Tue 26 Dec, 2017 05:09 pm - George,
how did you get kneel?
i have genua is nom/acc plural for knee.
and the verb flecto, xi, xum = bend.
Am i correct that flectite/flecte are the imperative (plural/sing) of flecto?
then... (view)
Sun 24 Dec, 2017 09:18 pm - my shot at "Kneel before the Truth"
is;
procumbo coram veritate. I kneel before truth
procumbas coram veritate. You kneel before truth,
etc.
but ask george before you get a tatoo. (view)
Mon 10 Jul, 2017 11:55 am - That makes sense. I had not thought of other languages giving rise to Latin, but if i remember correctly now, there were provinces (or states) of Italy around Latium with their own language.
I... (view)
Sun 9 Jul, 2017 09:31 am - george,
can you help me understand 3rd declension nouns? Is there a logical reason why these nouns could not have been first or second declension? (after changing their endings of course)... (view)
Fri 7 Jul, 2017 05:48 pm - desidero, desiderare- to long for some person or thing that is absent or lost, to wish for.
cupio, cupere-to desire, long for, wish for
these two Latin verbs seem to mean the same thing, but... (view)