Despite the bizarre nature of the images and descriptions, those extracts from Physica Curiosa contain a lot of useful vocabulary and also show a particular use of the ablative case.
Vocabulary
[1] animals
agnus, -ī [2/m]: lamb
animal,
-is [3/n]: animal
aquila,
-ae [1/f]: eagle
avis,
-is [3/f] bird
dracō,
dracōnis [3/m]: dragon; serpent
gallus,
-ī [2/m]: rooster
mōnstrum,
-ī [2/n]: monster; a thing of wonderment
ōvum,
-ī [2/n]: egg
proboscis,
-is [3/f]: snout; trunk of an elephant
rōstrum,
-ī [2/n]: beak
sūs,
suis [3 m/f]: pig
vitulus,
-ī [2/m]: bull calf
vulpēs,
vulpis [3/f]: fox; vixen
- ānser, -is [3/m]: goose > ānserinus, -a, -um: pertaining to a goose; rōstrum ānserinum: a goose’s beak
- canis, -is [3 m/f]: dog > canīnus, -a, -um: pertaining to a dog; caput canīnum: a dog’s head
- elephantus, -ī [2/m]: elephant > elephantīnus, -a, -um: pertaining to an elephant; caput elephantīnum: an elephant’s head
[2] people
epīscopus, -ī [2/m]: bishop
homō,
hominis [3/m]: man; human (being); person
īnfāns,
īnfantis [3 m/f]: infant
monachus,
-ī [2/m]: monk
puella,
-ae [1/f]: girl
puer,
-ī [2/m]: boy
pūsiō,
pūsiōnis [3/m]: young boy; lad
vir,
-ī [2/m]: man
[3] body parts
barba, -ae [1/f]: beard
bracchium,
-ī [2/n]: forearm
capillus,
-ī [2/m]: can refer to a single hair or the entire hair of the head; also used
in the plural
caput,
capitis [3/n]: head
collum,
-ī [2/n]: neck
digitus,
-ī [2/m]: finger; toe
natis,
-is [3/f]: rump; buttock (usually in the plural: natēs)
oculus,
-ī [2/m]: eye
ōs,
ōris [3/n]: mouth
pēs,
pedis [3/m]: foot
venter,
ventris [3/n]: belly
Notes: ablative of description
The ablative of description is used when referring to a quality / characteristice or physical attribute which a person has; English would normally use ‘with’
[i] ablative singular examples
puer ¦ capite elephantinō │ a boy ¦ with an elephant’s head
īnfāns
¦ apertō ventre │ an infant ¦ with an open belly
īnfāns
cornūtus ¦ ōre patulō │ a horned infant ¦ with a gaping mouth
agnus
¦ ōre trigeminō │ a lamb ¦ with a three-fold mouth
effigiēs,
-ēī [5/f]: likeness > mōnstrum marīnum ¦ effigiē [ablative] monachī │
a sea monster ¦ with the likeness of a monk
habitus, -ūs [4/m]: (here) dress; attire > vir marīnus ¦ epīscopī habitū │ a marine man in the attire of a bishop
[ii] ablative plural examples
vitulus biceps ¦ quat(t)uor oculīs │a two-headed calf ¦ with four eyes
pūsiō
¦ digitīs diminūtīs │ a lad ¦ with diminished (reduced) fingers
vitulus
bicorpor ¦ capitibus canīnīs│ a calf having two bodies ¦ with dogs’
heads
foetus
¦ quaternīs brācchiīs et pedibus │a foetus ¦ with four forearms
and feet
homō
¦ pedibus āversīs │a man ¦ with (his) feet turned around
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