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need latin speaker

IIRC, vel is OR and aut is XOR. It's the only natural language I know of that possesses that distinction as a matter of vocabulary.
 
Latin doesn't have "of" in it. It is weird, I was looking for this same thing today. I took Latin in HS. Try rewording what you're saying, like, instead of saying, "Voice of truth" say "Truthful voice"
 
Originally posted by: reverend boltron
Latin doesn't have "of" in it. It is weird, I was looking for this same thing today. I took Latin in HS. Try rewording what you're saying, like, instead of saying, "Voice of truth" say "Truthful voice"
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i am trying to change my aim screen name, i was thinking Novus Vir, but its taken, so i was thinking about using Vir OF Novus, not sure how i can rephrase it though. that's why i am looking for the OF equivalent
 
Of isn't an independent word. You indicate it by changing the case of the appropriate word to genitive.
eg. "Voice of the people" = Vox Populi

That wouldn't really work with Novus Vir, since Vir Novi would come out to something like "man of the new(man)".

The closest you could reasonably get might be Vir Novorum "Man of New Things" or "Man of New Men".
 
doesn't "ab" mean from? seems like that'd work as a decent substitute for "of" in some cases.

or was it ad... always got them confused.
 
Originally posted by: phisrow
Of isn't an independent word. You indicate it by changing the case of the appropriate word to genitive.
eg. "Voice of the people" = Vox Populi

That wouldn't really work with Novus Vir, since Vir Novi would come out to something like "man of the new(man)".

The closest you could reasonably get might be Vir Novorum "Man of New Things" or "Man of New Men".
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wow that doesnt sound bad. vir novorum. what about the previous comment though? that it should be Novvs Vir?
 
Originally posted by: 3cho
Originally posted by: phisrow
Of isn't an independent word. You indicate it by changing the case of the appropriate word to genitive.
eg. "Voice of the people" = Vox Populi

That wouldn't really work with Novus Vir, since Vir Novi would come out to something like "man of the new(man)".

The closest you could reasonably get might be Vir Novorum "Man of New Things" or "Man of New Men".
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wow that doesnt sound bad. vir novorum. what about the previous comment though? that it should be Novvs Vir?
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Only if you're feeling particularly masochistic and don't want any layman to easily transliterate your screenname. Same thing with W and J, they technically didn't exist in classic Latin.

 
Originally posted by: AStar617
Originally posted by: 3cho
Originally posted by: phisrow
Of isn't an independent word. You indicate it by changing the case of the appropriate word to genitive.
eg. "Voice of the people" = Vox Populi

That wouldn't really work with Novus Vir, since Vir Novi would come out to something like "man of the new(man)".

The closest you could reasonably get might be Vir Novorum "Man of New Things" or "Man of New Men".
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wow that doesnt sound bad. vir novorum. what about the previous comment though? that it should be Novvs Vir?
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Only if you're feeling particularly masochistic and don't want any layman to easily transliterate your screenname. Same thing with W and J, they technically didn't exist in classic Latin.
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are you talking about novorum vir or novvs vir?
 
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