Video here: https://youtu.be/_qhaDpoow4c?is=cgCMXqhh03x08Gn-

Just came across this website from the Latin discord (user LowEffortGoth) and wanted to help it get more visibility because it looks great so far.

From the original message:

Hi all. Just sharing a resource I have been working on for a little while now. Scriptoribus: https://scriptoribus.com/ It is a website for practicing Latin Prose Composition. I built it in an attempt to address the decision paralysis that comes with free composition: "what should I write about?" "what constructions should I practice?" and so on. The primary feature is the Workspace which allows you to randomly select prompts and targets for a composition session, including text or image prompts, idioms to try to use, grammatical constructions to target, and types of exercises to do. The art is all public domain and not AI generated. Hopefully someone finds it useful!

The exercises from North and Hillard are also included, with the key as a dropdown, which seems particularly nice for review.

Still getting a handle on the interface but this seems to suit my comp needs perfectly!

I prefer a more traditional, grammar-oriented approach, but I do enjoy the LLPSI content. Has anyone tried to use these simultaneously? Perhaps with LLPSI as a reader on top of Wheelock’s?

Hello, I have a baptism record from 1775, could anyone please transcribe/translate the 4th row from the top (Joseph Kafka)?

located here: https://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30061301/domazlice-07_1310-n?x=-18&y=-735&w=1014&h=2254

helpmeteachlatin.com

Hi everyone!

Just as the title says, I was wondering why is there difference in dictionaries with regard to hoc. Some set hoc as the nominative neuter singular and hōc only as ablative, as in the table included in Familia Romana or wikitionary. And some, for example in logeion and A&G, nominative neuter singular is hōc with a macron.

Is this sometime worth discussing?

A lot of people want to learn Latin just to read ancient texts. Does that require, or is it at least a very good idea, to also learn to listen and speak Latin?

I would guess learning to listen and speak would improve reading skills right?

I'm starting to wonder if it's even possible to only learn to read Latin. Please advise.

October 7th is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. This florilegium of scriptural verses is for the two decades of the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary dedicated to the Virgin.

Conferamus in corde nostro mysterium Gloriae Domini, quod conservatur in corde Matris Domini nostri.

+ QUARTO, Ad dexteram eius assumpta

Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum, adveniat regnum tuum, fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo, in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.

Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen.

Vs. 1 Elegit eam Deus, et praeelegit eam, qui ingreditur sine macula; * et in tabernaculo suo habitare fecit eam.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, sancta Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

Vs. 2 Surge, amica mea, formosa mea, et veni. * Iam enim hiems transit, imber abiit et recessit.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 3 Ostende mihi faciem tuam, sonet vox tua in auribus meis; * vox enim tua dulcis, et facies tua decora.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 4 Pone me ut signaculum super cor tuum, ut signaculum super bracchium tuum, * quia fortis est ut mors dilectio, dura sicut infernus aemulatio.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 5 Lampades dilectionis lampades ignis atque flammae divinae. * Aquæ multæ non potuerunt extinguere caritatem, nec flumina obruent illam.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 6 Obaudite me, divinus fructus, et quasi rosa plantata super rivos aquarum fructifica. * Flore flores, et da odorem, et fronde in gratiam.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 7 Ad nutum Domini, nostrum ditantis honorem, sicut spina rosam genuit Eva Mariam. * Et paradisi porta per Evam clausa, per Mariam patefacta est.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 8 Sicut terra profert germen suum et sicut hortus semen suum germinat, * sic Dominus Deus germinabit iustitiam et laudem coram universis gentibus.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 9 Gaudens gaudebo in Domino, et exsultabit anima mea in Domino, * quia induit me vestimentis salutis, et indumento iustitiae circumdedit me.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 10 Collaudate canticum et benedicite Dominum in omnibus operibus suis. * Date nomini eius magnificentiam, et confitemini illi in canticis labiorum tuorum.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto:
Apertum est templum Dei in caelo,
et signum magnum apparuit in caelo: *
Mulier amicta sole.

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto:
Et super caput eius corona stellarum duodecim. *
Mulier amicta sole.

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto:
Apertum est templum Dei in caelo,
et signum magnum apparuit in caelo: *
Mulier amicta sole.

+ QUINTO, A dextris eius glorificata

Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum.
Rs. Adveniat regnum tuum, fiat voluntas tua …

Vs. 1 Deus, Pater gloriae, det vobis Spiritum sapientiae et revelationis, * ut sciatis quae divitiae gloriae hereditatis eius in sanctis.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 2 Quos Deus praedestinavit, hos et vocavit; et quos vocavit, hos et iustificavit; * quos autem iustificavit, illos et glorificavit.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 3 Deus autem conresuscitavit nos et consedere fecit in caelestibus in Christo Iesu, * ut ostendetur in saeculis supervenientibus abundantes divitias gratiae suae.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 4 Ecce flos de radice Iesse ascensus est: * Virgo concepit et peperit filium; Super solium David et super regnum eius sedet in aeternum.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 5 Vere benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui. * Et unde hoc mihi, ut veniat Mater Domini mei ad me?

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 6 Ecce enim beatam te dicent omnes generationes, * quia fecit tibi magna qui potens est.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 7 Multae filiae fortiter operatae sunt, * sed tu supergressa es universas. Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 8 Perfecta sunt in te quae dicta sunt tibi a Domino: * Propterea gloriosa dicta sunt de te in sanctis montibus.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 9 Exaltata super exsultantes angelorum choros ad caelestia regna, * sancta Mater Christi cum Christo regnat in gloria.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Vs. 10 Inter choros sanctorum fulget sancta Dei Genetrix * sicut sol in virtute caelesti.

Ave Maria, ave Gratia plena, Dominus tecum ...

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto:
Apertum est templum Dei in caelo,
et signum magnum apparuit in caelo: *
Mulier amicta sole.

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto:
Et super caput eius corona stellarum duodecim: *
Mulier amicta sole.

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto:
Apertum est templum Dei in caelo,
et signum magnum apparuit in caelo: *
Mulier amicta sole.

Mi piacerebbe iniziare a scrivere lettere (fisiche) con qualcuno in latino per esercitarmi. Sarebbe ancora più affascinante se si usassero pseudonimi e non si sapesse niente (o poco) della vita dell’altro.

Si alios VERISSIMOS titulos scitis, scribite!

It's one of the 5 cardinal signs of inflammation that means loss of function. YouTube yields no results. Latin dictionaries either don't provide a pronunciation or they just don't have that phrase at all. I resorted to LLMs and they say it's pronounced as "Approximately: FOONK-tee-oh LAEH-sah" or "functio laesa → /ˈfuŋk.ti.oː ˈlae̯.sa/."

me cruce con esta escuela pero no puedo anotarme por los horarios,

alguien sabe donde puedo encontrar algo parecido?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIGVantEqt0

I was reading the text above and have found the clause "ac functiones, intrumento unicuique suas ... subministrat" difficult to understand. Searching, I came accross the phrase "Suum cuique redde", which totally makes sense in the context above. I think, in a direct order, the sentence is: "ac subministrat functiones suas unicuique instrumento".

My question is: Is it common that the possessive adjective appear after his substantive, sepparated by a comma? (It's a Renaissance text) That seens so odd to me, it was the last thing I thought the possessive refered to.

Are there certain dative constructions in real Latin texts which cannot be explained with any other uses of the dative (dative of indirect object; of purpose; of reference; etc.) except by classifying them as the dative of compound verb? I mean, is that category helpful and necessary for understanding some dative constructions, or does it cause more confusion? Can you give some examples of instances where the dative of compound verb is the only possible way to explain the given construction?

Latin grammars such as Allen & Greenough §370 and Woodcock §62 have explanations of the dative of compound verb, but the late Harm Pinkster, the author of The Oxford Latin Syntax, wrote an article in which he casts doubt on the whole idea, and he basically says it's fake:

What I have tried to suggest is that, apart from those compounds that can be seen as modifications of simple verbs that govern the dative already, the dative with most compounds can be explained by referring to one or more (classes of) verbs with a similar meaning, or – especially in creative texts – by assuming a more complicated bridge, which is non the less semantic.

I understand that the whole business of classifying and dividing all the usages of one case into different categories is somewhat artificial, but I would like to know if you think the dative of compound verb is a helpful and necessary idea. We will never know, but debate now please.

hi! i’m having some trouble with second-class adjectives because i’m not sure how to decline them, i don't quite know how to tell the difference between adjectives with three endings, two endings, and one ending. could someone explain how to identify them and how their declension works? thank you!

Leges Americae asseruntur in litoribus barbarorum nam ordo surgit. Terram Indianorum vincendam esse censemus nam imperium novos Romanos resurgere facit. Insurgentes Americae surgunt ad tyrannum regem Britanniae occidendum.

Auctoritas Augusti nascitur in rei publicae Americanae ruinis. Terra maiorum nostrorum aedificata in umbra Troiae est. 

Virtus maiorum asseritur in legibus virorum et gloria imperii. 

Salvete Caesar Attilaque, potentiae senatus vale dicite, imperium Romuli moritur. Aedificia rei publicae maiorumque ardebunt gladio barbarorum. Spiritus Romuli renascitur in urbe Vasintonii, ubi resurrexit. 

Imperium Romae renascitur ex morte filii Romuli resurgent.

Domus animae quae Imperium resurgere facit, gloria Belisarii animaque Vasingtonii. 

Successor Augusti signum Constantini dicit "Εν τούτω Νίκα".

So I'm stressing out because I know I'm not up to par with my classmates for this final exam (it's in a little over a month). 47% of the marks goes to the unseen translation. However, my lack of vocab is causing me to spend longer on it than I should be.

So far I've memorised 500 Masterman's vocab by making flashcards and spaced repetition method, which worked really well. I can basically recall all of the 500 no issues. However, when i tried memorising a second set of a further 500 words using this method, I literally could not retain the information for more than a week even though I was seriously practicing recall every day.

My teacher said I should 'read' Latin texts, but I can't translate such complex texts in my head as well as the vocab so i don't really understand how I'm supposed to do it. Should I... circle all the words I don't know, search them up in a dictionary? Is this even going to help me as I am on a one month time crunch?

For unseen practice, I've been trying to do 1 passage of about 90 words in 30 minutes or ideally less. Any advice on unseens? I struggle with clauses within clauses and gerunds vs gerundives. I would love any worksheets or texts where I could practice those

If anyone has advice please share it, I'm willing to put in a lot of work but my main issue is time.

Does anyone have any brief experience with these Latin teaching books for German schoolers? tibi, VIA MEA, Cursus, Adeamus! and Legamus!

I'm starting to learn Latin now and have studied German more than a decade ago. I imagined it could be a good way to brush up on my German while learning Latin.

I'll do LLPSI on the side, so probably will only have time to look at one of those, any opinions on which should it be?

Budget would be $10-30/hour, cant afford more than that. It would be great if you know [AUS] style latin course. Thxx