Friday, October 25, 2024

18.01.25: level 1; topic; school [24]; the world [1]

Complete the Comenius text with the words listed below

[1] __________, │ The Heaven,

[2] __________ Ignem & [3] __________. │ hath (has) Fire, and Stars.

Nūbēs, │ The Clouds,

[4] __________ in Aere. │ hang in the Air.

Avēs,│ Birds,

[5] __________ sub nūbibus. │ fly under the Clouds.

Piscēs,│ Fishes,

[6] __________ in [7] __________. swim in the Water.

[8] __________ habet Montēs,│ The Earth hath Hills,

[9] __________,  [10] __________, │ Woods, Fields,

Animālia, Hominēs, │ Beasts, and Men,

Ita maxima Corpora │ Thus the greatest Bodies

[11] __________, │ of the World,

quat(t)uor [12] __________, │ the four Elements,

[13] __________ plēna │ are full of

Habitātōribus suīs. │ their own Inhabitants.

aquā; caelum; campōs; elementa; habet; mundī; natant; pendent; silvās; stēllās; sunt; terra; volant

Notes:

The text contains a number of examples of third declension nouns:

āēr, -is [3 m/f]: air

animal, animālis [3/n]: animal

avīs, -is [3/f]: bird

corpus, corporis [3/n]: body

habitātor, habitātōris [3/m]: inhabitant

homō, hominis [3/m]: man; human (being); person

ignis, -is [3/m]: fire

mōns, montis [3/m]: mountain; hill

nūbēs, -is [3/f]: cloud

piscis, -is [3/m]: fish


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