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English to Latin
Translating English words into Latin. How you say and spell English language words and phrases in the Latin language.
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The Latin word atque can be translated as "and" or "and also". The Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary describes the difference between et and atque as follows:
[atque indicates] a close internal connection between single words or whole clauses; while et designates an external connection of diff. objects with each other
What is the Latin word meaning for impossible?
The Latin word for "impossible" is impossibilis. It is constructed of the negative prefix in- (which becomes im- before a 'p'), the verb posse "to be able; to be possible", and the suffix -ibilis "able". Posse in turn is a compound of the adjective potis "able; possible" and the verb esse "to be". So basically impossibilismeans "not able to be possible".
What is Bona Natalis Solis Invicti?
Dies Natalis Invicti Solis - the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun - is the celebration of the day when the nights begin to get shorter originating from various Roman sun-based cults, including possibly the Mithraic Mysteries. The Winter solstice is on 21 December, but the days don't start getting noticeably longer till about the 25th. Christianity took over this festival and adapted it in the form of Christmas (early Christianity and Mithraism had many parallels) in celebration of Jesus.
What is the latin word for capture?
It's principle parts are:
capio, capere, cepi, captus
and it can also mean catch, seize, or take
It's a third IO conjugation
Hope that helps
How is the athletic program at Roxbury Latin?
Roxbury Latin has an extremely strong athletic program.
They offer 10 sports and 9 out of their 10 teams posted winning records in the ISL this year. RL won the ISL tennis and track titles in 2012 (back to back in tennis), and are consistently at or near the top of the league in soccer, X country, wrestling and baseball. Roxbury Latin's basketball team is now quite strong and their lacrosse program has improved to a very competitive level. Football is steadily among the league's top half. In fact, hockey is the only one of the ten sports where RL is in the bottom half of the ISL and in that sport, they remain at the league's bottom.
