Catullus Part 2

mātūtīnus,-a,-um

of the morning, matutinal

maximus, -a, -um, adv. maximē

greatest (superi. of magnus)

medicus, -ī, m.

physician, doctor

meditor, -ari, -5tus

contemplate, think out, rehearse

medius, -a, -um

middle; the middle of

medulla, -ae, f., dim. medullula

the marrow of the bones; the interior, inside, seat of the emotions

mei, gen. of ego

of me, of mine

meio, meiēre, minxi, minctum

urinate

melior.-ius

(comp. of bonus) better

mellitus, -a, -um

honey-sweet

membrana, -ae, f.

sheepskin or goatskin used as parchment or as a cover for manuscripts

membrum, -ī, n.

any part of the body; limb

mēmet

my own self (me + emphatic enclitic -met)

meminī,-isse

(pf. used with pres. force) remember

memor,-oris

remembering, mindful

memorābilis, -e

worth remembering

mendax, -āeis

mendacious, lying, false

mens, mentis, f.

mind

mensa, -ae, f.

table

menstruus, -a, -um

monthly

mentior, mentīrī, mentitus

lie; make a false promise

mentula, -ae, f.

penis; pseudonym given Mamurra of Formiae

mereor, merērī, meritus

win, earn, deserve

meretrix, -īcis, f.

courtesan, hetaera; a woman who makes money from lovers mergō,

mergere, mersi, mersum

dip, plunge, immerse

merīdiō, -āre

take a siesta

meritō

adv., deservedly, with good cause

mersō, -āre

submerge, plunge, overwhelm

merus, -a, -um

pure, undiluted (esp. of wine)

messis, -is, f.

harvest

messor, -ōris, m.

reaper, harvester -met

mētior, -īrī, mensus

measure, mark off

metuō, -ere, metuī, metūtum

fear; w/a, ab, fear danger (from)

meus, -a, -um

my, mine

mī

abbr. form of dat. mihi, to me; vocative mase. sg. of meus

mīca, -ae, f.

particle, grain micō, -āre

migrō, -āre

move, migrate

mīles, mīlitis, m.

soldier

mīliēs

adv., a thousand times

mille, pl. mīlia

a thousand

mīmicē

in the manner of a mima, an actress in a licentious kind of farce

minax, -ācis

menacing, threatening

minimus, -a, -um

superi, of minor, least

minister, -trī, m.

servant, attendant, acolyte

ministra, -ae, f.

handmaid, temple attendant

minor, minus

smaller

minus

adv. less

minūtus, -a, -um

small

mīrificē

adv., amazingly, remarkably

mīror, -ārī

be amazed, wonder, marvel

mīrus, -a, -um

extraordinary, remarkable

misceō, -ēre, miscuī, mixtum

mix, combine

misellus, -a, -um

dim. of raiser, poor little; wretchedly in love

miser, -era, -erum

wretched, unhappy (see note on 8.1)

miserābilis, -e

pitiable, pathetic

miserē

adv., wretchedly; with piteous result, unhappily

misereō, -ēre, -uī and

misereor, -ērī, -itus

impers., feel sorry for; dep., have pity

miserescō, -ere

w/gen., have compassion on

miseriter

adv., pitifully, in a manner that incites pity

mītis, -e

sweet and juicy; succulent; soft

mitra, -ae, f.

an oriental headdress tied under the chin with ribbons

mittō, -ere, mīsī, missum

send, send forth; (of weapons) throw, cast, hurl; emit, utter; cease, desist, omit; let go, release, abandon, discard; give

mnemosynurn, -ī, n.

keepsake, souvenir

modo

adv., just, only; dum modo, provided only; just now; modo … modo

modus, -ī, m.

measure, quantity; manner, way; in modum

moecha, -ae, f.

adulteress; slut

moechor, -ārī

commit adultery

moechus, -ī, m.

adulterer, sexual aggressor; fornicator

moenia, -ium, n. pl.

town walls

molestus, -a, -um, adv. molestē

troublesome, annoying

mollescō, -escere

become soft

molliculus, -a, -um

dim. of mollis, somewhat voluptuous, unmanly, or erotic

mollis, -e, dim.mollicellus, -a, -um

soft, mild, languid, voluptuous

moneō, -ēre, monuī, monitum

warn

monimentum, -ī, n.

anything that serves as a commemoration, reminder, or memorial

mons, montis, m.

mountain monstrō, -āre

monstrum, -ī, n.

portent, prodigy, apparition; monster; a monstrous act, atrocity

mora, -ae, f.

delay

morbōsus, -a, -um

unhealthy, disease-ridden; morbidly lustful

morbus, -ī, m.

disease

mordeō, -ēre, momordī, morsum

bite

moribundus, -a, -um

dying, moribund

morior, morī, mortuus

die

moror, -ārī

delay, stay, wait

mors, mortis, f.

death

morsum, -ī, n.

a piece bitten off (cf. Eng. morsel)

morsus, -ūs, m.

bite

mortālis, -is, m.

a mortal, human being

mortuus, -a, -um

dead

mōs, mōris, m.

custom; manner, (pl.) morals

mōtus, -ūs, m.

motion, movement

moveō, -ēre, mōvī, mōtum

move

mūcus, -ī, m.

mucus, snot

mūgilis, -is, m.

a sea fish, the gray mullet (used in punishing adulterers)

mūgiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītum

low, moo, bellow, roar

mūla, -ae, f.

a she mule

mulceō, mulcēre, mulsī, mulsum

cāress

mulier, -is, f.

woman

multa, -ae, f.

penalty