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Is there any database on idiomatic expressions in Latin?
It is often said that one has an excellent command of a language when one is able to use it in an idiomatic way, which typically involves making use of Idioms and Collocations, i.a. There are many collections of Latin proverbs available but I'd be…
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What do we know about Homer's pronunciation?
Nowadays, most classicists seem to teach a reconstructed Ancient Greek pronunciation, imitating how an Athenian would have spoken in the fifth century BCE. On top of that, there's solid evidence for how other dialects sounded, and for sound changes…
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What is the plural of virus, vulgus and pelagus?
There are three neuters in the second declension ending in -us: virus, vulgus and pelagus.
(See this previous question for origin and listing of such words.)
My grammar tells me that these words are not used in the plural at all.
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When did the difference between acute and grave disappear?
In Classical Greek, to my understanding, there are three types of accents: acute and circumflex both indicate a high tone (just in slightly different ways only applicable to long vowels), while grave indicates where an accent has disappeared and is…
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Are Latin verbs of motion satellite-framed or verb-framed?
Are Latin verbs of motion satellite-framed, verb-framed, both, or neither?
Native English verbs of motion are said to be satellite-framed: the verb usually indicates the manner of motion and a "satellite" or particle word indicates the direction.…
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Why does the Misal rico de Cisneros uses the word "Qiſſa", and what is it supposed to mean? Why not "Miſſa" (Missa)?
The Misal rico de Cisneros, produced by archbishop Cisneros, the archbishop of Toledo, Spain, in the early sixteenth century, is a Latin Catholic missal also known as the Missale secundum consuetudinem almae ecclesiae Toletanae.
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Historical recordings of ex tempore contemporary Latin used in university lectures?
Are there any historical recordings of fluent ex tempore Latin used in university lectures, such as for theology or philosophy courses, in academic events, or in scholastic disputations? I'm looking for audio between circa 1900 and 1960.
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Greek font with legible diacritics
Is there any monospaced font with Greek where the diacritics are distinctly legible around 10 points? I'm now using DejaVu Sans Mono, but to be sure, especially about spiritus, I have to increase the font size.
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Latin phrases in 1787 letter from Danish bishop
This is a pretty complex mishmash of Danish, Latin, and Greek. With help from friends I have it almost fully translated, but two latin phrases have eluded me and block a full translation.
The context is the bishop writing to the provost about a…
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Quote from Leibniz
I was trying to translate a quote from Leibniz:
Nominum casus semper eliminari possunt substitutis in eorum locum particulis quibusdam.
My attempt is:
We can always eliminate the nominal case, instead of them some particles are substituted.
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Was "Pascha" ever used as a neuter first-declension noun?
Before today, I thought that there was no neuter substantive1 noun with a nominative singular in a and a genitive singular in ae. However, I have encountered references to a possible exception: some sources indicate that the noun pascha/Pascha,…
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How do you translate the phrase "regnum obtinuerat"?
I'm reading Jason and the Argonauts from Fabulae Faciles, and I come across this phrase really often. I'll provide an example.
Erant olim in Thessalia duo fratres, quorum alter Aeson, Pelias alter appellabatur. Aeson primo regnum obtinuerat;
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What is an idiomatic translation of "practice makes perfect"?
In English, we say "practice makes perfect" to indicate that practice of a skill leads to mastery. So a Latin teacher might attempt to inspire a student to diligence by saying "Write out these declensions 50 times. Practice makes perfect."
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Is there an example where res publica is not republic?
The word res alone can mean state, and especially res publica means that (or republic).
Looking at meanings of res and publicus, this is not the only possible translation of res publica, if no context is given.
Is there an example of res publica not…
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How to say "I live for my family" in Latin?
My girlfriend asked me to translate the phrase "I live for my family" for her. As I found out, it is much more difficult than I thought, so I am asking you for help.
I don't really believe online translators and based on my amateurish research I…
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