Cat113Vocab

consul, -ŭlis, m.: one of two top magistrates in the Roman republic

Pompēïus, -a, -um: Roman nomen gentile, e.g., of Cn. Pompeius Magnus, Caesar's chief rival for power until his death in 48 B.C.

prīmus, -a, -um: first; the tip of

dŭŏ, -ae, -ŏ: two

Cinna, -ae, m.: a family name, e.g., C. Helvius Cinna, Catullus' friend

sŏlĕo, -ēre, -ĭtus: to be accustomed (to); (euphemistic, w/ acc.) to "know," i.e., be sexually intimate with

nunc: adv., now

ĭtĕrum: adv., again; for the second time

mănĕo, -nēre, -nsi, -nsum: remain, stay, wait

cerno, cernĕre, crēvi, crētum: sift; distinguish; decide, determine; make out, perceive

mille, pl. mīlia: a thousand

ūnus, -a, -um: adj., one, alone, only; any, an ordinary

singŭli, -ae, -a: one apiece; taken separately, individual

fēcundus, -a, -um: productive of offspring; fertile, fruitful

sēmen, -ĭnis, n.: seed; semen, sperm

ădultĕrĭum, -ii, n.: an adulterous act; adultery