Latin

[Stryder50]

I sort of did some Latin when young and an altar boy, before the church dropped it for local tongues.

10 Latin phrases people pretend to understand​

Knowing some Latin has its advantages

10 Latin phrases people pretend to understand - Salon.com

Knowing some Latin has its advantages

www.salon.com

 

[BULLDOG]

I sort of did some Latin when young and an altar boy, before the church dropped it for local tongues.

10 Latin phrases people pretend to understand​

Knowing some Latin has its advantages

10 Latin phrases people pretend to understand - Salon.com

Knowing some Latin has its advantages

www.salon.com

qui possim flatulentia

 

[Stryder50]

Likely if you do those caviar beans I just mentioned in Food and Wine.

 

[MisterBeale]

. . . interesting. That Firefox Pocket app recommended that article to me too. I didn't read it though. lol

. . . I shall skim upon your recommendation.

 

[Unkotare]

Learning a dead language is of limited use.

 

[lg325]

Civitati Parandi = The people are ready. It's my High School Motto. Sort of a loose translation.

 

[Stryder50]

Rather than start a new thread ...

25 Words That Don’t Mean What They Used To​

It’s inevitable that words will change over time. In some instances, words gain new meanings entirely different from their original definition.

25 Words That Don’t Mean What They Used To

You’ll never believe what ‘volatile’ used to mean.

getpocket.com

 

[Unkotare]

Learning a dead language is of limited use.

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[Tax Man]

In hoc signo vinces. On Pall Mall cigarette packs.

 

[Zebra]

I sort of did some Latin when young and an altar boy, before the church dropped it for local tongues.

10 Latin phrases people pretend to understand​

Knowing some Latin has its advantages

10 Latin phrases people pretend to understand - Salon.com

Knowing some Latin has its advantages

www.salon.com

which do you understand?

 

[Zebra]

persona non grata

 

[TheParser]

(1) It would be nice if advanced elementary and secondary students were offered a chance to study Latin.

(2) First, it would help them to guess at the meaning of some words in the huge English vocabulary.

(3) It would also help students to learn how to correctly pronounce the names of famous people in ancient history.

a. I am currently reading a book about the Roman emperors and their assistants and friends. I have to regularly stop and go to the Web in order to know how to pronounce their names correctly.

(4) As an 86-year-old, I realize the validity of tempus fugit.

 

[BULLDOG]

Rather than start a new thread ...

25 Words That Don’t Mean What They Used To​

It’s inevitable that words will change over time. In some instances, words gain new meanings entirely different from their original definition.

25 Words That Don’t Mean What They Used To

You’ll never believe what ‘volatile’ used to mean.

getpocket.com

To stultus es.

 

[lg325]

E Pluribus Unum (one from many)

 

[Stryder50]

To stultus es.

'You are a fool'
OR
'You are stupid'
PER : What does "tu stultus es" mean in Latin?

Also several more meanings/uses per;

tu stultus es - Latin is Simple Online Dictionary

Find tu stultus es in the Latin is Simple Online dictionary and learn more about this phrase! See a detailed analysis and lookup of each word!

www.latin-is-simple.com

About the sort of response we could expect from a bottom feeder.

 

[Stryder50]

which do you understand?

I understand the translation of all of them. About 7 of the 10 I've known for a long time and have often used.

Latin is frequently used still in the sciences, and often in past scientific writings.
I had a loose familiarity back in the late 1950s early 1960s when I was an altar boy and the Catholic Church still used Latin in the mass.

 

[Stryder50]

Learning a dead language is of limited use.

 

[Stryder50]

In hoc signo vinces. On Pall Mall cigarette packs.

Part of the trademark for Pall Mall cigarettes. "PALL MALL IN HOC SIGNO VINCES 'WHEREVER PARTICULAR PEOPLE CONGREGATE'"[9][10]
ALSO
"In hoc signo vinces" (Classical Latin: [in ho̞ːk s̠íŋno̞ː wíŋke̞ːs̠], Ecclesiastical Latin: [in ok ˈsiɲo ˈvint͡ʃes]) is a Latin phrase conventionally translated into English as "In this sign thou shalt conquer", often also being translated as "By this sign, conquer".

The Latin phrase itself renders, rather loosely, the Greek phrase "ἐν τούτῳ νίκα", transliterated as "en toútōi níka" (Ancient Greek: [en túːtɔːi̯ níːkaː], Modern Greek: [en ˈduto ˈnika]), literally meaning "in this, conquer".
...

In hoc signo vinces - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Stryder50]

qui possim flatulentia

Roughly; "He's possum gas(fart)".
OR ; "He's able to fart"
qui ;

Qui - The Latin Dictionary

latindictionary.wikidot.com

possim ;

possim - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

en.wiktionary.org

OR

https://www.wordsense.eu/possim/

flatulentia ;
English: Flatulence | Digestion, Intestinal Gas, Foul Odor

 

[Stryder50]

Interesting to see this @ 2 1/2 year old thread revived.