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When did equus regain its first U?
I learned from this question about sequundus > secundus that -quus was in fact pronounced as if it was -cus.
However, words like equus were not spelled as ecus, since most oblique cases would still have the original stem equ- since qu>c only…
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Hypocorism/diminutive name forms in Roman antiquity/Latin?
I'd originally asked this on SE:H, but it was suggested that here would be more appropriate.
Triggered by recently reading about the history of English names with Anglo-Saxon roots and the development of diminutive forms, I'd started wondering:
What…
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Is there a Latin euphemism for going to the toilet?
In some situations it might be considered vulgar or lower style to say "I have to go to the toilet".
In English there are many ways around this: you can call the toilet something finer (bathroom, restroom, men's room…) or you can substitute another…
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How is Hyginus's Latin problematic?
Theoi.com avers that
The poor quality of [Hyginus's] works lead most to believe they are either wrongly attributed to this distinguished scholar or are a later abridgement of his works composed by a C2nd grammarian. In spite of the poor writing…
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How to search Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum for words?
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL) is a large corpus of Latin inscriptions.
The Wikipedia page contains some links, but none of the tools linked there seem to allow me to make a text search.
For example, I might want to search for all inscriptions…
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Is this printing style common in Latin books?
I was studying this book and it surprised me that the bottom right of every page includes the first syllable (?) of the next page's first word. An example below (Leges, Quif):
Following my curiosity, I searched other Latin books and found the same…
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E pluribus unum or Ex pluribus unum?
I've seen the phrase in both wordings E pluribus unum and Ex pluribus unum. Which one is correct?
See my follow-up question for the double meaning of this phrase.
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Why *In medias res* and not *In media res*?
Wikipedia gives literal translation as: Into the middle of things.
As far as I am aware into – in takes accusative.
Plural accusative of medium seems to be media, not medias
Even if I am mistaken in this way of thinking, there seems to be no medias…
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How much larger are Latin texts translated into English?
Judging by number of words, how much translation from Latin to English grow in size? Naturally, this would depend on the text (and the translator), but I imagine there might be some form of range or average that can be stated.
I have attempted to…
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Understanding "conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto"
The Apostles' Creed contains this passage:
qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine, passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus…
I am interested in the part qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto.
What does this…
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Is "anti" used in Latin?
Apparently, anti is a word already available in Greek, meaning against. However, it seems this word did not reach Latin.
Still, Wikipedia entries of common English words that have anti as prefix are incorporated into Latin, keeping the anti prefix.…
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Help your friends, harm your enemies
"Help your friends, harm your enemies."
I have heard this was a motto of Roman life and foreign policy. It is the definition of justice that begins the discussion in Plato's Republic. I believe that the inscription on Cato's tomb was something like,…
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Where can I find standard translations of mathematics/physics terms in Latin?
Suppose I want to write a math paper in Latin. I need to translate terms such as "manifold", "holomorphic", "martingale", etc.
The Latin Wikipedia only has a limited number of terms available and many Latin dictionaries don't have these kind of…
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Deriving adjectives from city names
One can often derive adjectives from city names, the most famous example probably being Romanus from Roma.
Such derivatives are typically formed with -anus or -ensis.
My impression is that -anus is typically restricted to names ending in -a (like…
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How do you say, "I will remember you", or "I will never forget you," in Latin?
I'm trying to write a letter to a friend in Latin, but I do not trust google translate. Help?
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