I need to know how to say the following things in Latin.
Fire
Water
Air and or Wind
Earth
2007-08-22 10:09:23 · 3 answers · asked by Al_4 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Fire = ignis
Flame = flamma
Water = aqua
Wind = ventus
Air = aer
Earth = terra or tellus
Earth (the world) = mundus
2007-08-22 11:00:39 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fire - ignis
Wind - Ventus
Air - Aer
Earth - Terra
There are many ways to say something in any language, and Latin is no different. Take some words for fire, for example:
fire = ignis (think ignite)
a conflagration = incendium (think incendiary)
(enemy) fire = conjectus (ject is the root for throw)
fire (of love) = ardor (think ardor!)
flame = flamma (think flammable)
torch = fax
Thing is, if these are power words, power comes in knowledge not of the name, but of the essence of their reality. Personally I think you are better off using the words you know.
2007-08-22 19:11:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this context, I like the sound of "humus" for earth better than "terra"
$0.02
2007-08-23 11:44:52 · answer #3 · answered by tee_eff_em 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋