Meaning of cernuus | Babel Free
[ˈkɛr.nu.ʊs]Definitions
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with the face turned towards the earth, inclined forwards, stooping or bowing forwards adjective, declension-1, declension-2
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falling over adjective, declension-1, declension-2
Equivalents
Examples
“Tantum ergo Sacramentum / Veneremur cernui (Tantum Ergo, Thomas Aquinas)”
“Therefore, so great a Sacrament / Let us, bowed down, venerate”
“Equus cernuus (Aeneid liber X 894)”
“falling horse”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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