Catullus Vocabulary (Complete)

aevum, i, n.

age

aridus, a, um

dry

explico (1)

to explain

expolio, expolire, expoliviv, expolitum

to polish

laboriosus, a, um

worked

lepidus, a, um

charming, cute

modo

just, recently

nugae, nugarum, f.

nothing

quare

therefore

soleo, solere, solitus sum

to be accustomed

appeto, appetere, appetivi

to seek

morsus, us, m.

pain

desiderum, i, n.

longing

niteo, nitere, nitui

to shine

libet

it pleases

solacium, i, n.

comfort

acquiesco, acquiescere

to settle down

ardor, ardoris, m.

flame of passion

levo (1)

to lighten

malum, i, n.

apple

zona, ae, f.

girdle

ligo (1)

to bind

lugeo, lugere, luxi

to mourn

mellitus, a, um

honey-sweet

nosco, noscere, novi

to know

gremium, i, n.

lap

circumsilio, circumsilire

to hop around

pipio (1)

to chirp

tenebriocosus, a, um

dark

tenebrae, tenebrarum, f.

darkness

orcus, i, m.

god of the underworld

misellus, a, um

poor

opera, ae, f.

deed

fleo, flere, flevi, fletum

to cry

rubeo, rubere, rubui

to be red

aestimo (1)

to evaluate, rate

occido, occidere, occidi

to set, fall down

semel

once

basium, basii, n.

kiss

usque

continuously

conturbo (1)

to confuse, disturb

quaero, quaere, quaesivi, quaesitus

to seek

basiatio, basiationis, f.

kissing

harena, harenae, f.

sand

aestuosus, a, um

very hot

sidus, sideris, n.

star

furtivus, a, um

stolen

vesanus, a, um

not of sound mind

fascino (1)

to bewitch

desino, desinere

to stop

ineptio, ineptire

to make a fool of oneself

fulgeo, fulgere, fulsi

to shine

locosus, a, um

playful

inpotens, inpotentis

powerless, uncontrolled

obstinatus, a, um

fixed

perfero, perferre

to endure

obduro (1)

to persist

invitus, a, um

unwilling

labellum, labelli, n.

little lip

mordeo, mordere

to bite

otiosus, a, um

at leisure

scortum, i, n.

prostitute

repente

suddenly

illepidus, a, um

inelegant

quisnam, quaenam, quidam

what

aes, aeris, n.

bronze

unctus, a, um

greasy

praesertim

particularly

grabatus

a small couch

cinaedus, a, um

shameless

ratio, rationis, f.

reason

insulsus, a, um

tasteless

belle

nicely

linteum, lintei, n.

napkin

salsus, a, um

witty, salty

quamvis

however

investus, a, um

uncharming

lepor, leporis, m.

charm

differtus, a, um

full of (with genitive)

facetiae, facetiarum, f.

clever things

sudarium, sudarii, n.

napkin

ceno (1)

to dine

sacculus, i. n.

purse, wallet

merus, a, um

pure

olfacio, olfaciere

to smell

munus, muneris, n.

gift

reperio, reperire, repperi, repertum

to discover

dispereo, disperire, disperii

to perish

scilicet

of course

continuus, a, um

following

luceo, lucere, luxi

to be light

remuneror, remunerari, remuneratus

to repay

venenum, i, n.

poison

incommodum, i

trouble

probe

properly, well

venustus, a, um

charming, beautiful

dicax, dicacis

witty

urbanus, a, um

of the city

fio, fieri, factus sum

to happen

caprimulgus, i, m.

milker of goats!