Meaning of semianimis | Babel Free
[seː.miˈa.nɪ.mɪs]Definitions
half alive, half lifeless, half dead; partly, nearly or almost dead; expiring, dying
declension-3, two-termination
Examples
“… sēmianimemque sinū germānam amplexa fovēbat cum gemitū, atque ātrōs siccābat veste cruōrēs. [Anna] held her near lifeless sister in her bosom and was caressing her, with a groan, and was trying to stanch the dark blood with her dress. (The scansion is four syllables, the first “i” consonantal: sēm-yah-ni-mem. Here Dido is literally near death; cf. Aeneid 4.672 for Anna’s figurative exanimis.)”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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