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English term or phrase:
water, earth, air, fire
Latin translation:
aqua, terra, aer, ignis
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Juan L. Mera F.
Apr 13, 2010 17:23
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water, earth, air, fire
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Hi,
I need to translate **water, earth, air, fire** into Latin, in the context of the names of the four natural elements.
For example, the term "fire" can be translated as "flamma" or "ignis", but I don´t know which one is better for this context, the same happens with earth: "humus" or "terra"? and with air: "aeris" or "aer"?
Are there any special Latin characters in these words (such as Æ )?
Any accents on the words? (Such as âêr )
The spelling of the words needs to be very precise.
Thanks a lot in advance!
Juan
I need to translate **water, earth, air, fire** into Latin, in the context of the names of the four natural elements.
For example, the term "fire" can be translated as "flamma" or "ignis", but I don´t know which one is better for this context, the same happens with earth: "humus" or "terra"? and with air: "aeris" or "aer"?
Are there any special Latin characters in these words (such as Æ )?
Any accents on the words? (Such as âêr )
The spelling of the words needs to be very precise.
Thanks a lot in advance!
Juan
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | aqua, terra, aer, ignis |
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aqua, terra, aer, ignis
These are the standard renderings. I do not have the possibility to give you any quotations right now, but a Google search of the four should provide enough sources.
No need to use any diacritics, even with 'aer' (dictionaries sometimes use a diacritic on e to indicate it's not a diphthong, but this is not done in actual texts).
No need to use any diacritics, even with 'aer' (dictionaries sometimes use a diacritic on e to indicate it's not a diphthong, but this is not done in actual texts).
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