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English to Latin translation
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: hahofa-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
20 Jun 2005 23:58 PDT
Expires: 20 Jul 2005 23:58 PDT Question ID: 535362 |
What is the Latin for " John and Lucille made me. 1999." Where "me" is a garden. To be inscribed on a stone. |
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Re: English to Latin translation
Answered By: juggler-ga on 21 Jun 2005 00:46 PDT |
Hello. I'd go with: "Ioannes et Lucilla me fecerunt. MCMXCIX." Breaking it down: John = Ioannes http://freereg.rootsweb.com/howto/latinnames.htm Lucille = Lucilla http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/rom-anci.html "me fecerunt" = "they made me" Examples of similar usage: 'The bell is inscribed as follows : ?MDCCX1111 Claes Noorden et Jan Albert de Grave me Fecerunt Amstellodami?, which means: "Klaas Noorden and Jan Albert de Grave made me in Amsterdam in 1714".' http://www.strooidak.co.za/klok&begrafplaas_engels.asp "Me Fecerunt Fratres Paccard Ad Annectum (The Brothers Paccard made me for the purpose of convocating)." http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2700/story65.htm On an antique organ made by brothers named Ricci: " Fratres Ricci de Verruculo me fecerunt A.D. MDCCLXXXV" http://www.organisti.it/concerti_sangiov_marignano.htm 1999 = MCMXCIX ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=MCMXCIX&btnG=Google+Search ---------- search strategy: my own knowledge of Latin, plus various searches: lucilla latin ioannes latin "me fecerunt" I hope this helps. |
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Re: English to Latin translation
From: generalthegreat1-ga on 23 Jun 2005 00:49 PDT |
I feel that juggler-ga's answer is excellent, though I think some people would prefer: "Hic Hortus Feceruntur a Ioanne et Lucilla." This places the focus on the garden, as it uses the perfect passive indicative, with the ablative of agent. The subject of the sentance is now "This garden" rather than "John and Lucille". This translates to: "This garden was made by John and Lucille." |
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