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3 days ago · Latin ( lingua Latina, Latin: [ˈlɪŋɡʷa ɫaˈtiːna], or Latinum, Latin: [ɫaˈtiːnʊ̃]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Considered a dead language, Latin was originally spoken in Latium (now known as Lazio ), the lower Tiber area around Rome. [1] Through the expansion of the Roman ...
2 days ago · The English word "translation" derives from the Latin word translatio, which comes from trans, "across" + ferre, "to carry" or "to bring" (-latio in turn coming from latus, the past participle of ferre). Thus translatio is "a carrying across" or "a bringing across"—in this case, of a text from one language to another.
2 days ago · Of particular note, Raven Henry Zhang ’25 placed among the top 10 performers on the national Latin translation exam — a tremendous achievement that is recognized with a cash prize — and was awarded a gold medal for his National Classical Etymology Exam scores at the Advanced Level and a silver medallion on the Medusa Mythology Exam.
4 days ago · Latin phonology is the system of sounds used in various kinds of Latin. This article largely deals with what features can be deduced for Classical Latin as it was spoken by the educated from the late Roman Republic to the early Empire.
4 days ago · There are two broad categories of legal dictionary – the “glossary” and the “judicial dictionary”. Glossaries. Glossaries explain the meaning of legal terms, including Latin words and phrases. Judicial dictionaries
- Gareth Ryan
- 2014
2 days ago · 1 The next day Quintus was walking home with his father when Marcus ran up. 2 He said, 'Wait, Quintus. Do you want to come home with me and visit my father?'. 3 Marcus led Quintus home; he found his father in the study. 4 Marcus' father was dictating a letter to his secretary about the republic.
2 days ago · But there’s a fundamental difference: reading fiction, even close reading, is not the same thing as recreating it via translation. Or, as Jenny Croft puts it, “Translation is the closest and most active form of reading.” The crucible of translation was a vitally important training ground that taught me how to read, and write, better.
