Tag Archives: ablative
Saying Goodbye to Man’s Best Friend Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Aug 31, 2020
Salvete Omnes, There comes a time in every dog owner’s life when their beloved friend and family member is ready for the rainbow journey (as I have heard it called). This connection to our beloved doggie pets is not a new or modern attachment but one that has traces throughout history and of course…
Ablative Revisited Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jun 29, 2020
Salvete Omnes, This summer I am looking forward to hearing your request for translations and reviewing portions of texts that you are interested in – however before doing so – I wanted to revisit a post I wrong almost seven years ago on the Ablative to include more examples and information for this new journey…
Roman Pen Reveals Latin Joke Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Aug 26, 2019
Savlete Omnes Earlier this month, this news broke and I just had to cover it and review the Latin on the pen! The Bloomberg dig took place between 2010 and 2014 and uncovered some 14,000 artifacts, which archaeologists are still working through including this exciting find! This stylus or pen’s inscription was exceptionally difficult to…
Hobbitvs Ille: Part IV Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Dec 31, 2018
Homework Just in case you are catching this post late. We are on the final translation of the first sentence from the beginning of Hobbitvs Ille: in foramine terrae habitabat *hobbitus: nec foedum,sordidum madidumque foramen, nec extremis lumbricorum atque odore caenoso impletum, nec etiam foramen aridum, inane, harenosum, in quo nihil erat ad considendum aut edendum aptum; immo…
Hobbitvs Ille: Part III Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Nov 28, 2018
Salvete Omnes! Homework It is from the beginning of Hobbitvs Ille: in foramine terrae habitabat *hobbitus: nec foedum,sordidum madidumque foramen, nec extremis lumbricorum atque odore caenoso impletum, nec etiam foramen aridum, inane, harenosum, in quo nihil erat ad considendum aut edendum aptum; immo foramen-hobbitum, ergo commodum. Vocabulary: hobbitus is an invented word for this adaptation meaning “Hobbit”…
Hobbitvs Ille: Part I Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Aug 31, 2018
Salvete Omnes, I hope you have reviewed the previous blog posts for basic noun and verbs as well as some prepositions: Verbs Nouns Part I Nouns Part II Nouns Part III & Adjectives Imperfect Active Indicative The last thing we are going to review before translating is the Imperfect Tense of Verbs: The imperfect active…
Back to Basics: Nouns Posted by Brittany Britanniae on May 28, 2018
Salvete Omnes! Let’s jump right in. Last week’s homework answers are below: Translate from Latin to English clamas = you shout es = you are times = you are afraid habetis =you guys are holding/having Uocant =They call Translate from English to Latin It has =habet They enter =intrant You (s.) are afraid =times I do hide =Celo We…