What is the Latin translation for "Light of God"?
What is the Latin translation for "Light of God"? I checked some online translators and I get different results: - Lux Dei - Deus lux Which is the correct one? Thanks in advance
View ArticleLatin "diviniloquus"
Hello everybody: can anybody provide an adequate English translation of the word "diviniloquus"? It seems to be a neologism, probably invented by Laurenti for designating a subspecies of the "Boa...
View ArticleGlossaries and Lexicons
Hello, My name is Fiz de la Peña. I am currently looking for a list of essential Latin glossaries, dictionaries and lexicons. I have the utmost respect for contemporary Latin dictionaries, but I am...
View Articlespeciale Deo dilecti
Hi, I am translating this phrase: Caeterum speciale eisudem Deo dilecti Patris Oddonis Coenobium, quod Cluniacum dicitur, (...) litteris traditum scimus. I would translate: Moreover (Caeterum), we know...
View ArticleGen. et sp. nov.
Among the abbreviations used by systematic biologists, there is gen. et sp. nov. “new genus and species”. We have here two nouns in the singular, a neuter genus and a feminine speciēs. What would be...
View ArticleFlumen micinum
Hello everybody, Researching the Internet about Fiumicino (the town where Rome international airport is located) I've found out that some sources claim the name Fiumicino stems from Latin flumen...
View ArticleWhat is Latin translation for "eternal darkness"?
Hi. May I ask what is the Latin translation for "eternal darkness"? Google says "tenebris aeternam" while Yandex says "aeterna tenebrae", but what would be the most suitable to use as a nickname? Thanks.
View Articlevia, callis, ruta, ....
Helllo, What was the Latin term for "street" in ancient Rome ? (I mean the streets inside the city or town, not "roads" like Via Appia, etc. ) The reason of my question is the fact the in Italy we have...
View Articlecubitum
Hi, I am struggling with the meaning of the word cubitus in the context of the following sentence: Necesse erat, ut arca sanctae Ecclesiae, quae perfectissimae huius religionis titulo in superioribus...
View ArticleThe price of knowledge is to spread it
Salve, amici! Ut valetis? I'd want to ask you which do you think is the best translation for the sentence "The price of knowledge is to spread it" (in Portuguese, "O preço pelo conhecimento é...
View ArticleOeconomia
Hello, I have a question regarding this saying. Is it correct to just replace “mens” with “oeconomia” in order to say a healthy economy in a healthy body? Oeconomia sana in corpore sano
View ArticleAbrahamo Lincolnio region foederat americ praesidi II hvnc ex servi tulli...
In 1865 a group of Roman liberals procured a stone from the agger of Servius Tullius, 6th king of Rome, and inscribed the following: ABRAHAMO LINCOLNIO REGION FOEDERAT AMERIC PRAESIDI II HVNC EX SERVI...
View Articleillam inter deos Romuli receptionem putatam magis significat esse quam factam
Hi everybody, Many thanks for checking in. I'm Enrico, a PhD student in philosophy with a passion for classics. I'm trying to translate a Latin passage from Augustine's De civitate dei, III, 15, in...
View ArticleServís Heredis Legari, non Potet
Hello, I'm translating a Spanish novel in which there is mention about the university thesis of a 19th century Cuban poet, titled Servís Heredis Legari, non Potet. It seems that the first part means...
View ArticleFrom Servius Tullius to Abrahamo Lincolnio, translation help please
In 1865 a group of Roman liberals procured a stone from the agger of Servius Tullius, 6th king of Rome, and inscribed the following: ABRAHAMO LINCOLNIO REGION FOEDERAT AMERIC PRAESIDI II HVNC EX SERVI...
View ArticleFrom Servius Tullius to Abramo Lincolnio, translation help please
In 1865 a group of Roman liberals procured a stone from the agger of Servius Tullius, 6th king of Rome, and inscribed the following: ABRAHAMO LINCOLNIO REGION FOEDERAT AMERIC PRAESIDI II HVNC EX SERVI...
View ArticleHelp translating Augustine's De beata vita, III
Hi everybody, Many thanks for checking in. I'm Enrico, a PhD student in philosophy with a passion for classics. I'm trying to translate a Latin passage from Augustine's De civitate dei, III, 15, in...
View ArticleBeati bellicosi
Good evening - I wondered if someone might be able to help me with some advice (fingers crossed!) I have recently had a baby girl who has unfortunately had to overcome some adversity in her very short...
View Articleconsolatio - con il solo
Hi, I am translating a book from Italian, where the author incidentally stops at the word "consolatio", and claims it to originate from the "con il solo": to be with someone who is alone. I suppose...
View Articlefooter "cue" in prints
Does anyone happen to know what the "cue" word printed at the bottom of the page break (to alert the reader to the first word at the top of the next page) is called in Latin? (Or, for that matter, in...
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