Colloquendi formulae: Tabula tertia decima

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Colloquendi formulae: Tabula tertia decima

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TABULA TERTIA DECIMA
ΠΙΝΑΞ Ο ΤΡΙΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΕΚΑΤΟΣ

Evening, night, sleep. Vesper, nox, somnus. Ἡ ἑσπέρα, ἡ νύξ, ὁ ὕπνος.

The sun has set. Occidit sol. Sol ad occasum abscessit. Ὁ ἥλιος κατέδυ (ἔδυ).

At sunrise. Oriente sole. Sub ortum solis. Ἅμ’ ἡλίῳ ἀνέχοντι. Ἡλίου ἀνατέλλοντος.

At sunset. Occidente sole. Sub occasum solis. Ἐπὶ δύσιν. Ἡλίου κλίνοντος. Ἡλίου δύοντος.

At the time of the first sleep, at dark night. Nocte concubia. Νυκτὸς βαθείας (ἀκμαζούσης).

It’s getting to be evening. It approaches evening. Twilight is coming on. Advesperascit. Declinat (inclinat) ad vesperum dies. Συσκοτάζει. Ἑσπέρα γίγνεται. Ἑσπεράζει.

It’s getting dark. Nox appetit, instat. Ἡ νὺξ ἐπιλαμβάνει.

Nights are shorter in Summer than in Winter. Noctes contractiores sunt aestate quam hieme. Αἱ νύκτες στενώτεραί εἰσι τῷ θέρει ἢ τῷ χειμῶνι.

It’s new moon. Lunam ad initium recurrit. Νεομηνία (νουμηνία) ἐστί.

To study until it’s very dark in night-time. Ad multam noctem studere. Πόρρω τῆς νυκτὸς μανθάνειν.

To stay awake through nights. Pervigilat noctes totas. Noctes insomnes ducit. Ὅλας νύκτας διαγρυπνεῖ (παννυχίζει).

He left at (dark) night. In noctem se conjecit. Multa de nocte profectus est. Ἐνυκτοπόρησε. Νυκτὸς (ἤδη) βαθείας προῆλθε.

Are you all in bed? Decubueruntne omnes? Ἦ πάντες κατακλίνονται;

Let’s go to bed. Cubitum discedamus. Quieti nos tradamus. Εἰς κλίνην ἐρχώμεθα. Ὕπνῳ τὸ σῶμα παραδίδωμεν.

I fell asleep. Me complexus est somnus. Ὕπνος με κατέλαβε.

He was overcome by sleep. Oppresit eum somnus. Ὕπνῳ καταλαμβάνεται (πιέζεται).

You must not fall asleep. Tibi dormitandum non est. Σοὶ νυσταστέον (< νυστάζω) οὐκ ἔστιν.

To wake somebody up. Excitare e lecto. Ἐγείρειν ἐκ λέκτρου.

Wake up, it’s (late) morning. Surge, dies est (diei multum jam est). Διανίστασο, ἡμέρα γίγνεται (ἐγένετο).

He is sleeping like a log. Securus dormit. Ὀλίγωρος καθεύδει.

This makes one feel sleepy. Hoc somnum inducit (facit, concliliat, excitat). Τοῦτο ὑπνοποιεῖ (ὑπνίζει, ὑπνοῖ).

This makes one feel no more sleepy. This keeps awake. Hoc somnum prohibet (adimit). Τοῦτο τὸν ὕπνον ἀποδιώκει (ἀπελαύνει, ἀφαιρεῖται).

I couldn’t sleep a wink last night. Hac nocte non quievi. Somnum non vidi. Nullam partem noctis requievi. Ταύτην τὴν νύκτα ἠγρύπνησα. Οὐκ ἠδυνήθην ὕπνου τυγχάνειν. Οὔκ εὕδησα ὅλην τὴν νύκτα.

It was still night when I woke up. De nocte multa (concubia nocte) exsurrexi. Νυκτὸς ἔτι βαθείας ἀνηγέρθην.

I have slept more than usual. Arctior quam solebat me somnus tenuit (complexus est). Βαθύτερον ἐκοιμήθην ἢ εἴθισμαι. Βαθύτερός με ἔσχεν ὕπνος ἢ εἴθισται.

Tomorrow I will sleep my fill. Crastina die somno me replebo. Εἰς τὴν αὔριον διακόρως εὑδήσω.

To sleep until noon, until late morning. Ad multum diei (ad multam diem) dormire. Ad multam lucem stertere. Ἐφ’ ἡμέραν πολλὴν δαρθάνειν (ῥέγχεσθαι).

To stay awake until it’s very dark. Ad multam noctem vigilare. Πόῤῥω τῶν νυκτῶν διαγρυπνεῖν.

He sleeps by day and stays awake at night. De die dormit et de nocte vigilat. Δι’ ἡμέρας (τῆς ἡμέρας) καθεύδει καὶ νυκτὸς ἀγρυπνεῖ.

What time is it? Quota hora est? Hora quota est? Πηνίκα ἐστὶ τῆς ἡμέρας; Ποῖόν ἐστι τὸ στοιχεῖον;

It’s nine and a half, a half past nine. Nona semis hora (est). Nona et dimidia. Ἐνάτη ὥρα καὶ ἡμίσεια.

It’s five to nine. Nοna demptis quinque minutis. Ἐνάτη παρὰ πέντε λεπτά.
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Salve, optime Francisce! Mihi videtur nos Anglice dicere it's five to nine, neque it's five for nine. Iterum vero gratias ago tibi ob pulchras tabulas tuas.

Vale!

Χαῖρε, ὦ βέλτιστε Φρανκίσκε. Δοκεῖ δέ μοι ὅτι ἐν τῇ Βρεταννικῇ λέγομεν it's five to nine, οὐχὶ it's five for nine. Πάλιν δὲ εὐχαριστῶ σοι ὑπὲρ τῶν καλῶν πινάκων σου.

Ἔρρωσο.

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Re: Colloquendi formulae: Tabula tertia decima

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Franciscus Franmorarius Bedverio salutem plurimam.
Bedverie amice, vera dicis, ego enimvero peccavi. Mendum autem a me correctum nunc est.
Vide ut valeas.

Ὦ, ἀγαθὲ Βεδουέριε, τἀληθῆ λέγεις, ἔγωγε ἤμάρτηκα. Τῆς δὲ γραφῆς πταῖσμα ἤδη διώρθωκα.
Ἔρρωσο, ὦ φίλτατε.
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