Long latin words = bad?
- Thread starter The Diabolical Biz
- Start date
No, I'm implying that if there are any, I haven't heard themXombee said:
I am beginning to regret starting a latin thread when I don't speak latin
Those two words aren't Latin you know, they're nonsensical amalgamations of various Latin and Greek bases associated with largeness (not just because of their meaning) with the appropriate suffix attached to the end.Nox13last said:
The actual word for fear of long words is sesquipedaliophobia.
Gutta cavat lapidem: the waterdrop bores into the stone.
Ad astra per aspera: to the stars through hardship (more or less)
Homus homini lupus: man is the wolf of man (as in predator)
Verba volant, scripta manent: speech is fleeting, writing remains.
There are tons of words in english that are in latin that are used quite commonly. Superavit comes to mind.
Ad astra per aspera: to the stars through hardship (more or less)
Homus homini lupus: man is the wolf of man (as in predator)
Verba volant, scripta manent: speech is fleeting, writing remains.
There are tons of words in english that are in latin that are used quite commonly. Superavit comes to mind.
No, that's quinimmo.Roaminthecrimesolvingpaladin said:
For the less mature amongst us:
sextus erectus pinus
Latin is always good. No exceptions.
Es in merda profundissima: You're in very deep shit.
Nolite me culpare; suffragatus sum Erae Porcellae: Don't blame me; I voted for Miss Piggy.
Dulce et decorum est ab hostibus fugere.
Es in merda profundissima: You're in very deep shit.
Nolite me culpare; suffragatus sum Erae Porcellae: Don't blame me; I voted for Miss Piggy.
Not actually Latin. It derives from the Latin verb "fellare", but isn't itself a Latin word.jedstopher said:
That's originaly from one of Horace's Odes; Owen just used it for his poem. A very good poem, admittedly, but it was still a Roman who wrote it! Anyway, I still prefer my own, adapted version of the phrase. A cookie to the first to translate it correctly.Time Travelling Toaster said:Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, a poem I read in school last year
Dulce et decorum est ab hostibus fugere.
For the sake of boorishness.
Da mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo! - Make me chaste and pure, but not yet!
Da mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo! - Make me chaste and pure, but not yet!
I hate to be the guy, but I study Latin and it's turned me into a horrible pedant. As a result, I feel compelled to correct this. "Da mihi" means "give me"; and "castitatem" and "continentiam" are nouns, not adjectives. The correct translation is:Anarchemitis said:
Give me chastity and self-control, but not yet!
I apologise for this, as I realise the translation you gave had almost exactly the same meaning. It's just that small errors in translation really irritate me; it's a result of studying Classics at school (and hopefully at university).
To further demonstrate what I'm talking about, it really annoys me when people translate "quis custodiet ipsos custodes" as "who watches the watchmen?" Admittedly, "watchmen" is a fine translation of "custodes", but the tense of the translation is completely wrong. The verb "custodiet" is in the future tense, not the present; I would translate it as:
Who will guard the guards themselves?
That phrase is usually quoted horribly out of context; people assume it refers to police or soldiers. In his Satires, Juvenal is actually talking about locking up your mistress and putting guards by the door so that no one else can sleep with her. But who will guard the guards themselves? I realise it works in the context it's usually used in; I just can't help thinking that people wouldn't use it as much if they knew the original context.
I apologise again for being so anal about this.
It's funny when you researching for a history dissertation and an author clearly wants to sound clever, so just throws a load of them in along with some French phrases...
I think his translation is perfectly valid. It may not be literally accurate but unless there's some context to this quote I'm unaware of then both alternatives mean roughly the same thing, it's just that the first sounds more natural in English. Don't forget that unless a text is being studied from an educational or analytical standpoint, an easily flowing translation in the target language should be a priority for a translator, otherwise we end up with silly things like "Caesar's having-been-returned forces".Anachronism said:
Re: Juvenal (ooh... re - there's another Latin word)
I was wondering if I was the only person who knew about that quote's original context - how can one enforce morality on a woman, when she can just use her body to "bribe" the people sent to guard her. It's good to see someone else is aware of the satires.
Oh, and it's absolutely fine to be anal in a Latin thread.
It's pine. The sixth tall pine... roughly.Roaminthecrimesolvingpaladin said:
carpe diem - dies is fifth declension.AkJay said:
It is sweet and fitting to let your enemies escape?Anachronism said:
I was told hostibus later became hostile (roughly) so I got that
and the "ab" and "fugere" were guested at >.> I really don't expect that to be right though >.>
Yep.nerdsamwich said:
Ok, here's my best guess as to what that means:jedstopher said:
How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?