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12:57 Nov 3, 2004 |
Latin to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Joseph Brazauskas United States Local time: 23:28 | ||||||
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5 +2 | bird(s) |
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3 +3 | avis is the most common word |
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3 | viz |
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3 | birds |
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viz Explanation: Aves - the class of vertebrates comprising the birds. [pl. of Latin avis bird] -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2004-11-03 13:05:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- passerine (`pæs |
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avis is the most common word Explanation: Say, like in "rara avis" (a rare bird) Volucres (from singulra "volucris", bird) means rather "a flying animal" (volucer volucris volucre, flying, winged; fleet, swift, fleeting. F. as subst. volucris -is, a bird or flying insect). You may compare it to "feathery" in English. `Passeri' is rather "sparrows" (comes from singular passere, passeris). In wider sense, it's a small bird. Passere, -eris, m. a sparrow or other small bird; a sea fish, a plaice or flounder. |
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