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Latin to English

Translating Latin words into English. How you say and spell Latin language words and phrases in the English language.

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What is the Latin word for sleuth?

detective, noun inquisitor, masc.

see The Oxford Latin Minidictionary

Edited by James Morwood

Oxford University Press, 1997

What does 'potest' mean?

The English equivalent of 'potest' is It is able. The person of the verb is the singular form of the third, which may be translated as 'he', 'she', or 'it'. The verb is the present indicative of 'possum, posse'.

What is the meaning of 'Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero'?

Seize the day, and trust tomorrow as little as possible.

Horace is telling his reader not to put off until tomorrow what you can enjoy today. Pleasure needs to be taken when you can get it.

What does pater omnium mean?

Pater is "father." Omnium is the genitive plural of Omnes, which means "all". Together they mean "father of all."

What does the root ars mean?

the latin root ars means "art"

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What does ova mean in latin?

Ovary comes from the Latin word "ovum", which means egg.

What does the latin prefix ped mean?

In words that come from Greek the prefix ped- stands for "child."

Qvia vidisti me thoma credidisti beati qvi non vidervnt et credidervnt and what is it's english translation?

The phrase is taken from a Church Latin translation of the Gospel of St John, chapter 20, verse 29. This describes the second appearance of the resurrected Christ to His disciples, when Thomas does not believe that it can be Jesus; he is told to touch the wounds and he believes.

The phrase means "Because you have seen me, Thomas, you have believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed."

What does the latin word macte mean in english?

It most of the times means "well done, bravo, good luck, etc" and it is used as an exclamation of applause or congratulation. It comes from the Latin adjective "mactus -a -um), which means "worshipped, honored, etc."

Ad majorem de gloriam?

The phrase is 'Ad majorem [or maiorem] Dei gloriam'. It is Latin and means 'to the greater glory of God'.

How is 'ars dictaminis' pronounced in Latin?

Ahrs-dihk-TAH-mee-nees is the pronunciation of 'ars dictaminis' in the classical Latin of the ancient Romans. Ahrs deek-TAH-mee-nees is the pronunciation in liturgical Latin. Either way, the phrase means 'the art of dictating'. In the word by word translation, the noun 'ars', which is the feminine nominative singular as the phrase's subject, means 'art, method, skill'. The noun 'dictaminis', which is the neuter genitive singular of possession for 'dictamen', means 'act of dictating'.

What does the latin word die mean?

The Latin word die is the ablative singular of the word for day, dies. It appears in the legal phrase sine die, which means literally "without a day" and means that a proceeding has been adjourned or postponed until an unspecified date.

The Latin verb meaning "to die" is mori, as in the famous phrase from Horace (and Wilfred Owen), Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, "It is pleasant and fitting to die for one's country."

What does veni Jesu mean?

The phrase isn't "veni, veni, veni". Instead it is the Latin phrase "veni, vidi, vici" which translated means "I came, I saw, I conquered". It is first attributed to Julius Caesar.

What is verba legis principle?

Verba legis is an expression regularly used by Thomas Aquinas to mean 'the letter of the law'.

When we contrast 'the letter of the law' with 'the spirit of the law', the medieval scholastic term for 'letter of the law' is verba legis.

What is the Latin word for Luke?

Luke is derived from the Latin name Lucas meaning a man from Lucania which is a region of Italy.

What does mercatoria in Latin mean?

merchant sunrise, literally or merchant wind, so merchants connected with sail, ie ships