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Our FREE weekly newsletter: Build vocab, create lessons, and more! Subscribe here - Jan 9, 2012 Latin Motto: Liber VitaHi! A friend of mine belongs to a family of German nobility, and they have a motto in their heraldic shield that reads: Liber Vita (which obviously is Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Motto: Liber Vita" Jan 9, 2012 What is English Derivation?Dear Latin teacher, Can I ask what is Derivation? I mean, English Derivation? And can you please give some examples for that. I just need more info Permalink -- click for full blog post "What is English Derivation?" Jan 9, 2012 Latin root CANTO, CANTAREWhat are modern words that use the Latin root canto Hi Mike, The Latin root canto, cantare, meaning to sing, to chant, or to cast a spell upon, gives Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin root CANTO, CANTARE" Oct 20, 2011 Best Vocabulary WebsitesMake sense of hundreds of vocabulary websites. Many of these websites are excellent resources for building vocabulary lesson plans and creating worksheets and activities for your classroom. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Best Vocabulary Websites" Oct 8, 2011 Latin Text of The Declaration of Arbroath, 1320Hi. I need help translating the following paragraph to put on a plaque for my dad as a birthday present. I really want this to be in Latin as it was originally Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Text of The Declaration of Arbroath, 1320" Oct 8, 2011 Latin Translation: Faith in loveHow would you say faith in love in Latin? fides in diligo is what I found but is that correct? How do you pronounce that? Hi Martha, Faith in love: Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Translation: Faith in love" Oct 5, 2011 Latin Phrase: I Live to ServeWhat's the best way to say I live to serve? The connotation I am going for here is that service is the main driving force. Thank you so much! Hi Sharon, Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Phrase: I Live to Serve" Oct 5, 2011 English DerivativesWhat is another English derivative from the Latin word: bellum. I've already found the words antebellum, bellicose, belligerence, and rebellion. Hi Anonymous, Permalink -- click for full blog post "English Derivatives" Oct 5, 2011 Latin Phrase: Gift of LifeHow do you say gift of life in Latin? Hi Anonymous, Try this: donum vitae. Hope this helps and thanks for asking a Latin teacher. Sincerely, John Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Phrase: Gift of Life" Oct 1, 2011 Latin Phrase: Nosce Te IpsumHi, What is the best and shortest/makes most sense way to say Know Thyself in Latin. I've heard te nosce, nosce te ipsum, temet nosce and a few other ways Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Phrase: Nosce Te Ipsum" Oct 1, 2011 Latin Phrase: Thank You, TeacherHow do you say Thank you Teacher in Latin? Hi Missy, Try this: Gratias tibi ago, magister! If your teacher is a woman: Gratias tibi ago, magistra! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Phrase: Thank You, Teacher" Oct 1, 2011 General meaning of AnimusAs I understand the Latin definition of ANIMUS - I wanted to name a company by that name because of its strong sense of will and spirit - in a positive Permalink -- click for full blog post "General meaning of Animus " Oct 1, 2011 Latin for Evil ManDear Latin Teacher. I'm a writer doing research, and I'm trying to find out what the Latin word for evil man. I know the words (Malum, Vir), but I don't Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin for Evil Man" Oct 1, 2011 Latin Translation: We are nothing without brotherhoodHow would you translate We are nothing without brotherhood into Latin? Hi Brody, Try this: Sine fraternitate nihil sumus Hope this helps, and thanks Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Translation: We are nothing without brotherhood" Oct 1, 2011 Latin Phrase: Fac Officium Tuum...Please can you tell me what this means. My manager has this on his wall in his office. FAC officium tuum quidquid erit Kind regards, Matt Hi Matt, Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Phrase: Fac Officium Tuum..." Oct 1, 2011 Latin Possessive: My queen, my wife, my loveI would like to engrave the Latin equivalent of the phrase My queen, my wife, my love on my wife's wedding band and I do not know which form of Meum I Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Possessive: My queen, my wife, my love" Sep 24, 2011 Build Your Own Website that Pays for Itself - Perfect for Teachers!Educators, you can build your own website and earn money, too! I started vocabulary-lesson-plans.com in the summer of 2007, and now it earns more than it costs. Sep 24, 2011 Vocabulary Lesson PlansBrowse the best vocabulary lesson plans from a NY state certified Latin teacher. Plan vocabulary lessons for all students in every subject area. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Vocabulary Lesson Plans" Sep 24, 2011 Teacher Websites: Build Your Own SBI!Teacher websites can be profitable! Learn how I made a profitable website out of my expertise in teaching Latin. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Teacher Websites: Build Your Own SBI!" Jul 28, 2011 Latin Motto Maine: DirigoThe state of Maine adopted the Latin motto DIRIGO in 1820, the same year in which it entered the Union. It means I GUIDE or I Direct. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Motto Maine: Dirigo" Jul 27, 2011 Latin Phrase: One Day at a TimeYou are answering my prayers! Ive been through a rough two years, and i want to get a tatoo to not forget to live life by each day. i want it to be in Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Phrase: One Day at a Time" Jul 27, 2011 English to Latin Translation: I promise to be the light in your darknessTrying to say I promise to be the light in your darkness and through process of translating and re-translating with Google translate (I know, it's not Jul 27, 2011 Latin Phrase: Astra VelumAstra Velum is said to mean veil of stars. My question is, wouldn't the genitive plural (astrorum) be called for instead? Or is astra velum an acceptable Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Phrase: Astra Velum" Jul 26, 2011 Latin Word for STATEWhat is the latin word for state? Dear Catherine, Two words come to mind. First, civitas, civitatis, meaning the city-state. For example, this would Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Word for STATE" Jul 26, 2011 Latin Root of IngenuityI'm trying to find the definition of the root gen/genus from ingenuity, but everything I've found so far says begin, produce, birth. Now someone else said Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Root of Ingenuity" Jul 26, 2011 Latin Phrases: Intente quid precaris & vincit qui se vincitwhat does it mean?? intente guid precaris and tha phrase vincit gui se vincit Hi Mina, Intente quid precaris means with eagerness what you pray. It Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Phrases: Intente quid precaris & vincit qui se vincit" Jul 26, 2011 Courage in Latin: Virtus, Fortitudo, or AnimusI have come across many different latin words for Courage. Animus, Fortitudo, Virtus. Etc. Which would you say best means; bravery of character or spirit. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Courage in Latin: Virtus, Fortitudo, or Animus" Jun 26, 2011 How 1st Grade Math Gets Students into the Best Colleges.It’s incredible how 1st grade math can expand vocabulary for students at all levels of learning. Just a touch of Latin will unpack simple words, yielding a dozen or more advanced words. Permalink -- click for full blog post "How 1st Grade Math Gets Students into the Best Colleges." Jun 24, 2011 The Best Math Lesson Plans Include Math VocabularyUse these math lesson plans to teach and learn vocabulary at any grade level. Discover how the Latin language unlocks math vocabulary. Perfect for elementary, middle, or high school! Permalink -- click for full blog post "The Best Math Lesson Plans Include Math Vocabulary" Jun 20, 2011 Build English Vocabulary through Latin Roots and Word OriginsLooking to expand your English vocabulary? It takes a lifetime, but with Latin roots and word origins you can teach and learn powerful tools for acquiring new words. May 24, 2011 Latin Phrase: Labor Omnia VincitPlease can you translate: Labor omnia vincit improbus Hi Elizabeth, See a previous post for comments about your Latin phrase: labor omnia vincit. The Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Phrase: Labor Omnia Vincit" May 24, 2011 Latin Poetic Devices: Sine Baccho friget VenusWhat is the name of the poetic device when a god or goddess stands in place of the thing for which they are known, e.g. sine Baccho friget Venus (without Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Poetic Devices: Sine Baccho friget Venus" May 23, 2011 English to Latin Translation: I've Been EverywhereDear Latin Teacher, What is the translation in Latin for I've been everywhere? Mac, Literal translation from English to Latin never works out so well Permalink -- click for full blog post "English to Latin Translation: I've Been Everywhere" May 22, 2011 English to Latin Translation: To Possess and To RuinHi there, I've been surfing around trying to find the best words to convey To possess and To ruin Thus far the options I have found are... Potior which Permalink -- click for full blog post "English to Latin Translation: To Possess and To Ruin" May 22, 2011 English to Latin Translation: Through eternity, without end, or until the end of timeHi! I'm looking to turn an English phrase into Latin. I want to add on to an existing tattoo and would like it to be in Latin. I'm not much for tattoos May 22, 2011 English to Latin Translation: Sieze the momentI'm writing a book called Master of My Moments and want to conclude the book with the proper Latin phrase for Seize the moment Thanks in advance for Permalink -- click for full blog post "English to Latin Translation: Sieze the moment" May 22, 2011 English to Latin Translation: To see the view, you must make the climbI need a simple phrase translated from English to Latin: To see the view, you must make the climb. Can you or someone help? Thank you! Hi Nikki, May 22, 2011 Latin Pronunciation Guide?Where can I find a pronunciation guide for Latin roots? Can you recommend a book or website? For example, I thought amicus would sound like am eh cus, Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Pronunciation Guide?" May 18, 2011 Latin Language v. Illyrian LanguageDear Latin Teacher, Just wondering how much you know about the comparisons with the Latin language and the Illyrian one. Whether there is any link between Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Language v. Illyrian Language" May 18, 2011 Latin Phrase: Out of the ashes, into eternityHey Latin Teacher, I was wondering how you translate Out of the ashes, into eternity? I'm in the process of creating a family coat of arms and I do not Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Phrase: Out of the ashes, into eternity" May 13, 2011 Unconquerable Courage: Invicta VirtusIs the adjective and noun combination invictus virtus grammatically correct? The intended meaning is unconquerable courage in description of a male character. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Unconquerable Courage: Invicta Virtus" May 13, 2011 Fortune Favors the BraveMy friends keep claiming that Auditor Fortuna Juvat means or can mean Luck/Fortune Honours/Favours the Brave. I claim that if anything Auditor Fortuna Permalink -- click for full blog post "Fortune Favors the Brave" May 5, 2011 Latin Quote for a GardenDear Latin Teacher, I recently transformed my front yard into a first century Roman garden. Are there any good Latin quotations about gardens or gardening Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Quote for a Garden" Apr 7, 2011 Gender related latin question: Veritas Lux MeaHi there, There is an expression in latin, 'Veritas Lux Mea,' which I am told indirectly translates to, 'Truth be my light.' I love this expression and Permalink -- click for full blog post "Gender related latin question: Veritas Lux Mea" Mar 8, 2011 Latin Phrase: Everything happens for a reasonI read the answer to the question of everything happens for a reason translated to omnia causa fiunt. Would that be the way it would be stated in the Latin Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Phrase: Everything happens for a reason" Mar 8, 2011 Latin Tattoo: Love for my motherI'm looking at getting a tattoo for the meaning Love for my mother, how would I write this in the Latin language? Hi Krystina, Amor matri, where matri Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Tattoo: Love for my mother" Mar 7, 2011 Latin Root: NihilWhat are some words that contain the Latin root word nihil? Dear Amanda, The Latin root nihil means nothing. It is sometimes shortened to nil. Here Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Root: Nihil" Mar 7, 2011 Latin Pronunciation: Initial 'H' in Latin SingingMost of our choir are unused to singing in Latin, but some of our Christmas music includes Latin words and phrases. There is confusion over the pronunciation Permalink -- click for full blog post "Latin Pronunciation: Initial 'H' in Latin Singing" Feb 27, 2011 Latin Translation: From Within I Am Fire; Rosetta Stone for Latin?I have been searching all over for a way to translate a phrase... I was hoping I could have it done here. The phrase is: From within I am fire So far Feb 27, 2011 Translate Latin phrase: Play for your life, dear foxHello~ I just wanted to drop a quick question about translating a phrase. If you could help, it would be greatly appreciated. The phrase that needs translation Permalink -- click for full blog post "Translate Latin phrase: Play for your life, dear fox" |
