The Air │aër* (āēr)
A cool air
breatheth gently. │ Aura spīrat lēniter.
The wind bloweth
strongly. │ Ventus flat validē.
A storm throweth
down trees. │ Procella sternit arborēs.
A whirl-wind
turneth it self in a round compass. │ Turbō agit sē in gȳrum.
A wind under
ground causeth an earthquake.** │ Ventus subterrāneus excitat terræ mōtum.
An earthquake
causeth gapings of the earth, (and falls of houses.) │Terræ mōtus facit lābēs
(& ruīnās.)
*depending on the
edition, the word is marked with a diaresis to indicate that the two
vowels are pronounced separately e.g. as in the English surname Brontë and
Fr: naïf; it is now written as āēr
** “The scientific study of earthquakes is
comparatively new. Until the 18th century, few factual descriptions of
earthquakes were recorded, and the natural cause of earthquakes was little
understood. Those who did look for natural causes often reached conclusions
that seem fanciful today; one popular theory was that earthquakes were
caused by air rushing out of caverns deep in the Earth's interior.”
https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq1/history.html
[1]
Aura spīrat lēniter.│
A breeze breathes / blows gently.
Ventus flat validē.
│ The wind blows strongly.
Links: adverbs in
-ē / -ter
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/07/040924-adverbs-2-e-ter-1.html
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/07/040924-adverbs-2-e-ter-2.html
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/07/040924-adverbs-23.html
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/08/070924-adverbs-24-e-ter-4.html
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/08/070924-adverbs-25-e-ter-5.html
[2]
āēr, āeris [3
m/f]: air, a Greek-type noun which can have alternative case endings
Link: Greek-type
nouns
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/07/200824-follow-up-food-and-drink-12.html
[3]
excitō, -āre [1]:
rouse; awaken; set in motion
spīrō, -āre [1]:
breathe; blow
sternō, -ere,
strāvī, strātus [3]: various meanings including [i] stretch / spread out; [ii]
(here) knock to the ground; flatten; raze
[4]
aura, -ae [1/f]:
[i] air; [ii] breeze
gȳrus, -ī [2/m]: circle; circular motion
procella, -ae
[1/f]: storm; gale; gust; squall; tempest; hurricane
tempestās,
tempestātis [3/f]: can also refer to storms, gales, bad weather, but also to
good weather, season, period of time; context will determine its meaning
turbō, turbinis
[3/m]: whirlwind; tornado, but can also have the same meaning as procella
and tempestās
ventus, -ī [2/m]:
wind
[5]
lābēs, -is [3/f]:
fall; collapse; “gapings of the earth” i.e. subsidence
mōtus, -ūs [4/m]:
movement; terrae mōtus: a movement of the earth i.e. an
earthquake
ruīna, -ae [1/f]:
collapse; ruin; destruction
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