Catullus 80

Question 1

an

Answer 1

particle introducing questions with note of surprise or indignation: can it be that … ?; (after utrum) or

Question 2

candidus –a –um

Answer 2

bright; white; fair-skinned (implying beauty); gorgeous (of a woman)

Question 3

certō or certē (certius)

Answer 3

certainly, surely

Question 4

clāmō clāmāre clāmāvī clāmātus

Answer 4

shout, cry out

Question 5

dīcō dīcere dīxī dictus

Answer 5

talk; say, declare; sing, recite; name, call

Question 6

ēmulgeō –mulgēre –muslī –mulsum

Answer 6

milk; draw off

Question 7

exeō exīre exīvī/exiī exitus

Answer 7

go out, leave

Question 8

fiō fierī factus sum

Answer 8

to take place, happen; to be made or done, become

Question 9

fāma fāmae f.

Answer 9

fame; rumor

Question 10

Gellius –ī m.

Answer 10

Roman nomen gentile, here perhaps L. Gellius Poplicola, consul in 36 BCE; he was apparently a supporter of Clodius and a lover of Clodia / Lesbia. Said to have had an affair with his stepmother and to have plotted the murder of his father

Question 11

grandis grandis grande

Answer 11

grown up; big

Question 12

hībernus –a –um

Answer 12

of winter

Question 13

īlia –ium n. or īle –is

Answer 13

groin, genitals

Question 14

labellum labellī n.

Answer 14

lip (dim. of labrum)

Question 15

labrum –ī n.

Answer 15

lip

Question 16

misellus –a –um

Answer 16

poor little; wretchedly in love (dim. of miser)

Question 17

mollis molle

Answer 17

soft, mild, languid, voluptuous

Question 18

māne

Answer 18

in the morning

Question 19

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

Answer 19

indef. pron. or adj., someone, something (N. B.: The personal ending of nescio scans as a short syllable.)

Question 20

nix nivis f.

Answer 20

snow

Question 21

notō notāre notāvī notātus

Answer 21

mark, stain

Question 22

octō; octāvus –a –um

Answer 22

indecl. adj., eight

Question 23

quiēs quiētis f.

Answer 23

sleep, repose

Question 24

quārē

Answer 24

interr. & rel. how? for what reason? on account of which thing; wherefore, therefore

Question 25

roseus –a –um

Answer 25

rosy, red

Question 26

rumpō rumpere rūpī ruptus

Answer 26

break, rupture, split, burst

Question 27

serum –ī n.

Answer 27

whey; any fluid similar in appearance, e.g., semen

Question 28

suscitō suscitāre suscitāvī suscitātus

Answer 28

rouse, dislodge

Question 29

susurrō susurrāre susurrāvī susurrātus

Answer 29

whisper

Question 30

sīc

Answer 30

in this way, so, thus

Question 31

tentus –a –um

Answer 31

taut; engorged, erect

Question 32

Victor Victōris m.

Answer 32

a Roman cognomen; here not otherwise known

Question 33

vorō vorāre vorāvī vorātus

Answer 33

devour, eat up

Question 34

vērē

Answer 34

truly, really, actually, rightly