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Latin 102 Week 4: Catullus 31-38, 42-43, 45

Terms in this set (184)

Acmē -ēs f.
woman's name (Gk. flower, pinnacle)
adiuvō adiuvāre adiūvī adiūtum
help; make things easy
adlocūtiō -ōnis f.
encouraging talk
adsiduē
continually, constantly
Amathūs -ūntis f.
acc. Amathunta, a town in Cyprus
ambō ambae ambō
pl. adj. & pron., both
Ancōn -ōnis f
Ancona (a town on the Adriatic coast)
aperiō aperīre aperuī apertus
open
approbātiō approbātiōnis f.
approval, assent
ās assis m.
a copper coin of negligible value, like a penny
atquī or atquīn
conj., but; moreover
auspicātus -a -um
approved by augury; auspicious, fortunate, lucky
balneārius -a -um
of the baths
barba -ae f.
beard
Bīthÿnus -a -um
Bithynian
cachinnus cachinnī m.
laugh, guffaw; metaph. of rippling waves
cacō cacāre cacāvī cacātus
defecate
caesius -a -um
having gray or gray-blue eyes; gray-eyed
candidus -a -um
bright; white; fair-skinned (implying beauty); gorgeous (of a woman)
canis canis m. or f.
dog
canō canere cecinī cantus
sing
capillātus -a -um
long-haired
catulus -ī m.
puppy, young dog
Celtibēria -ae f.
Celtiberia (district in the northeastern part of central Spain, so-called because its natives were a mixture of Celts and Iberians)
circumsistō circumsistere circumsistitī circumsistatus
gather or crowd around, surround
Cnidus -ī f.
Cnidus (town on the coast of Caria, in SW Asia Minor, where Venus/Aphrodite was worshipped)
cōdicillus cōdicillī m.
(in pl.) a set of writing tablets
cōgitātiō cōgitātiōnis f.
a thought
collum collī m.
neck
Comum -ī n.
town in Cisalpine Gaul (mod. Como)
conclāmō conclamāre conclamāvī conclamātus
shout out, shout in unison
confutuō -ere
have sexual intercourse with
consideō -sedēre -sēdī -sessus
to take a seat, sit, settle; take up a positio
continenter
in an unbroken line
Cornificius -a -um
Roman nomen gentile
cūlus cūlī m.
anus
cunīculosus -a -um
abounding in rabbits
cursus cursūs m.
the action of running; a race; travel; course
dēcoctor dēcoctōris m.
a bankrupt person, insolvent debtor
dēfricō dēfricāre dēfricuī dēfricātus
rub thoroughly; scour
Dēlius -a -um
Delian (of the island of Delis, birthplace of Apollo and Artemis/Diana)
dēns dentis m.
tooth
dēpereō -perīre -periī
perish; (hyperbolic) love to death, love to distraction
digitus digitī m.
finger
ducentī -ae -a; ducentēsimus -a -um
two hundred
ēbrius -a -um
intoxicated; metaph., drunk with love
edō ēsse ēdī ēsus
eat/consume/devour
ēlectus -a um superl. electissimus
select, choice
ēlegāns, -antis (adj.)
discriminating, refined, elegant
erus -ī m.
master
expleō explēre explēvī explētus
fill up, satisfy
exprimō exprimere expressī expressum
squeeze out, extort; translate
ferreus -a -um
made of iron; hard, harsh; shameless
fessus -a -um
tired, exhausted
fidēlis fidēle
faithful, worthy of trust
forās
to the outside, out (w/ vbs. of motion)
frūx frūgis f.
fruit, crop
fūr fūris m.
thief, robber
futūtiō futūtiōnis f.
an act of copulation
Gallicānus -a -um
Gallic, of Gaul
Hadria -ae f.
the Adriatic Sea
harūndinōsus -a -um
reedy
hendecasyllabus hendecasyllabī m.
hendecasyllabic (meter)
hircus -ī m.
he goat
iambus iambī m.
an iamb or iambic verse; (pl.) invective verse, esp. that written in iambic meter
illepidus -a -um
unbecoming, ungraceful, awkward
impotens -entis
powerless; lacking in self-control; headstrong, wild, violent, intemperate
incēdō incēdere incessī incessus
arrive, step up; strp or walk (esp. in a slow or stately manner), strut
incohō -āre -āvī -ātum
start work on, begin
indīgnus -a -um
unworthy; undeserved
infacētiae -ārum f.
clumsiness, gaucheries, blunders
īnfacētus -a -um
boorish, gauche
īnfēlīx īnfēlīcis
infertile; disastrous, unlucky
inquinō inquināre inquināvī inquinātus
make dirty, soil, stain
insapiens -entis
unwise, foolish
insulsus -a -um
witless, stupid
integer integra integrum
untouched, unblemished; virgin, unmarried
invīsō -ere -vīsī -vīsus
go to see; look upon
iocōsus -a -um
full of laughs, jolly, happy
iocus iocī m.
joke, jest
īrāscor īrāscī īrātus
feel resentment, be angry
istīc
there by you, over where you are
Iūnō Iūnōnis f.
Juno, consort of Jupiter, identified with Gk. Hera
lacus lacūs m.
lake
Lār Laris m.
household god
Lātōnia -ae f.
Daughter of Laton or Leto; epithet of Diana
lepor lepōris m.
charm, grace, wit; term of endearment
leviter
lightly
libet (libēre) libuit libitum est
intr. w/ dat. of person pleased: to be pleasing
Libya -ae f.
North Africa
līgnum lignī n.
wood, firewood
līmen līminis n.
threshold, doorway
linquō linquere līquī
leave, quit
liqueō liquēre licuī/liquī
to be clear, manifest, apparent, evident
Lūcīna -ae f.
goddess of childbirth, identified with Juno or Diana
Lūna -ae f.
title of Diana, the moon goddess
lupānar lupanāris n.
brothel, whorehouse
lūtum lutī n.
mud
Lȳdius -a -um.
Lydian, of Lydia
maestus -a -um
sad
medulla medullae f.
the marrow of the bones; the interior, inside, seat of the emotions
mēnstruus -a -um
monthly
merīdiō merīdiāre merīdiāvī merīdiātus
take a siesta
mētior mētīrī mēnsus sum
measure, mark off
mīliēs
1000 times
mīmicē
in a manner of a mima, an actress in a licentious kind of farce
moecha moechae f.
adulteress; slut
moechus moechī m.
adulterer, sexual aggressor; fornicator
nāsus nāsī m. or nāsum nāsī n.
nose
natis -is f.
buttock
Neptūnus -ī m.
Neptune or Poseidon, god of the sea; the sea
niger nigra nigrum
dark, black
nothus -a -um
illegitimate; spurious, counterfeit
obserō obserāre obserāvī obserātus
place a bar across (a door), bolt
obvius obvia obvium
in the way or path of something
olīva olīvae f.
olive; olive tree
opācus -a -um
dark
parātus -a -um
ready, prepared
paulum paulī n.
a little bit
persequor persequī persecūtus sum
follow persistently, catch up with, pursue, harass, seek requital or restitution
pertundō pertundere pertudī pertūsus
beat or bore a hole through, perforate
pīla -ae f.
pillar, column
pilleātus -a -um
wearing a felt cap (pilleus)
pilōsus -a -um
hairy, shaggy
porrō
straight on; hereafter
prandeō prandēre prandī prānsus
eat one's morning or midday meal, to lunch
probus -a -um
good, virtuous
prōgeniēs prōgenieī f.
offspring, progeny
puerpera puerperae f.
a woman in childbirth
pugillārius -iī m. or pugillar -āris n.
a set of writing tablets
purpureus -a -um
purple
pusillus -a -um
puny
pūtidus -a -um
rotten; foul, stinking
quandōquidem
since, seeing that
quīlibet quaelibet quodlibet (or quīlubet, etc.)
whoever or whatever you please; anyone, anything
quotquot
indecl. adj., whatever number, as many as
rapīna -ae f.
plunder
reconditus -a -um
hidden away, secluded
reflāgitō reflāgitāre reflāgitāvī reflāgitātus
demand repeatedly in a loud voice
reflectō reflectere reflexī reflexus
bend back
restituō restituere restituī restitūtus
rebuild; restore, cure; give back unharmed or in its original state
rubor rubōris m.
redness, blush
salax -ācis
oversexed; lascivious
salveō -ēre
greetings! hail!
sānē
surely, decidedly
sapiō sapere sapivī
have a taste; have taste, sense, discernment
Sapphicus -a -um
Sapphic
satur -a -um
well-fed; full
scripta -ōrum n. pl.
writings, works (in poetry or prose)
sedeō sedēre sēdī sessus
sit
sēmitārius -a -um
of or associated with byways and alleys
sessor -ōris m.
one who sits
siccus -a -um
dry
silva silvae f.
forest, wood
Simōnidēus -a -um
Simonidean (of Simonides of Cos)
sodālis sodālis m.
crony, buddy, comrade
sōlor -ātus sum
comfort, give solace to
sonō sonāre sonuī sonitum
make a sound
sōpiō sōpīre sōpīvī sōpītum
penis
sospitō sospitāre sospitāvī sospitātus
preserve, defend
stagnum stagnī n.
any expanse of standing water: pool, lagoon, lake
sternuō sternuere sternuī
sneeze
suāvior -ārī -ātus
kiss
supīnus -a -um
lying on the back; facing upwards; flat; helpless
taberna tabernae f.
hut; inn, hostel
tardipēs
slow-footed, lame
tener tenera tenerum
soft, tender, delicate; romantically tender (with ref. to love poetry)
Thÿnia -ae f.
the country of the Thyni; Bithynia
torreō -ēre -uī -tostus
scorch, parch
Trivia -ae f.
epithet of Diana, the triple goddess
trux trucis
harsh, fierce, cruel, savage
tunica tunicae f.
tunic, a standard garment worn by both sexes
turpis turpe
disgusting, repulsive, shameful, indecent
Ūriī -ōrum m. pl.
Italian town associated with the cult of Venus
ūrīna -ae f.
urine
ustulō -āre -āvī -ātum
char, burn
vāstus -a -um
desolate, uninhabited, featureless, dreary, endless
venditō -āre -āvī -ātum
offer for sale; prostitute
Vērōna -ae f.
town in Gallia Transpadana, birthplace of Catullus
vibrō vibrāre vibrāvī vibrātus
shake, brandish
vireō virēre viruī
be verdant
vorāx vorācis m.
ravenous, insatiable
vorō vorāre vorāvī vorātus
devour, eat up
voveō vovēre vōvī vōtus
promise, vow
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