Spanish: Via Sin Dios
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Re: Via Sin Dios
Is it Spanish? It doesn't seem to be Latin.
Is it Spanish? It doesn't seem to be Latin.
Re: Via Sin Dios
Yes, it looks like either Spanish or Portuguese. From the context, I'm guessing it means 'a road without gods', in a rough translation, inferring from similarity in the Latin via sine diis. But of course, I may be mistaken, as I have no knowledge of those languages.
Yes, it looks like either Spanish or Portuguese. From the context, I'm guessing it means 'a road without gods', in a rough translation, inferring from similarity in the Latin via sine diis. But of course, I may be mistaken, as I have no knowledge of those languages.
Re: Via Sin Dios
No it doesn't mean anything in Latin.
In Spanish Divinity says that it means, 'A road without God'.
In Latin it would be something like, 'vita sine deis'
No it doesn't mean anything in Latin.
In Spanish Divinity says that it means, 'A road without God'.
In Latin it would be something like, 'vita sine deis'
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Dios is singular. "Gods" would be dioses.mattheus dixit:
Re: Via Sin Dios
deis = gods (ablative pl.)
via sine Deo = "via sin Dios"
vita = life ("vida" in Spanish)Cinefactus dixit:
deis = gods (ablative pl.)
via sine Deo = "via sin Dios"
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It occurs to me now that what was probably meant here was a reference to the old song, Vaya Con Dios, "(May You) Go With God" (Spanish -- double duty of imperative and subjunctive). It can mean "goodbye."
It occurs to me now that what was probably meant here was a reference to the old song, Vaya Con Dios, "(May You) Go With God" (Spanish -- double duty of imperative and subjunctive). It can mean "goodbye."
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deus has numerous plurals. diis and d[i-long:2ywmwn2j][/i-long:2ywmwn2j]s are just as fine as deis for the dative and the ablativeCinefactus dixit:
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I assume you didn't accept my argument (from another thread) about dis and diis being from divus?
(Yes, I know Latin grammars will say they're from deus). Your scholarship is superior to mine.
I was wondering if there were any other instances of ei -> ii or ei -> i.
I was thinking there were numerous instances of dropping -vi- or -v-; amavisse -> amasse; ivi -> ii
But now that I think of it the pronoun ei can be written ii, no?
I assume you didn't accept my argument (from another thread) about dis and diis being from divus?
(Yes, I know Latin grammars will say they're from deus). Your scholarship is superior to mine.
I was wondering if there were any other instances of ei -> ii or ei -> i.
I was thinking there were numerous instances of dropping -vi- or -v-; amavisse -> amasse; ivi -> ii
But now that I think of it the pronoun ei can be written ii, no?
Yes, the masculine nominative plural of is,ea,id in manuscripts is sometimes ii instead of ei, and the dative/ablative plural iis instead of eis.
Yes, it is Spanish, but I think the person who first posted this might have confused it with a perverse version of a common Spanish farewell, "Vaya con Dios" (Go with God): "Vaya sin Dios" would mean "Go without God."
The common English pronunciation of "via" sounds a bit like the Spanish "vaya," and hence a possible confusion in an English speaker trying to write what was heard and then thought it was Latin.
The common English pronunciation of "via" sounds a bit like the Spanish "vaya," and hence a possible confusion in an English speaker trying to write what was heard and then thought it was Latin.