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Why did so many Romans name their children after ordinal numbers?

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ATM in Vatican City: "Inserito scidulam quaeso ut faciundam cognoscas rationem"

asked Apr 14, 2021 at 17:15

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5 answers

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Why not "Agne Dei"?

asked Jul 26, 2017 at 12:28

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7 answers

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"Miserando atque eligendo"

asked Mar 7, 2016 at 17:14

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Nonne "a fortiori, a priori, a posteriori" solecismi sunt?

asked Feb 24, 2016 at 13:09

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Memento quod <subjunctive>

asked Jul 11, 2016 at 18:24

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"All the more so"

asked Mar 9, 2016 at 5:46

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Infinitive main verb in Newton's Three Laws of Motion

asked Nov 7, 2021 at 11:11

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"Dies unus"—non primus?

asked Feb 23, 2016 at 23:19

11 votes

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Did the Romans drop the x from "maxilla"?

asked Mar 11, 2016 at 5:17

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Quid a "hic", "munere" significat Linnæus?

asked Mar 1, 2016 at 4:23

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Ambiguitas casus genitivi?

asked Mar 3, 2016 at 10:17

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Nominative-accusative ambiguity

asked May 12, 2017 at 16:30

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Dative–ablative ambiguity

asked May 31, 2017 at 4:06

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"How about" in Latin

asked Jun 5, 2018 at 21:50

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Aut "rex Azteca" aut "rex Aztecus"?

asked Jun 5, 2018 at 22:05

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Simplex sigillum veri

asked Feb 17, 2022 at 15:57

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Did the ancients or medievals have a word for the energy stored in plants?

asked Mar 31, 2021 at 1:58

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Are Latin verbs of motion satellite-framed or verb-framed?

asked Jul 8, 2019 at 4:37

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Vivitne metaphora "de" in "demonstro"?

asked Mar 3, 2016 at 11:26

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1 answer

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How many distinct forms does a typical Latin verb have?

asked May 20, 2016 at 19:48

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"Factum est vesperE et mane"

asked Feb 26, 2016 at 16:38

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Quando "a fortiori" ortum est?

asked Feb 27, 2016 at 18:59

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How do you convert 'lectulus' from a noun to an adjective?

asked Aug 23, 2016 at 1:04

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Hit the lamb with the flower

asked Aug 29, 2016 at 2:41

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4 answers

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In contemporary spoken Latin, do people mark the 1st-declension ablative case?

asked Aug 13, 2016 at 18:48

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How to decline a business name that is a Latin sentence?

asked Jul 17, 2016 at 23:31

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1 answer

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Quem describit Petrarca?

asked Feb 29, 2016 at 17:10

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"Ignis solis propinqui"

asked Feb 23, 2016 at 23:04

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Qua ratione in hoc libro Henrici Allen notæ diacriticæ ponuntur?

asked Mar 19, 2018 at 20:10

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Why did so many Romans name their children after ordinal numbers?

ATM in Vatican City: "Inserito scidulam quaeso ut faciundam cognoscas rationem"

Why not "Agne Dei"?

"Miserando atque eligendo"

Nonne "a fortiori, a priori, a posteriori" solecismi sunt?

Memento quod <subjunctive>

"All the more so"

Infinitive main verb in Newton's Three Laws of Motion

"Dies unus"—non primus?

Did the Romans drop the x from "maxilla"?

Quid a "hic", "munere" significat Linnæus?

Ambiguitas casus genitivi?

Nominative-accusative ambiguity

Dative–ablative ambiguity

"How about" in Latin

Aut "rex Azteca" aut "rex Aztecus"?

Simplex sigillum veri

Did the ancients or medievals have a word for the energy stored in plants?

Are Latin verbs of motion satellite-framed or verb-framed?

Vivitne metaphora "de" in "demonstro"?

How many distinct forms does a typical Latin verb have?

"Factum est vesperE et mane"

Quando "a fortiori" ortum est?

How do you convert 'lectulus' from a noun to an adjective?

Hit the lamb with the flower

In contemporary spoken Latin, do people mark the 1st-declension ablative case?

How to decline a business name that is a Latin sentence?

Quem describit Petrarca?

"Ignis solis propinqui"

Qua ratione in hoc libro Henrici Allen notæ diacriticæ ponuntur?