Philotic Web

Haha, that is my FAVORITE scene!

"'People called Romans, they go to the house'?"
"No, it says 'Romans, go home.'"
"No it doesn't."

I just realized that this morning may very well have been my last Latin class ever. If not, then it'll be at least a few years. Latin has been such a constant in my life for the past 6 years, and I didn't even realize it was ending until it was over.

This is sad.

I feel like I'm missing an accusative here. Anyone know where it might be?

quia enim species abstracta informans intellectum non repraesentat nisi quidditatem rei materialis in communi

I have "an abstracted species informing the intellect does not manifest, except the quiddity of a material thing held in common." But what does the abstracted species does not manifest? Other suggestions I have for repraesentat are "represent" or "display," but I still don't see ho it can be intransitive in this instance.

It seems to make sense as intransitive to me -- although I don't know the context of the sentence, except that it's about philosophy. Not sure what is meant by "abstracted species", maybe that would help?

I used to think that nothing could make Q words worse.

I was wrong. So very wrong.

Enter: Gothic palaeography. If I ever commit suicide, you can be sure there'll be a note nearby blaming it on Q words. They are the bane of my existence.

Latin is such a love-hate thing. I adore the language. I think it's beautiful and expressive and wonderful. I love knowing it, reading it, puzzling out a particularly difficult passage. Yet I yell at it, cry over it, procrastinate and avoid it. It's the Tango Maureen of my academic life.

Just felt like sharing.

This xkcd is exactly true for Latin as well. It also does a good job of explaining later medieval Latin. I'm in "the zone" right now. It's all so very clear...

Okay nerds, using your vast and mighty ratiocinative skills, what might the word "lanthiolithic" mean?

*pats* That's Greek, not Latin.

lithos, stone (I knew that one anyway)
lanthio, I have no idea, but google gives a few responses to it on its own. It could be a chemical compund (something to do with rust?), or it could just be a reference to Lanthio, a village in Greece.

Greek or Latin... I knew you'd be the right nerds to ask

So latin knowing pweb friends

I have a question on a translation...

Alis volat propriis = She flies with her own wings

Is it accurate? any other meanings? (can latin mean more than one thing...?)




(Yay! search function finding this thread burried way back in 2007 )

(Yay! search function finding this thread burried way back in 2007 )

Sheesh, no kidding! Look, kids, it's Olly!

I forgot this thread existed. When I saw the title my first thought was a thread for Latinas/Latinos...

So latin knowing pweb friends

I have a question on a translation...

Alis volat propriis = She flies with her own wings

Is it accurate? any other meanings? (can latin mean more than one thing...?)




(Yay! search function finding this thread burried way back in 2007 )

S'about right! Kudos.

So latin knowing pweb friends

I have a question on a translation...

Alis volat propriis = She flies with her own wings

Is it accurate? any other meanings? (can latin mean more than one thing...?)




(Yay! search function finding this thread burried way back in 2007 )

S'about right! Kudos.

Oh no Kudos for me... Kudos for whomever came up with our state motto in the 1800's

I just really liked the meaning I get when I read the translation....

which leads to my final question...

...or those thinking about getting a Latin tattoo (hint: it's a bad idea).

Why?

That is especially for people wanting to convert a favourite phrase into Latin, namely for the following reasons: First, because it is always risky to get a tattoo in a language one cannot read and understand. Second, because if you do not have a personal connection to the language it tends to come off as a bit pretentious. Third, because if you do not understand it, the odds of a spelling error or generating a complete nonsense phrase are incredibly likely, which just makes you look silly. This is especially true when one attempts to cobble it together without help of a confident, accurate Latinist or, heaven forbid, relies solely on a dictionary without consulting a primer and a grammar, because the way the language is built is incredibly complicated and counter-intuitive to English speakers.

Thats pretty much what I thought.. especially the accuracy of the the translation part. Thats the reason I turned to you guys. As much as I assumed that someone would have noticed an incorrect translation in the past 100+years you never know...

Note* I most likely wont be getting this tattoo... it just really struck me when I read it on a Thorns scarf and as I looked into it. I have always wanted more tattoos but never can decide on something to get. and when I come up with an idea I sit on it for at least a few months. So we will see how I feel in a few months I guess.