Latin and Family Mottos

Re: Family Motto

Posted By: Cornelius
Date: Saturday, 24 September 2005, at 4:15 a.m.

In Response To: Family Motto (kaine)

"Death, or life with honour" would translate as, respectably, "Mors, aut vita cum honore" or "Mors, aut vita honorabilis". The thing is, however, that the comma is absolutely necessary to separate 'mors' and 'vita' and ensure that the adjective 'honorabilis' or the phrase 'cum honore' is not attached to 'mors' as well as 'vita'. The duplicity can be avoided by rearranging the sentence to comply with usual Latin word order:

"Vita honorabilis, aut mors"

Messages In This Thread

Family Motto
kaine -- Friday, 9 September 2005, at 11:48 p.m.

Re: Family Motto
Cornelius -- Saturday, 24 September 2005, at 4:15 a.m.

Re: Family Motto
kaine -- Tuesday, 27 September 2005, at 12:18 a.m.