Catullus Vocab: Poems I-III
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- dono, -are, -avi, -atum
- give, dedicate
- cui
- to whom
- lepidus, -a, -um
- elegant, fine, charming
- libellus, -i, (m)
- small book
- aridus, -a, -um
- dry
- modo
- just now, only recently
- pumex, pumicis, (m/f)
- lava-stone, pumice
- expolio, -ire, -ivi, -itum
- smooth off, polish
- Corneli
- vocative of Cornelius
- nam
- for (conjuction)
- soleo, solere, solitus sum
- to be accustomed to
- aliquis, aliquid
- someone, something
- puto, -are, -avi, -atum
- think, consider
- nugae, -arum (f)
- nothings, nonsense, trifles
- audeo, audere, ausus sum
- dare
- unus, -a, -um
- one, alone
- aevum, -i, (n)
- age, history
- tres, tres, tria
- three
- explico, -are, -avi, -atum
- unfold, explain
- carta, -ae (f)
- sheet of the Egyptian papyrus
- doceo, docere, docui, doctum
- teach
- Iuppiter
- vocative of Jupiter
- laboriosus, -a, -um
- labored over, worked
- quare
- therefore; on account of which thing
- habe tibi
- have for you
- quisquis, quaequae, quidquid
- whoever, whatever
- qualiscumque, qualecumque
- of whatever sort
- qui, quae, quod
- who, which
- patronus/a, -i/ae (m/f)
- patron
- virgo, virginis (f)
- virgin, maiden
- plus (adv)
- more
- maneo, manere, mansi, mansum
- remain
- perennis, perenne
- enduring, unending
- saeclum, -i (n)
- an age or generation
- lugeo, lugere, luxi, luctum
- mourn, lament
- quantus, -a, -um
- how much
- venustus, -a, -um
- beautiful, charming
- plus, pluris (adj)
- more
- ille, illa, illud
- that
- oculus, -i (m)
- eye
- mellitus, -a, -um
- honey-sweet
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nosco, noscere, novi, notum
NORAT -
know, be aquainted with
HE HAD KNOWN - ipse, ipsa, ipsum
- himself, herself, itself
- gremium, -i (n)
- lap
- circumsilio, circumsilire
- hop around
- pipio, pipiare/pipire, pipiavi, pipiatum
- chirp
- tenebricosus, -a, -um
- dark, obscure, murky
- quisquam, quidquam
- anyone, anybody, any person
- sit
- may it be, may it go
- male
- badly
- tenebrae, -arum (f)
- darkness (of the underworld)
- Orcus, -i (m)
- name of the god of the underworld
- devoro, devorare, devoravi, devoratum
- devour, destroy
- bellus, -a, -um
- beautiful, nice
- mihi
- from me
- aufero, auferre, abstuli, ablatum
- take away, steal
- misellus, -a, -um
- poor little
- opera, -ae (f)
- work, deed
- fleo, flere, flevi, fletum
- cry
- rubeo, rubere, rubui
- be red, bloodshot
- turgidulus, -a, -um
- swollen
- gratum est
- it is pleasing
- ferunt
- they say
- pernix, pernicis
- swift
- aureolus, -a, -um
- golden
- zona, -ae, (f)
- girdle
- solvo, solvere, solvi, solutum
- free up, untie
- ligo, -are, -avi, -atum
- tie up, bind
- passer, passeris (m)
- sparrow
- deliciae, deliciarum (f)
- delight, favorite, "sweetheart"
- quicum=quocum
- with whom
- ludo, ludere, lusi, lusum
- play
- sinus, -us, (m)
- fold of the toga at the breast or chest, one's lap
- teneo, tenere, tenui, tentum
- hold, keep
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digitus, -i (m)
PRIMUM DIGITUM -
finger
FINGERTIP OF INDEX FINGER - appeto, appetere, appetivi, appetitum
- seek, seek greedily
- acer, acris, acre
- sharp, fierce
- morsus, -us (m)
- hunger pain, a bite, peck
- cum
- when
- desiderium, -i, (n)
- longing
- niteo, nitere, nitui
- shine, be bright
- nescio, nescire, nescivi
- not know
- lubet=libet, libere, libuit/libitum est
- it pleases
- iocor, iocari, iocatus sum
- tease, joke
- solaciolum, -i (n)
- a little comfort or solace
- dolor, doloris (m)
- grief, pain
- credo, credere, credidi, creditum
- believe
- gravis, -is, -e
- serious, dire, grave
- acquiesco, acquiescere, acquievi, acquietum
- become quiet, settle down
- ardor, ardoris (m)
- flame of passion
- sicut
- just as
- possum, posse, potui
- be able
- tristis, -is, -e
- sad, miserable
- animus, -i (m)
- mind, being
- levo, -are, -avi, -atum
- lighten
- cura, -ae (f)
- care, anxiety, love