Difference between revisions of "Vocabula Vesnotei"

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For the main translation page, see Latin Translation.

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 Vocabula 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

Vocabula Alia (Other Nouns)

English (Original)	Lingua Latina	Notes
English	Lingua Latina

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 ''For the main translation page, see [[Latin Translation]].
-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.
+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 '''Vocabula Vesnotei''' and the original English.
 ===Progenies Vesnotei (Races of Wesnoth)===