In a literal sense, I'm looking for a translation that'd fit an event that had already transpired; preferably a word synonymous to Calamity? I would like to not make it blatantly obvious. I appreciate any consideration!
I like clades more, but it will not do. Calamitas looks Latin and clades might be misunderstood for the English.
https://www.nature.com/scitable/definition/clade-269: A branch that includes a single common ancestor and all of its descendants is called a clade.
"calamitas" is nearly letter-for-letter the English word "calamity", whereas "clades" does not look like any English word, especially not "calamity".
OK, fair enough, but that word is not relevant to "calamity", nor is it a super common word, so I don't think it would really cause much confusion.https://www.nature.com/scitable/definition/clade-269: A branch that includes a single common ancestor and all of its descendants is called a clade.
That could work, but it's often used in senses not nearly as extreme as "calamity". For instance in Plautus one human will often threaten another by saying "dabo tibi magnum malum" meaning "I will give you great punishment/hurt". In that sense it's not really a "calamity" but just a punishment or injury of a single person.There's also MALVM as well.
Does classical Latin have a particular word for a military calamity or blunder? I'd imagine so, perhaps.OK, fair enough, but that word is not relevant to "calamity", nor is it a super common word, so I don't think it would really cause much confusion.
That could work, but it's often used in senses not nearly as extreme as "calamity". For instance in Plautus one human will often threaten another by saying "dabo tibi magnum malum" meaning "I will give you great punishment/hurt". In that sense it's not really a "calamity" but just a punishment or injury of a single person.
clades is what's generally used for that.Does classical Latin have a particular word for a military calamity or blunder? I'd imagine so, perhaps.