The apple is round. │ malum est rotundum.
The pear and fig are something long. │ pyrum*
& fīcus sunt oblonga.
The cherry hangeth by a long start**. │ cerasum
pendet longō pediolō**.
The plumb and peach by a shorter. │prūnum
& persicum breviōrī.
The mulberry by a very short one. │mōrum
brevissimō.
*Mediaeval Latin for pirum
** “start” = stalk; the Latin
here is most likely a mis-spelling for petiolus (Late
Latin): stalk, stem
[4]
cerasum, -ī [2/n] or cerasus, -ī [2/f]: cherry
fīcus, -ūs [4 m/f] or -ī [2 m/f]: fig
mālum, -ī [2/n]: apple; note: “any tree-fruit fleshy on the
outside, and having a kernel within hence, applied also to quinces,
pomegranates, peaches, oranges, lemons, etc.” (Lewis and Short)
mōrum, -ī [2/n]: mulberry; blackberry
persicum, -ī [2/n]: peach
pirum, -ī [2/n]: pear
prūnum, -ī [2/n]: plum
More information on the
Latin terms for fruit is here:
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/07/200824-follow-up-food-and-drink-11.html
[5] Note the use of the comparative and superlative:
The cherry hangeth by a long start (stalk) │ cerasum pendet
longō petiolō.
The plum and peach by a shorter │prūnum & persicum breviōrī.
The mulberry by a very short one │mōrum brevissimō.
petiolus, -ī [2/m] (Late Latin) stalk; stem; the word is a diminutive literally meaning little foot and derived from pēs, pedis [3/m]: foot, but the spelling is with /t/, not /d/ as in the Comenius text.
The wall-nut, the hazel-nut, and chest-nut,
are wrapped in a husk and a shell. │nux jūglāns avellāna*
& castanea involūta sunt corticī & putāminī
*abellāna
[6]
abellāna, -ae [1/f]: hazelnut; also listed in some
dictionaries as avellāna
castanea, -ae [1/f]: chestnut; chestnut tree
iūglāns, iūglandis [3/f]: walnut; walnut tree
nux, nucis [3/f]: nut; nut tree
cortex, corticis [3 m/f]: bark of a tree; shell; outward
covering
putāmen, putāminis [3/n]: shell; peel (from eggs, vegetables
etc.)
[7]
involūta sunt │ (they) are wrapped (have been wrapped)
involvō, -ere, involvī, involūtus [3]: wrap up; cover; involve
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