Thursday, February 26, 2026

08.07.26: Level 2 (review); weather (3) the weather in 1750 [2]

This time, the text no longer uses the 18th century letter forms and is written with macrons:

A1750 Māius habet diēs XXXI

1 nocte frigēscit, et ventōsum

2 minātur tempestātem

3 frīgida nox, deinde nūbilum

4 fulgura, ac temperāta serēnitās

5 ventōsum, cum serēnitāte

6 dūrat

7 nox frīgida, dē diē calēscit

8 serēnitās

9 colliguntur nūbēs prō plūviā

10 serēnat, subsequā nocte frigēscit

11 pruīnōsum, dē diē calēscit

12 aliquantum nūbilum

13 calida serēnitās

14 minātur impetuōsōs ventōs et imbrēs

15 serēnat et calēscit

16 nox frīgidula, plūviōsum

17 aura turbida

18 ventōsum, diēs calēscit

19 inamoena aura et frīgida

20 continuat

21 aura frīgidior, et plūviōsa

22 aliquantum obnūbilat

23 aura tepēscit

24 diēs obscūra et plūviōsa

25 cōpiōsa plūvia

26 frīgidula nox cum ventō moderātō

27 imbrēs, procellōsumque ventum minantur

28 ventōsum, et minantur tonitrua

29 frīgida nox, perīculum grandinis

30 vult etiam tonāre

31 serēnat, simul aestuat

[A] Find the Latin:

[1] verbs

[i] (it’s) getting cold

[ii] (it’s) getting warm

[iii] (it’s) getting hot

[iv] it is hot (and sultry)

[v] it’s fine weather

[vi] it’s covered with clouds (or fog)

[vii] clouds are gathering [literally: clouds are being gathered together]

[2] adjectives

[i] cold

[ii] chilly

[iii] colder

[iv] frosty

[v] cloudy

[vi] rainy

[vii] stormy

[viii] windy

[3] nouns

[i] fine weather

[ii] clouds

[iii] hail

[iv] rain showers

[v] rain

[vi] storm

[B] Comprehension

There are several references to wind, but on what date is a light (moderate) wind mentioned?

[i] On what date are rainshowers, stormy weather and wind mentioned together?

[ii] Which date specifically mentions night and day?

[iii] On which date is there a lot of (a copious amount of) rain?

[iv] Which dates refer to cold nights?

[v] Which dates refer to chilly nights?

[vi] How is the day described on the 24th?

[vii] Which two dates refer to thunder?

[viii] On which two dates does the weather continue to be the same as the day before?

[ix] How does the weather change on the 11th?

[x] Is it very cloudy on the 12th? Give the reason for your answer.

[xi]  Are there light winds on the 14th? Give the reason for your answer.

[xii] How does the air change on the 23rd?

[xiii] What is there a danger (perīculum) of on the 29th?

____________________

[1]

[i] frigēscit

[ii] tepēscit

[iii] calēscit

[iv] aestuat

[v] serēnat

[vi] obnūbilat

[vii] colliguntur nūbēs

[2]

[i] frīgida

[ii] frīgidula

[iii] frīgidior

[iv] pruīnōsum

[v] nūbilum

[vi] plūviōsa

[vii] procellōsum

[viii] ventōsum

[3]

[i] serēnitās

[ii] nūbēs

[iii] grandinis

[iv] imbrēs

[v] plūvia

[vi] tempestātem

[B]

[i] 27 │ imbrēs, procellōsumque ventum

[ii] 7 │ nox frīgida, dē diē calēscit

[iii] 25 │ cōpiōsa plūvia

[iv] 3 │ frīgida nox; 7 │ nox frīgida; 10 │ subsequā nocte frigēscit,  29 │ frīgida nox

[v] 16 │nox frīgidula; 26 │ frīgidula nox

[vi] dark; rainy │ diēs obscūra et plūviōsa

[vii] 28│ minantur tonitrua; 30 │ vult etiam tonāre

[viii] 6 │ dūrat; 20 │ continuat

[ix] heats up │ calēscit

[x] no; aliquantum nūbilum: somewhat cloudy

[xi] no; impetuōsōs ventōs: violent winds

[xii] gets warmer │ tepēscit

[xiii] hail; perīculum grandinis

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