SINGING BIRDS | OSCINĒS
the (1) nightingal singeth the sweetlyest of all | (1) luscinia
cantat suāvissimē omnium
the (2) lark singeth as she flyeth in the air | (2)
alauda cantillat volitāns in aere
the (3) quail sitting on the ground | (3) coturnīx
sedēns humī
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vocabulary
cantō, -āre [1]: sing; make
music
cantillō, -āre [1]: hum,
chirp; sing
oscen, -inis [3 m/f]: singing
bird; in Ancient Rome especially a bird whose song or cry was used by augurs to
divine omens
alauda, -ae [1/f]: lark; skylark
luscinia, -ae [1/f]: nightingale; philomēla, -ae [1/f]:
nightingale (poetic); swallow
cōturnīx, -cis [3/f]: quail
notes
(1) luscinia
cantat ¦ suāvissimē ¦ omnium | the nightgale sings ¦ the most
sweetly ¦ of all.
adjective
suāvis, -e: sweet
superlative adjective
suāvissimus, suāvissima, suāvissimum: the sweetest; very sweet
superlative adverb
suāvissimē: the most sweetly; very sweetly
suāvissimē ¦ omnium: the most sweetly of (them) all
(2) present active participles:
alauda cantillat ¦ volitāns ¦ in aere | the lark
sings ¦ while (it is) flying / as it flies ¦ in the air
… coturnīx ¦ sedēns ¦ humī | the quail ¦ while (it is) sitting / as it sits ¦ on the ground
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