nox: Luna oculus noctis.homo: Mors est latro hominis.scelus ... salus: Confessio sceleris initium salutis.leo ... rex: Sicut fremitus leonis, et regis ira.cor ... os: Pulchra est harmonia cordis et oris.fur: Occasio facit furem.
nemo: Tempus neminem manet.finis: Nescit homo finem suum.vermis: Avis matutina vermem capit.piscis ... minor: Piscem vorat maior minorem.
And here is a little slideshow (with cats) of the words you have seen before that you will see again in today's sayings:
1. Amor tollit timorem.
Love removes fear.
amor tollit ti-MO-rem.
The verb tollit means to "lift up" and it can also mean "carry off, remove," which is the meaning here. You can see this root in English "extol."
The word timorem is the accusative of the 3rd-declension noun timor, "fear." You haven't seen this word before, but you have seen these two related words: the adjective timidus and the verb timet.
The idea is that love makes you courageous, feeling no fear.
2. Repellit ver hiemem.
Spring drives-out winter.
re-PEL-lit ver HI-emem.
The verb repellit, "drive back, drive out," and it gives us English "repel."
The 3rd-declension noun ver means "spring," as in English "vernal," and Italian primavera (first-spring).
The word hiemem is the accusative of the 3rd-declension noun hiems, which you have seen before.
The word hiemem is the accusative of the 3rd-declension noun hiems, which you have seen before.
The words come from the Metamorphoses of the Roman poet Ovid.
And speaking of primavera...
3. Colubra restem non parit.
(A) snake doesn't beget (a) rope.
CO-lubra restem non parit.
The noun colubra means "snake, serpent," and it is a feminine noun. There is also a masculine form of this same word: coluber.
The word restem is the accusative of the 3rd-declension noun restis, which means "rope, cord."
The idea is that something dangerous, like a serpent, is not going to produce something harmless, like a rope. Compare the saying you saw earlier: Aquila non parit columbam.
4. Opportunitas latronem facit.
Opportunity makes (a) robber.
oppor-TU-nitas la-TRO-nem facit.
From the Latin noun opportunitas we get English "opportunity."
The word latronem is the accusative of the 3rd-declension noun latro, which you've seen before. The plural form is latrones, which is the name of a ancient Roman board game. You can find out more at Wikipedia: Latrones.
The idea is that something dangerous, like a serpent, is not going to produce something harmless, like a rope. Compare the saying you saw earlier: Aquila non parit columbam.
4. Opportunitas latronem facit.
Opportunity makes (a) robber.
oppor-TU-nitas la-TRO-nem facit.
From the Latin noun opportunitas we get English "opportunity."
The word latronem is the accusative of the 3rd-declension noun latro, which you've seen before. The plural form is latrones, which is the name of a ancient Roman board game. You can find out more at Wikipedia: Latrones.
Compare a saying you saw earlier: Occasio facit furem.
5. Pauper dominum, non sortem mutat.
(A) poor (man) changes (his) master, not (his) fate.
pauper DO-minum, non sortem mutat.
The word sortem is the accusative of the 3rd-declension noun sors, which means "lot, allotment, lottery," and thus also "fate, destiny." You can see this root in English "sort" and also "sorcery" (from the idea of "casting lots" as a form of divination).
Notice how this saying is two statements combined, with the focus on the two accusatives, dominum and sortem, which are the objects of a single verb:
Pauper dominum (mutat),(pauper) non sortem mutat.
The idea is that someone who is poor might have a new boss, but the poverty remains the same. For an Aesop's fable on this theme, see the story of The Sensible Ass.
Here's a recap:
Plus the LOLCats!
Here's a recap:
- Amor tollit timorem.
- Repellit ver hiemem.
- Colubra restem non parit.
- Opportunitas latronem facit.
- Pauper dominum, non sortem mutat.
Plus the LOLCats!
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