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Thu 12 May, 2005 04:54 am
I found the phrase "I Celeriter Tempus Deficit" on a patch and I'm trying to learn what it means.
My vague memory of Latin yields a general translation (though I don't know what to think about the word "I") but I'd like to know its precise meaning.
Can anyone help?
thanks,
MTW
Re: Latin to English Translation: "I Celeriter Tempus D
mastermind wrote:I found the phrase "I Celeriter Tempus Deficit" on a patch and I'm trying to learn what it means.
My vague memory of Latin yields a general translation (though I don't know what to think about the word "I") but I'd like to know its precise meaning.
Can anyone help?
thanks,
MTW
I think it could be ii... The prhase would mean:
Go fast, time is short
I believe the imperative singular of ire (to go) is i.
Excellent!
Thank you very much.
MTW
Was your "general translation" along those lines?
...indeed,
I was thinking that it was something like "Go fast, time is limited".
Thanks again.
MTW
Amazing what remains in the brain!
@mastermind,
Biker translation: Ride Hard Time Is Short. I have a patch Brown Winged Hour Glass with red sand.
@tator1960,
bingo.. tator gts the gold star..thats dam close...what it means to the person wearin it is...i know times short here...so i ride my ass off to gt my fill......cuz its my jacket he saw it on....for sale..lmao
@mastermind,
"I Celeriter Tempus Deficit" means "I Quickly Run Out of Time." The "I" probably refers to the person talking. It's like saying someone is running out of time really fast. It might mean they feel like time is slipping away in a hurry.
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