
language evolution - Why did "cattus" replace Latin "feles"? - Latin ...
Before that, the Romans had ferrets as mouse hunters. So the classical word feles refers to the wild cat, but the Wanderwort cattus (of unknown origin, maybe Nubian) refers to the the …
word request - Latin for "kitty" - Latin Language Stack Exchange
Jan 4, 2023 · One option would be cattulus, from cattus (also spelled catus). The Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources has an entry for cattulus: murelegus, cātus, cătulus [gl.: …
classical latin - For what copulative verbs is the nominative case …
Oct 6, 2021 · cattus est canis, the cat is a dog. both cat and dog would be declined in the nominative case. but I was curious if both nouns would be declined in the nominative if there …
Did Latin change less over time as compared to other languages?
Jul 22, 2023 · Blame Cicero! Note the last line of that quote, about "authors of inferior Latinity". In other words, this isn't about the Latin language in general, but is about Latinity—the quality of …
declension - Do common nominative adjective endings also work …
Jul 14, 2022 · The -or ending for some first and second declension adjectives like maior and minor can be used with both masculine and feminine words. Can that ending also be used with …
etymology - 'videlicet': How did "it is permissible to see ...
How did 1 beneath semantically shift to 2? Etymonline:. viz. 1530s, abbreviation of videlicet [2.] "that is to say, to wit, namely" (mid-15c.),
noun - Why "per capita"? - Latin Language Stack Exchange
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How to render "'Fun is Good' -Dr. Seuss" in Latin?
I suggest: Gaudium bono est, doctor Seuss. Rationale. I wanted to translate "fun" with a single short(ish) noun to keep the rhythm close to original.
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