Catullus 4 Flashcards
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aequor aequoris n.
level surface; sea; plain
āiō
to say (defective), assert; say yes/so, affirm, assent; prescribe/lay down (law)
Amastris –is f.
the capital of Paphlagonia, on the South coast of the Black Sea
anteā
before, before this; formerly, previously, in the past
aura aurae f.
breeze, breath (of air), wind; gleam; odor, stench; vapor; air (pl.), heaven
buxifer –era –erum
producing box–trees (the Buxus yields boxwood, a close–grained hardwood)
cacūmen –inis n.
a point, peak; summit
Castor –oris m.
son of Tyndareus and Leda, brother of Pollux and Helen; patron of sailors
celer celeris celere
swift
cōgnitus –a –um
known, noted, recognized
coma comae f.
hair, tresses
comō –āre –āvī –ātum
to be covered with hair or foliage
Cyclades –um f.
the Cyclades, the islands grouped around Delos in the Aegean Sea
Cytōrius –a –um
of Cytorus, a mountain in Paphlagonia east of Amastris, part of the coastal ridge along the southern shore of the Black Sea
Cytōrus –ī m.
a mountain in Paphlagonia east of Amastris, on the southern shore of the Black Sea
dēdicō dēdicāre dēdicāvī dēdicātus
to declare, dedicate
dextera dextera f.
right hand
- ēdō ēdere ēdidī ēditus
to eject/emit; put/give forth (buds); beget; publish; disclose, tell,
fretum fretī n.
straight, channel
gemellus –a –um
twin (adj. or subst.)
Hadriāticus –a –um
of the Adriatic, as neut, subst., the Adriatic Sea
erus –ī m.
an owner, householder, master, lord
horridus –a –um
rough, shaggy, trembling
hospes hospitis m.
host; guest, visitor, stranger; soldier in billets; one who billets soldiers
