Latin Help

Hey, Francis! Is that you in your avatar?

Yes, George! The other part is Frankenstein like, as I said in another thread

permit me to doubt...

Translation
Thanks George for the translation. Much appreciated.

You're welcome, fignut.

Can you translate "nonnes summas"?
"nonnes summas"?


Any accompanying comments would be appreciated also. Thanks very much.

Conjugations

Conjugations are used with verbs, and have tense, person and number, but no gender. The form you'll see appears as the infinitive (English equivalent of "to [verb]"), and there are four conjugations and several irregular ones. These are the tenses I know of that are used in Latin:

present: self-explanatory.
perfect: Something that happened in the past and is completed.
imperfect: Something that happened in the past but is incomplete. (eg, We were going home, They were finishing work, etc)
pluperfect: Something that happened in the past, but in reference to something. (eg, He locked the door before he left. Sorry, but I forget whether it's "locked" or "left".)
future: Self-explanatory. I think this one is later in usage.

There is also an imperative form, which initiates a command, and is much more than the second person verb. It's almost like the vocative form in declensions. It's only in second person, so you only have to deal between singular or plural forms.

Participles

Verbs are also conjugated as participles, and are the English equivalent of adding "-ing" to the end of a verb. I only know of the present active form, but I'm sure there's more. The present active form appears in the nominative or accusative (they're about the same) and genitive forms. This again, depends on the usage. If you need examples, just ask.

next: First Conjugation

past participle:

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Can someone help me to translate?
In nomine Patris et Fili et Spiritus Sancti
per impositionem manum noostrarum et per invoctionem
Gloriosae et sanctae dei genetricis virginis Mariae
El separatur a plasmate tuo ut num quam laedatur amorsuu antiqui serpentes!
extinguatur in te ominus virtus daiboli per

i dunno how it's arranged though.. i found this 'inscription' in the Constantine movie tie in... i'm really interested in it.. possible if u tell me more??where is it from actually?? he was exorcizing someone though if you haven't seen it yet

thanx anyway..
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Re: Can you translate "nonnes summas"?

As written, I have no clue.
Is it possible this could be:
Nonne sumas?

In that case, I would translate it:
"Don't you assume?"
...asked as a question to which an affirmative answer is expected.

George, thank you very much, it was a friend at a religious forum and I think she got the phrase from some of her meditating, and was asking us all about it...

It's funny all the different guesses we have had...

Not Whole.

"nonnes", "is it not?", is it not the totality???

My guess was "all names" but I thought it said "nommes" at first...

Failure to communicate, a terrible thing, but it makes life very INTERESTING, lol...

And I like your answer the best, do we not presume?

Lord keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins, then I shall be innocent of the great transgression...

This is indeed an exorcism. Here's my translation.
It looks like some words were miscopied, so I have put what I believe should be the proper spelling in angle brackets after the text submitted.


In nomine Patris et Fili et Spiritus Sancti
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

per impositionem manum <manuum> noostrarum <nostrarum>
through the imposition of our hands

et per invoctionem <invocationem>
and through the invocation

Gloriosae et sanctae dei genetricis virginis Mariae
of the glorious and holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God

El <?> separatur <separetur> a plasmate tuo
may it be separated from your creature

ut num quam laedatur amorsuu <a morsuu>
so that he <or she> may never be hurt by the bite

antiqui serpentes <serpentis>!
of the ancient serpent!

extinguatur in te ominus <omnis> virtus daiboli <diaboli> per
May every power of the devil be extinguished in you through...

Many of the phrases are taken from Latin prayers used
by the Catholic Church.

The person who asked about nonnes summas came back saying it is actually English, she asked a Catholic priest:

Sure looks like Latin, though, doesn't it?
I called a Catholic priest.
Nonnes = nuns
Summas = complete comprehensive treatises/covenants....comes from the Latin word, "sum" meaning "whole"

Translation: "full order(s) of the nuns"

Nonne: www.onelook.com/?other=web1913&w=Nonne
Nonne

(n.) A nun.

Summa: www.bartleby.com/61/99/S0879950.html
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

summa

SYLLABICATION: sum·ma
PRONUNCIATION: sm, sm
NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. sum·mas or sum·mae (sm, sm)
A comprehensive treatise, especially in philosophy or theology.
ETYMOLOGY: Medieval Latin, from Latin, the whole. See sum1.

Anyway, thanks for the prompt response...and the new synapses I have now, lolol...

Latin Help
I need the following phrase translated into Latin.

"Seize the opportunity"

Thank you in advance for your help.

"Carpe opportunitatem"

It's rather similar to carpe diem, but replace "day" with "opportunity".

thank you so much for your help.. are you a christian? apparently i'm not but deeply interested in it..do you hae anymore latin prayers that you won't mind sending it to me?? THANK YOU VERY MUCH

how do you say thanks in latin btw?

Hi, I've been trying to translate "I am human and I need to be loved", but I don't think I've done it right...could someone tell me what it would really be? Thanks

I'm Roman Catholic.
This is the Lord's Prayer (Our Father) in Latin.
Tho you're not Christian, Ill assume you are familiar with the English version.

Pater noster, qui es in caelis,
sanctificetur nomen tuum,
adveniat regnum tuum,
fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie,
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
sicut et nos dimittímus debitoribus nostris;
et ne nos inducas in tentationem,
sed libera nos a malo.
Amen.

KrazyChicken~
Why not post what you've gotten so far?
I'd be happy to help.

thank you very much for your help... what about absolution??

i goes like this roughly.. (from the book again-the only thing i've got)

May God have mercy on you and grant you pardon of all your sins
Whosoever sins you remit on Earth, they are remitted unto them in Heaven. I absolve you from..

in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

some are missing.. anything you know that's similiar??