Latin and Family Mottos

Re: Latin motto - 'victum invideo silenti

Posted By: Dave
Date: Thursday, 30 March 2006, at 9:31 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Latin motto - 'victum invideo silenti (DJB)

If it's not too late.....

invideo = I envy, begrudge (1st pers. pres. tense of invidere = to envy, begrudge, lit. 'give the evil eye to'!)
victum = the [way of] life, life style (accusative singular of victus, -us; 4th declension noun)
silenti = lit. to the silent one, to the dead person (dative singular of present participle of silere = to be noiseless, silent i.e. dead!)

Literally: 'I begrudge to the dead one his way of life.' = I envy the dead their way of life? Sounds a bit spooky.... vampires and all that sort of stuff. Ooooooooooooooooo

Messages In This Thread

Latin motto - 'victum invideo silenti
brian gaffney -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 9:30 a.m.

Re: Latin motto - 'victum invideo silenti
Patrick Walsh -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 9:45 a.m.

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Cody Walsh -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 9:49 a.m.

Re: Latin motto - 'victum invideo silenti
DJB -- Saturday, 6 September 2003, at 3:48 a.m.

Re: Latin motto - 'victum invideo silenti
Dave -- Thursday, 30 March 2006, at 9:31 p.m.

Re: Latin motto - 'victum invideo silenti
jarmen -- Wednesday, 28 April 2004, at 1:10 a.m.