Meaning of vinum | Babel Free
[ˈwiː.nũː]Definitions
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wine declension-2
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grapes declension-2, figuratively
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a grapevine declension-2, figuratively
Examples
“In vīnō vēritās.”
In wine, there is truth.
“Vīna bonus quae deinde cadīs onerārat Acestēs lītore Trīnacriō dederatque abeuntibus hērōs dīvidit …. Next, wine – which good Acestes had loaded in casks along the Sicilian shore, and [which that] hero had given upon our departures – [Aeneas] divided up.”
(See: Acestes/Acestes; Aeneas/Aeneas; “Trinacria” was an ancient name for Sicily/Sicily.)
“vīna quiēs sequitur Rest is following the wines.”
[Drink] [enough] wine, [and] rest follows.
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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