Latin translation
Jan McEwen
Can anyone tell me what "Remember me" (or an equivalent) would be in
Latin?
Thanks!
Catriona Stewart
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Dorothy J Heydt
In article <61gsgg$f...@news.Hawaii.Edu>, Jan McEwen <jmc...@Hawaii.Edu> wrote:
>Can anyone tell me what "Remember me" (or an equivalent) would be in
>Latin?
Memento mei.
Dorothy J. Heydt
Albany, California
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Catriona Stewart asked
> > Can anyone tell me what "Remember me" (or an equivalent)
> > would be in Latin?
Dorothea of Caer-Myrddin provided
> Memento mei.
Alfredus Scurra offers
"Remember me" means much the same as "forget me not".
My dictionary tells me that forget-me-nots belong to the
genus
Myosotis.
Or you could translate "forget me not" literally as
Noli mei oblivisci.
-- Alfredus Scurra
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Steven Boyd
> > >Can anyone tell me what "Remember me" (or an equivalent) would be in
> > >Latin?
> >
> >
> > Dorothy J. Heydt
> Sorry to nitpick but "Memento mei" would literally translate as "I
remember me"
>
> Try "mementa me" (you [imperative singular] remember me) or
> "mementare me" (you'all [imperative plural] remember me)
>
> me should be spelt me but pronounced mei/may with a long vowel
>
> Of course, someone else will correct me too, I'm sure
> (eg. is memento declined as mementas or mementes?)
>
> Alistair aka Father Stephen aka Stefano d'Urbino
Yes, Alistair, you guessed it. I am here to correct you.
Dorothea has it right. The grammar involved:
memeni is a defective verb. It only appears in the perfect system.
memento is a future imperative, admittedly a rare form. (I don't even
bother teaching it in my high school classes)
Memini takes its object in the genitive. (Hint for translation, memini =
I was mindful {of ...}). Thus mei, genitive of ego is correct also.
FWIW, your suggestion for plural imperative should be mementate had it
followed the pattern you were starting with.
Andrixos,
grammaticus
lea bob
Latin aside, i am wearing a ring that was purchased from the Louvre
giftshop & is a copy of a medieval piece. it is designed as a silver
belt bearing the words "Mater Dei Memanto ..." the "Mei" would
presumably have been on the tongue (past the buckle) & is worn off.
liran
andr...@usit.net (Steven Boyd) wrote:
>> > >Can anyone tell me what "Remember me" (or an equivalent) would be in
>> > >Latin?
>> >
>> > Memento mei.
>> >
(learned discussion of Latin verbs snipped for space)
Mike.Andrews
In article <625mji$9...@niktow.canisius.edu>,
sal...@niktow.canisius.edu () writes:
> "Mordente Meum"
I _think_ it translates as "Bite Me".
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Steven Boyd
Michael Fenwick of Fotheringhay scripsit:
> In article <625mji$9...@niktow.canisius.edu>,
> sal...@niktow.canisius.edu () writes:
>
> > "Mordente Meum"
>
> I _think_ it translates as "Bite Me".
I guess that's what they thought they were getting.
It actually comes out as "By means of/With the one biting mine."
Bite me!, as a plural command should be "Mordete me"
Andrixos,
grammaticus
sal...@niktow.canisius.edu
As long as we're doing Latin translations...
A recent heraldry submission "Purpure, three molars argent." states that
the submitter's personal motto is "Mordente Meum". We caught the pun on
"dente", but we're not sure what the literal translation is. Near as we
can figure, it's "I'm dead" or "Kill me" neither of which would be my
first choice as a battle cry! ;-) Any takers?
-- Dagonell
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> It actually comes out as "By means of/With the one biting mine."
>
> Bite me!, as a plural command should be "Mordete me"
Cool! Now, for 25 bonus points, how about "I should have
been nibbled."?
Diego Mundoz
Carolingia