Vocabula Vesnotei: Difference between revisions

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For some words, there exists no Latin equivalent and it is best to invent a word. Usually, these are for proper nouns such as names or races. What follows is a table of the invented Vocabulum Vesnotei and the original English.

Progenies Vesnotei (Races of Wesnoth)

English (Original)	Lingua Latina	Notes
Bats	Vespertilio,Vespertilionis M
Drakes	Draculi	(little dragons)
Dwarves	Nani
Elves	Dryadalis,is f	(derived from Dryas, a wood nymph)
Goblins	Orculs,orculis M	(little orcs)
Gryphons	Gryps,grypis M
Humans	Homines
Mechanical	machinatio, machinationis F
Mermen	Nereii	(derived from Nereis, a sea nymph)
Monsters	Bellua,ae F
Nagas	Gentes Anguini	(Septinetine People)
Ogres	Viri Immanes
Orcs	Orces
Saurians	Lacertae	(lizards)
Trolls	Troglodytae
Undead	Inmortui	(invented word -- I left nm rather than moving to mm to highlight difference from immortales)
Wolves	Lupus,i M
Woses	Vosis,is M	From the original translation

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 For some words, there exists no Latin equivalent and it is best to invent a word. Usually, these are for proper nouns such as names or races. What follows is a table of the invented '''Vocabulum Vesnotei''' and the original English.
+===Progenies Vesnotei (Races of Wesnoth)===
+<table border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="750">
+<tr>
+<th width="30%">English (Original)</th>
+<th width="30%">Lingua Latina</th>
+<th width="40%">Notes</th>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Bats
+</td>
+<td>
+'''Vespertilio,Vespertilionis M
+</td>
+<td>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Drakes
+</td>
+<td>
+Draculi
+</td>
+<td>
+(little dragons)
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Dwarves
+</td>
+<td>
+Nani
+</td>
+<td>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Elves
+</td>
+<td>
+'''Dryadalis,is f
+</td>
+<td>
+(derived from Dryas, a wood nymph)
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Goblins
+</td>
+<td>
+'''Orculs,orculis M
+</td>
+<td>
+(little orcs)
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Gryphons
+</td>
+<td>
+'''Gryps,grypis M
+</td>
+<td>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Humans
+</td>
+<td>
+Homines
+</td>
+<td>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Mechanical
+</td>
+<td>
+'''machinatio, machinationis F
+</td>
+<td>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Mermen
+</td>
+<td>
+Nereii
+</td>
+<td>
+(derived from Nereis, a sea nymph)
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Monsters
+</td>
+<td>
+'''Bellua,ae F
+</td>
+<td>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Nagas
+</td>
+<td>
+'''Gentes Anguini
+</td>
+<td>
+(Septinetine People)
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Ogres
+</td>
+<td>
+'''Viri Immanes
+</td>
+<td>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Orcs
+</td>
+<td>
+Orces
+</td>
+<td>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Saurians
+</td>
+<td>
+Lacertae
+</td>
+<td>
+(lizards)
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Trolls
+</td>
+<td>
+Troglodytae
+</td>
+<td>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Undead
+</td>
+<td>
+Inmortui
+</td>
+<td>
+(invented word -- I left nm rather than moving to mm to highlight difference from immortales)
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Wolves
+</td>
+<td>
+'''Lupus,i M
+</td>
+<td>
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr valign="center">
+<td>
+Woses
+</td>
+<td>
+'''Vosis,is M
+</td>
+<td>
+From the original translation
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
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