Learn Latin!

**UnkemptGoose** · December 29, 2005, 02:22 PM

Keep pumping out that Latin, I'm learning...are there any suffixes in latin, dosen't look like it.

Also, can someone tell me exactly how I should pronounce this: Abyssus Leo, Permissum nos lascivio nonnullus Halo2

**John I Tzimisces** · December 29, 2005, 06:44 PM

-que is a suffix used so you don't have to write et, et, et in a list. It means the same thing, but instead of a seperate word its part of the second word. For example, Senatus et Populus means the senate and people, but what is used instead is Senatus Populusque. Handier for the acronym anyhow...

**The White Knight** · December 30, 2005, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by eXc|Imperator

-que is a suffix used so you don't have to write et, et, et in a list. It means the same thing, but instead of a seperate word its part of the second word. For example, Senatus et Populus means the senate and people, but what is used instead is Senatus Populusque. Handier for the acronym anyhow...

There is also -ne and another one (which I forgot).
-ne makes the sentence interrogative and the other one -I really need to look it up- means 'or'.

**Goscinio** · January 02, 2006, 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by The White Knight

There is also -ne and another one (which I forgot).
-ne makes the sentence interrogative and the other one -I really need to look it up- means 'or'.

I think (not sure though, i'll have to look it up too) they used -ve

**The White Knight** · January 02, 2006, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by Goscinio

I think (not sure though, i'll have to look it up too) they used -ve

But of course holidays aren't the right time to discuss latin. :laughing:

**syphax** · January 07, 2006, 07:34 AM

tu dexter es.

**Atterdag** · January 22, 2006, 03:25 PM

I'm thinking of taking latin when I'm going to the Gymnasium (high school) next year. As most of the southern European languages are based on it.

Btw do you know this one:

Latin is a dead tounge
as dead as it could be
first it killed the Romans
and now it's killing me.

**Tom Paine** · January 22, 2006, 03:26 PM

I heard a different version: "Latin is a language, as old as old can be, it killed the ancient Romans, now its killing me"

**Tom Paine** · January 22, 2006, 03:35 PM

Neither actually senex is old man specifically.

**Manji** · January 22, 2006, 03:47 PM

Doh!
What i meant is how the phrase is constructed, it should be "old patron my" no "my old patron" hence "mei senex patronum" is a direct translation of "my old (age) patron" and I'm not sure it's grammatically correct.
Yes, I thought the idea was to call him a "old man" not "old" as in the sense of ancient patron, my mistake there.

**Tom Paine** · January 23, 2006, 10:30 AM

Actually a drect translation would be better served by "mei patronus vetus"... though Sim once more will correct me here, I think.

**Zuwxiv** · April 19, 2006, 03:37 AM

We should have some more "Learn this language" threads, just with the basics. I tried here, and did a horrible job, but I would hope that a complete newcomer would have at least some vague idea of what is going on.

Festina lente.

And I thought that it would have the meum/mei at the end of the phrase to maintain standard word order, although it really would not matter at all because of the case... Gen, because it would be "the patron of me". So mei, with the masculine form.

(Only latin 3, so I'm nowhere near perfect)

**R4P** · April 30, 2006, 07:44 AM

Can someone translate these sentences into English? It might help if I told you they are song titles.

- tenebrae factae sunt (I know tenebrae = darkness and sunt is a form of to be [they are?])
- de profundis clamavi
- tristis est anima mea (est is also a form of to be, I think [he/it is?])
- ... factus est

thx

**Tom Paine** · April 30, 2006, 08:09 AM

I think:
-They are done in darkness
-Of the great clamour
-Sad is my spirit
-It is done

**LiciniusII** · May 09, 2006, 03:03 AM

Veni Vidi Vici

**Boyar Son** · August 19, 2009, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by LiciniusII

Veni Vidi Vici

actually i think it is

"VENIMVS VIDIMVS VICIT" correct me if im wrong.

**God** · May 09, 2006, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by LiciniusII

Veni Vidi Vici

I speak Latin too.

Carpe Diem

**Lord_Crichton** · May 25, 2006, 08:03 AM

Ave! Bella error est. Et Brutus et Cleopatra Caeserem non occidit.. i dont know that much

**KingOfTheIsles** · May 25, 2006, 05:28 PM

Anybody else done the Latin GCSE recently? I'm pretty sure I crashed and burned on the verse literature paper.

**God** · May 25, 2006, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by KingOfTheIsles

Anybody else done the Latin GCSE recently? I'm pretty sure I crashed and burned on the verse literature paper.

In my school the only way to be able to choose Latin, Spanish or German is if you get very high grades in Welsh and French in the first year...

obviously I failed. It's not my fault I can't speak Welsh dammit...

and we have the WJEC board because we're Welsh!