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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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Does buffalo contain a greek root meaning?
Buffalo comes from the greek word βούβαλος (boubalos) and that from the word βους (bous) which is an onomatopoeia meaning the word comes from the sound (the animal makes). In this case is bouou or vouou.
We are giving, do give, give is the English equivalent of 'damus'. The Latin word is the first person plural form in the present indicative tense. Its infinitive form is 'dare'.
What does the latin word patres mean?
Patris is the genitive singular of the Latin word for "father", pater. It means "of a father" or "of the father". (Latin has no words for "a" or "the", so a translation has to supply them when necessary.)
What in human anatomy means 'two headed' in Latin?
That would be your biceps muscle. The "two heads" in question are the muscle's two points of origin: on the coracoid process of the shoulder blade, and the glenoid cavity of the shoulder joint. The word "biceps" comes from the prefix bi-, meaning "two", and the root cap, "head" (the full Latin word for "head" is caput, capitis, n.). To be precise, this biceps is known as biceps brachii, the "biceps of the arm"; there's a second biceps in the thigh known as the biceps femoris.
What does the latin phrase animus ES omnis mean?
animus= soul (nominative case [noun], singular, 1st person)
es= is (present tense [verb], to be)
omnis= all (genitive case [noun], singular, 3rd person)
The literal translation is "The soul is all." However, the translation most used would be "The soul is everything," meaning that one depends on his/her soul.
What is the Latin word for 'like'?
A previous answer which alludes to the paradigm of the Latin verb "amare" (to love) as a substitute for "like" is incorrect because, in Latin there is no equivalent to our use and meaning of the word "like." as in: attracted to, although that interchange does occur. There are verbs for male and female friendship, etc, but to write, for example, amat tu (I like you,) would be wrong and would be read: I love you and seen by a Latinist as sloppy and incorrect unless you meant "Love." If one wrote "amicus" (friend / my friend) the level of affection is implied and not needed to be overtly stated.
Its important to remember that the culture of Ancient Rome viewed relationships differently (with people and things) than we do in 21st century America. And words weren't as one-size-fits-all, as they are in English, and that the context of the written piece or statement provided the meaning.
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While the sentiment expressed above is a valuable one to consider when thinking of past cultures, the verb "amo" can be used to mean "to love a thing, to like, to be fond of, to find pleasure in, delight in" (Oxford Latin Dictionary).
Some examples:
~Cicero's letter to Atticus 7.2: Amabat litteras: he liked letters
~Vergil's 5th Ecologue: Non omnes eadem mirantur amantque: not everyone likes and admires the same things.
~and from Tacitus: Qui amant vinum et pinguia: those who like wine and riches
That being said, amo usually did have somewhat of a more negative connotation, and could also be replaced with the words: diligo, delectio, charitas. In addition, you could say that "Aliquid est deliciae mihi", "[anything] is a delight to me"
What is puella cenat means in latin?
Puella = a/the girl
cenat=he/she/it dines
So: the girl dines, or a girl dines
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase nil mihi rescribe?
'Don't write back to me', literally 'Write nothing back to me.'
This may be a recasting into the imperative mood of a quotation from Ovid's Heroides I, where an imaginary letter to Odysseus from his wife Penelope contains the subjunctive phrase Nil mihi rescribas, "May you not write back to me."
nil = a short form of 'nihil', 'nothing'.
mihi = me, as indirect object.
rescribe = singular command form of 'rescribere', 'to write back in reply'.
The Latin word 'quod' is a relative conjunction. It may be used to introduce a clause. Used in that way, its meaning tends to be the fact that, the point that. Or the meaning may be as far as, as to the fact that, because, on the ground that, on which account, there's reason for, to the extent that, whereas, why. The word 'quod' also may be used to introduce a completely new sentence. Used in this way, its meaning tends to be and, but, now.
