty, nice, fine, charming

charta chartae f.

a sheet or roll of papyrus

circumsiliō circumsilīre

spring or leap around

Cupīdō -inis m.

desire; object of desire (as term of affection); Cupid or Eros

dēlicia dēliciae f. (often plural)

pleasure; pl. pet, darling

dēvorō dēvorāre dēvorāvī dēvorātus

digitus digitī m.

domina dominae f.

expoliō expolīre expolīvī expolītus

smooth down, polish

factum factī n.

deed, something done

fleō flēre flēvī flētus

weep, cry; mourn

incitō incitāre incitāvī incitātus

incite, provoke, stir

iocor iocārī iocātus sum

Italī -ōrum m.

charming, witty

levō levāre levāvī levātus

libellus libellī m.

libet (libēre) libuit libitum est

to be pleasing (intr. w/ dat. of person pleased)

lūdō lūdere lūsī lūsus

lūgeō lūgēre lūxī lūctum

mellītus -a -um

misellus -a -um

poor little; wretchedly in love

morsus morsūs m.

(adv.) much, greatly, plenty

nescioquis -qua -quid (also written as two words)

someone, something (indef. pron. or adj.; "I-don't-know-who/-what")

shining, radiant

nugae nugārum f.

trifles, things of no consequence

ocellus ocellī m.

eye; darling (as term of endearment, dim. of oculus)

Dis, god of the underworld; the underworld

passer passeris m.

perennis perennis perenne

constant, enduring

pernīx pernīcis

persistent; nimble, active; leggy

pīpiō pīpiāre pīpiāvī pīpiātus

puella puellae f.

girl; young woman; girlfriend

pūmex pūmicis m. (f. in Catullus)

pumice (used to smooth the ends of book-rolls)

quāliscumque quālecumque

of whatever sort or quality (rel. adj.)

rubeō rubēre rubuī

to be or become red

sinus sinūs m.

the cavity or fold produced by the looping of a garment; breast; bosom, refuge; gulf

solāciolum -ī n.

solace, comfort (dim. of solacium)

tenebricōsus -a -um

turgidulus -a -um

swollen (dim. of turgidus)

venustus -a -um

lovely, attractive, charming; graceful, pretty, neat

virgō virginis f.

maiden, virgin; the constellation Virgo

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