Was "oscŭlum" a cultured word in Latin?
May 28, 2018 · In addition to osculum and words related to the ones you mentioned, there are unrelated ones: gustulum, philema. There are also a number of kissing verbs in Latin with a wide range of …
vocabulary - What is oculus a diminutive of? - Latin Language Stack ...
Feb 12, 2018 · My Latin teacher has said that osculum is the diminutive of os, describing the way one puckers one's mouth when kissing, and that the -culus ending is a diminutive. So what is oculus a …
Translation of Lines 333–336 of Vergil's Aeneid Book 4
Tandem pauca refert: "Ego te, quae plurima fando enumerare vales, numquam, regina, negabo promeritam, nec me meminisse pigebit Elissae dum memor ipse mei, dum spiritus hos regit artus. …
Newest 'diminutive' Questions - Latin Language Stack Exchange
My Latin teacher has said that osculum is the diminutive of os, describing the way one puckers one's mouth when kissing, and that the -culus ending is a diminutive.
Are these related in etymology: oculus, nox or noctis, and noceo?
Feb 27, 2023 · I was wondering if the following three word roots are related from the perspective of etymology: oculus: eye, or puncture or hole. e.g. inoculate nox, noctis: "night," e.g. nocturnal no...
Is there any database on idiomatic expressions in Latin?
Aug 7, 2019 · (#5) or "osculum figere" (#2) [they are idioms in the sense that unless one encounters them, the chances for him to use them "naturally" are quite low]. Many other expressions one …
User Tyler - Latin Language Stack Exchange
Q&A for linguists, teachers, and students wanting to discuss the finer points of the Latin language
Trending 'vocabulary' questions - Page 13 - Latin Language Stack …
My Latin teacher has said that osculum is the diminutive of os, describing the way one puckers one's mouth when kissing, and that the -culus ending is a diminutive.
classical latin - Is "Ave Dominus Nox" the correct translation for ...
Jun 18, 2022 · The suggestion ave dominus nox misses the mark in two ways: You should be using the vocative case with ave, and here Nox seems to be a name of a lord rather than the word "night". I …
Saying "thank you" - Latin Language Stack Exchange
habeo gratiam fateor, habeo gratiam I admit it, thank you Epidico habeas gratiam you should thank Epidicus gratum/grata mihi est domum meam quod crebro invisis est mihi valde gratum thank you …