COMMERCIUM EPISTULARUM (III)
(on a post card - in quadam chartula cursuali)
LOCATING ONE’S CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, AND ITS REGION
(how to use the locative)
London: Londinium, ii, n.
Edinburgh: Edimburgum, i, n. (Scotia, ae, f.), cet.
New York: Novum Eboracum, i, n.
Los Angeles: Angelopolis, is, f. (California, ae, f.), cet.
Céret (in France): Ceretum, i, n. (c.1600) / vicus Sirisidum (anno 814)
Perpignan: Perpinianum, i n. (a. 927) – e nomine "Perpenna" ?
region / country regio, onis, f. (also = direction) / terra, ae, f.
ancient name of the Perpignan region:
- Gallia Narbonensis (under the Empire)mediaeval and modern name:
- Rossilio, onis, m. (a. 823) < Ruscinulo < Ruscinoborders, territory: fines, ium, f.pl.
France: Gallia, ae
(or, modern name:) Francogallia, ae, f.Spain: Hispania, ae, f.
the Pyrenees: Pyrenaei, orum montes, ium, m.pl . (or:) Pyreneus, i, m.sg.
= > at the foot of the mountain: sub monte (or:) sub radicibus montis
the Mediterranean sea: Internum mare, is, n. / Mare nostrum
the river / the canal: fluvius, i, m. / fossa, ae, f.
(canalis, is, m. = irrigation canal or pipe)the river flows… fluvius fluit…
near / very near propinquus, a, um
(+ dat.) / proximus, a, um (+ acc. or ab + abl.)south meridies, iei, m.
= > meridianus, a, um / meridionalis, e = "southern"north septentrio, onis m.sg. / septentriones, um m.pl.
= > septentrionalis, eeast oriens, entis, m. (from "orior, iris, oriri", to rise, to be born) = > orientalis, e
west occidens, entis (from "occido, is, ere", to fall, to lie down) = > occidentalis, e
TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU GET TO SCHOOL AND BACK
(Using the abl. of place "from which" and of means, and the acc. of place "to which")
Quomodo venis a vico tuo ad scholam ?
Quomodo quotidie adis domo Ceretum et redis Cereto domum ?
on foot pedibus (pedibus venire / ire)
car autoraeda, ae, f. / autocinetum, i, n. (autocineto vehi / venire)
bicycle birota, ae, f. (birota vehi / venire / ire)
motorcycle / moped autobirota, ae, f. / autobirotula, ae, f.
bus, coach (GB) autoraeda, ae longa, ae, f. / laophorum, i, n.
train tramen, inis, n. / hamaxostichus, i, m.
Quam longa tibi est via ? Quam longum tibi est iter ? (accusativus spatii et temporis)
- Via circa septem milia passuum sive decem chiliometra (< chiliometrum, i, n.) longa est. (Mille passus = ca 1, 5 km)
- Via brevis est: tantum ducentos passus sive trecenta metra longa est. (passus = ca 1,5 m)
- Iter pedibus duas horas, autocineto autem decem minutas me poscit.