Catullus Marking Period 1 Vocabulary Unit (All MP 1 Poems)

accidō, accidere, accidī

to happen, befall

accipiō, accipere, accēpī, acceptus

to receive, take

ācer, ācris, ācre

sharp, fierce, eager

aequor, aequoris, n.

sea (literally a flat level surface, e.g. the surface of a calm sea)

afferō, afferre, attulī, allātum

to bring (to)

āiō, āit, āiunt (defective verb)

I say, he/she/it says, they say

aliquis, aliquid

someone, anyone, something, anything

alter, altera, alterum

another, the other

amans, amantis, m.

lover

animus, -ī, m.

mind, feelings, passion, desire

apud (preposition + accusative)

at, near, at the house of, with

aspiciō, aspicere, aspexī, aspectum

to catch sight of, look at, gaze upon

audeō, audēre, ausus sum

to dare

auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablātum

to carry off, take away

aura, -ae, f.

breeze

bāsiō, bāsiāre, bāsiāvī, bāsiātum

to kiss

bāsium, -ī, n.

kiss (noun, not verb)

beātus, -a, -um

happy, fortunate

bellus, -a, -um

charming, handsome, pretty

campus, -ī, m.

plain, field

candidus, -a, -um

bright, radiant, shining white

cārus, -a, -um

dear, beloved

cēnō, cēnāre, cēnāvī, cēnātum

to dine, have dinner

cinis, cineris, m./f.

ash, ashes

clārus, -a, -um

clear, bright ; famous

cliens, clientis, m.

client (one who belongs to the entourage of a person of greater influence/power)

cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coactum

to force, compel

colō, colere, coluī, cultum

to cherish, cultivate

comes, comitis, m.

companion, friend, comrade

contrā (adv. and preposition + acc.)

in return, in reply (adv.) ; against (preposition)

crēdō, crēdere, crēdidī, crēditum (+dat.)

to believe, trust

cupidus, -a, -um

desiring, longing, eager

cūra, -ae, f.

care, concern, worry

deinde / dein (adv.)

then, next

dēliciae, -ārum, f.pl.

(plural translated as singular) delight, sweetheart, pet

dēsinō, dēsinere, dēsiī, dēsitum

to stop, cease

deus, deī, m. (nominative plural = dī) (cf. dīvus)

god

dexter, dext(e)ra, dext(e)rum

right

diēs, diēī, m./f.

day

dīligo, dīligere, dīlexī, dīlectum

to love, cherish, hold dear

dīvus, -ī, m. (cf. deus)

god

doctus, -a, -um

learned

doleō, dolēre, doluī, dolitum

to be in pain (mentally or physically), grieve, be sorry

dolor, dolōris, m.

pain, anguish, grief

dōnō, dōnāre, dōnāvī, dōnātum

to present, give

dulcis, -is, -e

sweet ; (of people) dear, beloved

ēripiō, ēripere, ēripuī, ēreptum

to snatch away, rescue

faciō, facere, fēcī, factum

to make, do ; count up

factum, -ī, n.

deed, action

fās (indeclinable), n.

what is right or allowed by divine law

faveō, favēre, fāvī, fautum

to favor, give favor to

fīō, fīerī, factus sum

to happen, occur ; to become ; to be made, be done

fleō, flēre, flēvī, flētum

to weep, lament

fulgeō, fulgēre, fulsī

to shine brightly, gleam, be bright

furor, furoris, m.

madness, frenzy, fury

gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsus sum

to rejoice, delight in (+ ablative)

geminus, -a, -um

twin, double

gens, gentis, f.

people, nation

grātus, -a, -um

pleasing

gravis, -is, -e

heavy, weighty, serious

habeō, habēre, habuī, habitum

to have, hold, keep

harēna, -ae, f.

sand, beach, desert

hinc (adv.)

from here, from this place

hospes, hospitis, m.

guest, visitor, stranger

hūc (adv.)

to this place, hither, (to) here

iaceō, iacēre, iacuī

to lie (down)

īdem, eadem, idem

the same, likewise, too

identidem (adv.)

repeatedly, again and again

illūc (adv.)

to that place, thither, (to) there

impius, -a, -um

impious, unholy

impotens, impotentis

powerless, weak ; wild, violent

inde (adv.)

from there, from then, then

insula, -ae, f.

island ; apartment building

intereā (adv.)

meanwhile

invītus, -a, -um

unwilling, reluctant

iste, ista, istud

that... of yours, that (often with a derogatory sense)

iūcundus, -a, -um

delightful, agreeable

lepidus, -a, -um

charming, delightful, witty, amusing

libellus, -ī, m.

little book (diminutive of liber)

lingua, -ae, f.

tongue, language, speech

linquō, linquere, līquī

to abandon, leave behind

linteum, -ī, n.

cloth, sail, napkin

lītus, lītoris, n.

shore, coast, beach

longē (adv.)

far, far off, by far

loquor, loquī, locūtus sum

to say, speak

lūdō, lūdere, lūsī, lūsum

to play, amuse oneself (either innocently or erotically)

lūmen, lūminis, n.

light ; eye

lux, lūcis, f.

light, daylight

mālō, mālle, māluī

to prefer

malus, -a, -um

bad, evil, nasty

mens, mentis, f.

mind

mīror, mīrārī, mīrātus sum

to wonder at, admire

modo (adv.)

just now, only (modo... modo... = now... now... )

morior, morī, mortuus sum

to die

mors, mortis, f.

death

mōs, mōris, m.

custom, tradition

mulier, mulieris, f.

woman, wife

mūnus, mūneris, n.

gift, service, offering ; duty

namque (conj.)

for, because

nāsus, -ī, m.

nose