Catullus 88 Flashcards
abiciō abicere abiēcī abiectum
throw away, cast off; dismiss, belittle, minimize
abluō –ere –luī –lūtus
wash away, wash clean
dēmittō dēmittere dēmīsī dēmissum
drop; lower
ecquid
interr. pron., is there anyone (anything) that? anyone, anyhing, something
faciō facere fēcī factus
do, make, achieve, attain, reach
Gellius –ī m.
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
genitor genitōris m.
father; pl., parents
marītus marītī m.
married
nam
explanatory particle, for; as encl., for lively or impatient emphasis, indicating the point of a line of questioning
nympha –ae (nymphē –ēs) f.
nymph; a semidivine female nature spirit
patruus patruī m.
paternal uncle
pervigilō pervigilāre pervigilāvī pervigilātus
stay awake all night
prōdeō prōdīre prōdiī prōditum
come or go forward; advance
prūriō prūrīre
itch, tingle; have a sexual craving, be sexually excited
quantum
rel. as much as
