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 < Ruscino

borders, 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, e

east 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.