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Vocabulary review:
Catullus 2 & 3
ācer, ācris, -e |
bitter |
bellus, -a, -um |
beautiful, handsome |
cārus, -a –um |
dear |
crēdō, -ere, crēdidī, crēditum + dative |
to believe |
cūra, -ae f |
a care or concern |
dēliciae, -ārum f pl |
pet, darling |
gravis, grave |
serious, heavy |
incitō, -āre, -āvī, ātum |
to provoke, incite |
lūdō, -ere, lūsī, lūsum |
to play |
meus, -a, -um |
my |
nōbis (dat. or abl.) |
(to) us |
noscō, -ere, novi, notum |
to know |
opera, -ae f |
pains, trouble, exertion |
mea opera |
“thanks to me” |
se |
him- or her- self, themselves |
soleō, solēre, solitus sum |
to be accustomed |
tam … quam |
as … as |
tenebrae, -arum f. pl. |
darkness, night, blindness, obscurity |
teneō, -ēre, tenuī, tentum |
to hold |
tristis, -e |
sad, grim |
tuus, tua, tuum |
your |
unde |
from where |
usque |
always, continually, through and through |
vōbis (dat. or abl. |
(to) you |
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libet, libēre, libuit + dative |
“it pleases” |
nesciō, -īre, -iī, -ītum |
to not know |
nesciō + infinitive |
to not be able to [do] |
nesciō quis/quid |
someone, something |
Catullus 5
atque (also ac) |
and also |
at |
but |
aut; aut … aut |
or, or else; either … or |
brevis, -e |
brief |
centum |
a hundred |
deinde (also dein) |
then |
lūx, lūcis f |
light |
mille |
a thousand |
ne |
so that … not |
occidō, -ere, occidī, occasum |
to set |
occidō, -ere, occidī, occīsum |
to kill |
sciō, -īre, sciī, scītum |
to know |
senex , senis m |
an old man |
sōl, sōlis m |
sun |
tantus, tanta, tantum |
such a great … |
usque |
as far as (also: through and through, always) |
Catullus 8
adeō, -īre, adiī, aditum |
to approach, to visit |
desinō, -ere, desiī, desītum |
to stop, cease |
doleō, -ēre, doluī |
to suffer |
dūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum |
to become hard |
fatum, -ī n |
fate |
impotēns, impotentis |
lacking self-control, powerless, headstrong |
invītus, -a, -um |
unwilling |
mens, mentis f |
mind |
miser, misera, miserum |
unhappy, miserable, wretched |
mordeō, -ēre, momordi, morsum |
to bite |
obdūrō,- āre, -āvī, -ātum |
to hold out, to become inured to or resolved against |
requīrō, -ere, requīsīvī, requīsītum |
to seek after, to look for again |
perdō, perdere, perdidī, perditum |
to destroy, ruin, lose |
pereō, -īre, periī, peritum |
to perish, be lost |
quaerō, -ere, quaesīvī, quaesītum |
to look for |
quondam |
formerly, once; sometime(s) |
quō |
to where |
quidem (postpositive) |
indeed, certainly, even |
respondeō, -ere, respondī, responsum |
to answer |
sīdus, sīderis n |
star, constellation |
tam |
so, to such a degree |
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fiō, fierī, factus sum |
to be made, to happen … |
volō, velle, voluī |
to wish, to want |
Catullus 13
accipiō -cipere -cepī –ceptum | take, receive, collect |
bene | well |
candidus, -a, -um | white, shining, lucid, fair |
cenō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum |
to dine |
contrā | opposite, over against, in return |
faveō favēre fāvī fautum (+ dative) | to favor , be favorable to, help, support |
inquam | I say |
merus, -a, -um | pure, unmixed, complete |
plēnus, -a, -um | full |
rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | to ask |
seu, sive | or if |
seu … seu or sive ... sive | whether ... or |
suavis, -e | sweet, pleasant |
venustus, -a, -um | charming, lovely, graceful |
Catullus 43, 70, 72
bene velle |
to be fond of, like, respect |
cōgō, cōgere, coegī, coactum | to bring , drive, restrict, confine, compel |
cupidus, -a, -um | desirous, eager, keen |
digitus, -ī m | finger |
diligō, -ligere, -lēxī, -lectum | to choose out; to prize , love, esteem |
ēlegāns, elegantis | elegant, refined |
facētus, -a, um | fine, elegant, witty |
iniūria, -ae f | injury, injustice, wrong |
īnsapiēns, insapientis | unwise |
levis, -e | light, unimportant, fickle |
malō, -malle, maluī |
to prefer |
mulier, mulieris f | woman, wife, matron |
noscō, noscere, nōvī, nōtum | to become acquainted with, know |
oportet, opportere, opportuit (+ infinitive) | it is necessary; one ought |
ōs, ōris n | mouth, lips |
petō, -ere, -īvī and –iī, -ītum | to seek, strive after, beg, attack |
quondam | formerly, once, at times |
saeclum, -ī n | generation, era, age |
sane | clearly, to be sure |
siccus, -a, -um | dry |
sapiēns, sapientis | wise |
urō, urere, ussī, ustum | to burn; to dry up , parch; chafe, gall; to disturb, harass |
ventus, -ī m | wind |
vulgus, -ī n or m | the people , the public; a mass, crowd, rabble, mob |
vīlis, -e | cheap, worth little |
Catullus 51
adversus |
against, opposite, toward |
artus, -ūs m | joints, limbs |
aspiciō, -spicere, -spēxī, -spectum | to look at , behold, survey, inspect |
auris, -is f | ear, hearing |
beatus, -a, -um | blessed, enriched, made happy |
dulcis, e | sweet |
fās n. (indeclinable) | divine command, law, right, fate |
fās est | it is allowable/permitted |
flamma, -ae f | flame |
identidem | again and again |
molestus, -a, -um | burdensome , troublesome, irksome |
nimium | too much |
ōtium, -ii n | leisure, freedom from responsibility |
pār | equal, like, equivalent |
pariter | equally, alike |
prior, prius | former, more important |
rīdeō, rīdere, rīsī, rīsum | to laugh, smile, look cheerful |
sonitus, -ūs m | a sound, noise |
sensus, -ūs m | sense , sensati on; feeling, attitude; judgment, perception |
simul | at once, at the same time, together |
superō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | to overcome |
tegō, tegere, tēxī, tectum | to cover; to bury; to conceal; to shield , protect |
tenuis, e | slender |
Catullus 101
alloquor (adloquor), -ī, allocutus sum |
to speak to or with someone |
auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablātum |
to carry away |
dōnō, -āre, -āvi, -ātum |
to give |
fortūna, -ae f |
fortune, fate, chance |
gēns, gentis f |
clan, stock, people, tribe, nation |
indignus, -a, -um |
not worthy or deserving of (something good or bad) |
indignē |
underservedly |
intereā |
for the moment; meanwhile |
loquor, -ī, locutus sum |
to speak (deponent) |
mōs, mōris m |
custom, usage, tradition; will, inclination |
multum (adv.) |
much, abundantly |
mūnus, mūneris n |
gift |
mūtus, -a, -um |
mute |
nēquīquam |
in vain |
postrēmus, -a, -um |
the last, worst, hindmost (superlative of posterus, “following”) |
prīscus, -a, -um |
ancient, old |
trādō, -ere, trādidi, trāditum |
to hand over, to hand down |
vehō, -ere, vexī, vectum |
to be carried |