Latin With Lyr--All are welcome!

Post by **Wyldewode** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:52 pm

I never said I was great at Latin. . . just that I tried to teach it to myself.

Post by **emotional leper** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:57 pm

Wyldewode wrote:I never said I was great at Latin. . . just that I tried to teach it to myself.

Now imagine how much worse you would sound if you had taken a year or two in school and then taught yourself the rest

Post by **Prebe** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:50 pm

Maybe you guys could help me. I was thinking of a latin motto for an advertising agency:

Mammae omnia venderunt

I think I've got the conjugation of right, but perhaps you could enlighten me?

Post by **emotional leper** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:31 pm

We've sold breast's everyone?

Post by **Wyldewode** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:32 pm

Yeah. . . that's about what I got out of it too. Sex sells!

Post by **emotional leper** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:37 pm

Mammas Omnibus Venderunt

We've sold breasts to everyone.

Post by **Prebe** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:48 am

Thanks. I was looking for "Tits can sell anything".

I can see now, that I might have problems with both the conjugation of the verb, the declension of the subject and the object. So technically, all three words may be wrong. Could one of you give it a shot? With an explanation preferably?

Thanks in advance

Post by **emotional leper** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:12 pm

Mammae
1st Declension Nominative Plural

Possunt
Irregular Verb Present Indicative Active 3rd Person Plural

Vendere
3rd? (2nd? *shrug*) Conjugation Verb Present Active Infinitive

Aliqua
Irregular Noun Accusative Direct Object Plural

Mammae Possum Aliqua Vendere.

Breasts (they) are able to sell anything(s).

Post by **Wyldewode** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:55 pm

Emotional Leper wrote:Mammae
1st Declension Nominative Plural

Possunt
Irregular Verb Present Indicative Active 3rd Person Plural

Vendere
3rd? (2nd? *shrug*) Conjugation Verb Present Active Infinitive

Aliqua
Irregular Noun Accusative Direct Object Plural

Mammae Possum Aliqua Vendere.

Breasts (they) are able to sell anything(s).

I love it when you talk nerdy!

Post by **emotional leper** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:10 pm

Wyldewode wrote:
Emotional Leper wrote:Mammae
1st Declension Nominative Plural

Possunt
Irregular Verb Present Indicative Active 3rd Person Plural

Vendere
3rd? (2nd? *shrug*) Conjugation Verb Present Active Infinitive

Aliqua
Irregular Noun Accusative Direct Object Plural

Mammae Possum Aliqua Vendere.

Breasts (they) are able to sell anything(s).
I love it when you talk nerdy!

Istoc accede et nihil nihilos romanos blandos in aures tui susurrabo.

Post by **Wyldewode** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:34 pm

Emotional Leper wrote:
Istoc accede et nihil nihilos romanos blandos in aures tui susurrabo.

That was more difficult than I anticipated. . . here is my translation

(there) come near and nothing nothing Roman carefully upon ears yours to whisper

How did I do?

Post by **emotional leper** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:39 pm

Well crap. Nihil shouldn't be in there.

Come here, and I will whisper sweet roman nothings in your ear.

Post by **Wyldewode** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:03 am

Romani quidem artem amatoriam invenerunt.

Post by **Prebe** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:52 am

Thank you for you assistance EL. Good job.

Just out of curiousity: I tried to built my slogan from the proverb: Amore omnia vincit.

Now, it seems that the Omnia (all) - in whatever declension it occurs here - was exactly what I needed. You don't seem to agree?.

I appriciate your use of possum (you nasty zoophiliac you) and the infinitive of the verb. But what conjugation is vincit in the original proverb?

Just trying to learn here.

Post by **emotional leper** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:05 pm

Amor Omnia Vincit translates as Love conquers all. As in all things.

Post by **Prebe** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:11 pm

And if I meant Sell all, as in all things, could I not use omina in the sentence?

There is very likely to be a subtle difference that eludes me. Is it the diffence between "Everything" and "all things"?

Post by **stonemaybe** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:51 pm

Cornelia et Flavia sub arborem sedent

The first Latin I was taught! From a book called Ecce Romane iirc.

Can someone correct me please

'Romani donum eunt'

Post by **emotional leper** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:48 pm

Prebe wrote:And if I meant Sell all, as in all things, could I not use omina in the sentence?

There is very likely to be a subtle difference that eludes me. Is it the diffence between "Everything" and "all things"?

It's a difference of interpretation. I don't want to say, "Trust me on this one, I speak the language and you don't," as I'm not an expert on Latin. Hyperception would be a better person to ask about this.

I'll just say that it sounds better to me to everything. It's a contextual thing.

"Breasts have sold all" vs. "Breasts have sold everything."

Turn it around: "All has been sold by breasts." "Everything has been sold by breasts."

Stonemaybe wrote:
Cornelia et Flavia sub arborem sedent
The first Latin I was taught! From a book called Ecce Romane iirc.

Can someone correct me please
'Romani donum eunt'

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

The People Called the Romans They Go The House?!

Post by **Prebe** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:59 pm

I'll take your word for it EL. You have spoken well for you cause

Post by **emotional leper** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:02 pm

Prebe wrote:I'll take your word for it EL. You have spoken well for you cause

Thank you, David Foley.

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