02.05.25: Level 2; topic; Mankind; the human body; accident and illness [5]: Comenius XXXIX (1658); the Head and the Hand / Caput et Manus [1]

[i] in the head are the hair, 1. (which is combed with a comb, 2.) two ears, 3. the temples, 4. and the face, 5. │ in capite sunt capillus, 1. (quī pectitur pectine, 2.) aurēs, 3. bīnæ, & tempora, 4. faciēs, 5.

[ii] in the face are the fore-head, 6. both the eyes, 7. the nose, 8. (with two nostrils) the mouth, 9. the cheeks, 10. and the chin, 13. │ in faciē sunt frōns, 6. oculus, 7. uterque, nāsus, 8. (cum duābus nāribus) ōs, 9. genæ, (mālæ) 10. & mentum, 13.

[iii] the mouth is fenced with a mustacho, 11. and lips, 12. a tongue and a palate, and teeth, 16. in the cheek-bone. │ ōs sēptum est mystace, 11. & labiīs, 12. linguā cum palātō, dentibus, 16. in māxillā

vocabulary

pectō, -ere, pexī, pexus [3]: comb

sēpiō, -īre, sēpsī, sēptus [4] or saepiō: fence in; enclose; surround

note: passives

capillus … pectitur ¦ pectine │ the hair is combed ¦ with a comb

ōs sēptum est mystace et labiīs │ the mouth is (has been) surrounded by a moustache and lips

[a] vocabulary from [i], [ii] and [iii]: fill in the blanks with the genitive singular endings listed below; some of the endings are used several times

auris, aur__ [3/f]: ear

capillus, capill__ [2/m]: hair

dēns, den__is [3/m]: tooth

faciēs, faci__ [5/f]: face

frōns, fron_is [3/f]: forehead

gena, gen__ [1/f]: cheek

labium, labi__ [2/n]: lip; also labrum

lingua, lingu__ [1/f] [i] tongue; [ii] language

māla, māl__ [1/f]: cheekbone

māxilla, māxill__ [1/f]: jaw; jawbone

mentum, ment__ [2/n]: chin

mystax, mysta_is [3/m]: moustache

nāris, nār__ [3/f]: nostril

nāsus, nās__ [2/m]: nose

oculus, ocul__ [2/m]: eye

ōs, ō_is [3/n]: mouth

palātum, palāt__ [2/n]: palate, roof of the mouth

pecten, pect__is [3/m]: comb

tempus, temp__is [3/n]: [i] time [ii] (here: in plural) temples (sides of the head)

-ae; -c-; -ēī; -ī; -in-; -is; ;-or-; -r-; -t-

[b]

1. What is the difference between [i] an aural and [ii] an oral examination?
2. What part of a book is the frontispiece?
3. Why might you use a nasal spray?
4. What is the job of an oculist?
5. What is the origin of the word dental surgery?

[c] Latin derivatives in Phonetics

dens, dentis [3/m]: tooth

labium, -ī [2/n]: lip

nāsus, -ī [2/m]: nose

palātum, -ī [2/n]: palate; roof of the mouth

the terms dental, labial, nasal and palatal are used in Phonetics to describe the way in which a particular sound is created

dental consonants: articulate with the tongue against the upper teeth e.g. /th/ in thin [/θɪn/] or /th/ as in this [/ðɪs/]

labial consonants: sound made by using the lips,  bilabial i.e. using both lips e.g. /p/ and /b/

nasal consonants: made by blocking the air in the mouth and releasing sound through the nose e.g. /ng/

palatal consonants: raising the middle of the tongue to the hard palate  e.g. /y/ as in ‘yes’

From Plautus:

tam consimilest atque ego; sura, pes, statura, tonsus, oculi, nasum vel labra, malae, mentum, barba, collus: totus. (Plautus)│ he is as like me as I am myself. His leg, foot, stature, shorn head, eyes, nose, even his lips, cheeks, chin, beard, neck--the whole of him.

collus, -ī [2/m]: neck; alternative of collum

statūra, -ae [1/f]: height; stature

tōnsus, -a, -um: shaved, clipped, cropped < tondeō, -ēre, totōndī, tōnsus [2]

How’s your knowledge of musical theatre? Who wrote the letter?

But hoping to earn your favor,

I have persuaded the boy to lodge her

here tonight

at my tonsorial parlor

In Fleet Street.

If you want her again in your arms,

Hurry after the night falls.

She will be waiting.

Waiting...

Your obedient humble servant...