Latin diagnosis
V. nanae similis sed foliis crassioribus, foliis plantarum in aquis non profundis rigentibus erectisque, perseverantibus ubi aquis recessis expositis, foliis juvenilibus acutis sed foliis maturis obtusis, differt.
Translation
Similar to V. nana but it [V. erecta] differs with thicker leaves, with leaves of plants in not deep waters stiff and erect, persevering [i.e. continuing to remain stiff and erect] where exposed by receded waters, [and] with young leaves acute but with mature leaves obtuse.
| Similar | similis - nominative singular feminine of group B adjective similis, -is, -e (takes dative) |
| to V[allisneria]. | V[allisnerae]. - dative singular of first declension feminine noun Vallisneria, -ae; object of similis |
| nana | nanae - dative singular feminine of group A adjective nana, -ae; modifies V[allisneria]. |
| but | sed - conjunction |
| it [Vallisneria erecta] differs | differt - third person singular, present active indicative of irregular verb differo, differre, distuli, dilatus |
| with thicker | crassioribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective crassus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| leaves, | foliis - ablative plural of 2nd declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of 2nd declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| of plants | plantarum - genitive plural of 1st declension feminine noun planta, -ae |
| in | in - preposition (takes ablative) |
| not | non - adverb |
| deep | profundis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective profundus, -a, -um; modifies aquis |
| waters | aquis - ablative plural of 1st declension feminine noun aqua, -ae |
| stiff | rigentibus - ablative plural neuter of present active participle of 2nd conjugation verb rigeo, -ere, -ui, ---; agrees with foliis |
| and | -que at the end of erectisque - enclitic conjunction |
| erect, | erectisque minus the terminal -que - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of 3rd conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectus; agrees with foliis |
| persevering | perseverantibus - ablative plural neuter of present active participle of 1st conjugation verb persevero, -are, -avi, -atus; agrees with foliis |
| where | ubi - adverb |
| exposed | expositis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of 3rd conjugation verb expono, exponere, exposui, expositus; agrees with foliis |
| by receded | recessis - ablative plural feminine of perfect passive participle of 3rd conjugation verb recedo, recedere, recessi, recessus; modifies aquis |
| waters, | aquis - ablative plural of 1st declension feminine noun aqua, -ae |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with young | juvenilibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective juvenilis, -is, -e; modifies foliis |
| leaves | foliis - ablative plural of 2nd declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| acute | acutis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |
| but | sed - conjunction |
| with mature | maturis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective maturus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| leaves | foliis - ablative plural of 2nd declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| obtuse. | obtusis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obtusus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |
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