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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