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What is an overview of the differences between Classical and Ecclesiastical Latin?
I'm aware of some of the differences in pronunciation between the two, and perhaps this can be covered in greater detail elsewhere, but are there also any other key areas of differences (with perhaps a couple of examples in each)? I'm thinking of…
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The Latin word “Have” rather than “Ave” as a translation of the Greek word Χαῖρε?
According to BlueLetterBible, the Latin Vulgate translation of Matthew 26:49 states,
The Greek text from the Textus Receptus states,
ΜΘʹ καὶ εὐθέως προσελθὼν τῷ Ἰησοῦ εἶπεν Χαῖρε ῥαββί καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν TR, 1550
I assumed the Latin…
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Is there a Latin equivalent for this particular nsfw term?
Thanks to Martial, I've come across a decent variety of sexual terms in Latin. Unfortunately, these words are generally difficult to look up in dictionaries, because of the archaic style Latin dictionaries are written in: Lewis and Short gloss futuō…
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How to Practice Speaking Latin
How does one go about learning to speak Latin fluently?
I am considering three options.
Translation Based Method - Doing many translations (from Latin to English) would increase my vocabulary in the process and get me comfortable with all the…
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Can "si etiam" have the same meaning as "etiam si"?
As is well known, "etiam si" is a Latin conjunction that means "even if." Are there any examples in Classical or Medieval Latin in which reversing the word order and saying "si etiam" preserves the meaning "even if", or does "si etiam" always mean…
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Where to find an online Latin text corpus and what can I do with it?
Suppose I want to search for a certain word, expression or structure in the Latin literature.
What online tools can I use for such purposes?
Where can I find a large collection of Latin texts in easily searchable form?
To describe the source or…
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What is the meaning of "suffragio" at the time of Calvin?
In the 1559 edition of Calvin's Institutes, he writes:
Quare dum illam recipit, ac suffragio suo obsignat, non ex dubia aut alioqui controversa authenticam reddit
Ford L. Battles renders it this way:
Thus, while the church receives and gives its…
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What were used as "filler" words in Classical Latin?
Do scholars have any idea what "words" were used as filler words in Classical Latin, similar to uh and um in English?
Surely Cicero and other great orators instructed their pupils to never, ever say when speaking?
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What is the best "worst" translation of Latin from Google Translate?
It's well-known on this community that you can't trust any Latin translation from Google Translate. A comment about translating goatherd with Google Translate got me thinking, though. What is the most absurd or ridiculous translation you have seen…
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What does the "Roman" numeral Ɔ represent?
It's conceivable that the numeral Ɔ and letters it combines with are a mediaeval conceit rather than truly Roman — hopefully this is still on topic. I'm trying to decipher the publication date of a book published in Antwerp which is written as
CIƆ.…
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What does the Latin abbreviation "A. O. R." stand for?
Lately I have come across what appears to be a Latin abbreviation, "A. O. R.," on several title pages of books from the eighteenth century. The abbreviation may have to do with the date, perhaps? Here's an image of what I'm talking about. If you…
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What is the history of scientific Latin?
Scientists up until the mid-19th century (e.g., Gauss) would frequently write scientific works in Latin.
What sort of Latin would it be considered? Would Gauss's writings, for example, be considered New Latin? Ecclesiastical Latin? Or is scientific…
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What are the Latin names for modern countries?
With the Olympics starting this week, I got interested in all the countries of the world. Naturally, I would like to know the Latin names for modern countries. I have only been able to find a few Wikipedia pages, but they mostly focus on the…
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How does "It's totally fucked" translate to Latin?
The closest I can manage (uneducated) is "Prorsus Futui Est," but I suspect that's somewhat (if not completely) wrong.
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On the etymology of “discipulus” and “disciplina”
I am interested in the origin of the words discipulus and disciplina, which have found their way into many modern languages, e.g., in the English words disciple and discipline. Unfortunately, there seem to be two conflicting etymologies, which I…
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