1. Catullus 5 Vocabulary and Background
May 2013

2. as, assis (n.)
a penny, a copper coin

3. basium, basi (n.)
a kiss

4. rūmor, -ōris (m.)
rumor, gossip, hearsay, reputation

5. senex, senis (m.)
an old man

6. sol, solis (m.)
the sun

7. aestimo (1)
value, assess, estimate, reckon

8. conturbo (1)
confuse, confound, mix up, upset

9. invideō, -ēre, invīdī, invīsus
to envy, to cast an evil eye upon

10. occidō, -ere, occidī, occāsus
to fall, fall down, set

11. vīvō, ere, vīxī, victus
to live

12. dein, deinde
then, next, thereafter, thence

13. semel
once, a single time