Pulcrē convenit improbīs cinaedīs,
Māmurrae pathicōque Caesarīque.
Nec mīrum: maculae parēs utrīsque,
urbāna altera et illa Formiāna,
impressae resident nec ēluentur: 5
morbōsī pariter, gemellī utrīque,
ūnō in lecticulō ērudītulī ambō,
nōn hic quam ille magis vorāx adulter,
rīvālēs sociī puellulārum.
Pulcrē convenit improbīs cinaedīs. 10
vocabulary
pulchrē pulchrius pulcherrimē: beautifully, handsomely
improbus –a –um: morally unsound, wicked, flagrant, shameless; wanton
cinaedus –a –um: a catamite or passive homosexual, one who submits to anal intercourse; an effeminate male
Māmurra –ae m.: name of a family at Formiae
pathicus –a –um: a pathic or catamite, one who submits to anal sex
Caesar Caesaris m.: Gaius Julius Caesar
mīrus –a –um: extraordinary, remarkable
macula –ae f.: stain, blemish
urbānus –a –um: of the city, esp. Rome; having city manners, urbane
Formiānus –a um: of Formiae (e.g., Mamurra)
imprimō –primere –pressī –pressum: press on, imprint 5
resideō residēre resēdī ressus: remain seated; persist
ēluō –ere –uī –ūtus: wash clean, wash out
morbosus –a –um: unhealthy, disease-ridden; morbidly lustful
pariter: equally
gemellus –a –um: twin (adj. or subst.)
lecticulus –ī m.: bed, couch
ērudītulus –a –um; dim. of ērudītus: well-instructed, learned
ambō ambae ambō: pl. adj. & pron., both
vorāx vorācis m.: ravenous, insatiable
adulter –erī m.: an illicit lover, adulterer
rīvālis –is m.: orig. one who shares the use of a stream (rivus); a rival, esp. in love
puellula –ae f.: little girl; by extension, a maiden of marriageable age (dim. of puella)