Questions tagged [academic-latin]
For questions related to use of Latin in academia, for example Latin phrases or diplomas. Notice that this does not mean Latin at an academic level of study, but rather Latin questions related to universities and other academic institutions.
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"I will tell you in Latin, for French is of no use here"
In a well-known letter, Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician and philosopher, wrote (p. 7) 'je vous diray en Latin, car le Français n'y vaut rien' (I will tell you in Latin, for French is of no use ...
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Which scientific journals still accept papers written in Latin?
Many scientific journals still have their title in Latin (e.g., Acta Mathematica, Ars Disputandi, Euleriana etc.)
I was wondering if some of them (or maybe other ones) were accepting papers written in ...
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How to say Power above the Sovereign…?
I’d like to know how to say a couple of expressions in Latin.
1- “Power above the Sovereign”
2- “The Sovereigns power above the Sovereign power”.
About the first one, I don’t know if “above” should be ...
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Book on History of Plant Names and their category and variety
In Pliny's History of Nature, the author writes about different kind of trees and their varieties, but as per this book "when certain that a Latin or Greek name is generally equivalent to an ...
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How grammatical mistake transmitted in manuscripts
In my previse posts, I asked the question on interpolation of the word "non" in sentences, community from both Reddit and stack provide a very detailed and good answer, but while reading all ...
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Pliny named the plant in his book History of Nature
The following is a paragraph(critical point) from Pliny's History of Nature :
The identification of plants mentioned in the Natural History is a difficult matter. ... trained botanist hesitates at ...
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Interpolation of word by scholars Update Question
In my previous question, I ask why "non" was added by scholars. Reading more I found this from a 1543 Latin book
In 19's book (reconstructed one) on "non" the note is
non add. ...
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Why does the author use "illuminated" for "ignibus"?
The following poem is from De Rerum nature Book 5:715-725 :
labitur omnimodis occursans officiensque, nec potis est cerni, quia
cassum lumine fertur. versarique potest, globus ut, si forte, pilai
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Knowledge of Moonlight among Latin writer
Is there any Roman or Latin writer person before 2nd-century AD who wrote moon does not have its own light but got it from Sun like the moon is a mirror which reflects sunlight, I know about Cicero ( ...
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Interpolation of words by scholars leads to changes in the meaning
The following sentence is from "De architecture" a 1 BCE book(English translation)
Uti autem Aristarchus Samius mathematicus vigore magno rationes
varietatis disciplinis de eadem <re> ...
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What are the research topics of Latin scholars?
Given that dozens of grammars and dictionaries exist I wonder what questions the Latin scholars are working on.
Are there any big unknowns left?
The only one I can think of is the author of classic ...
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Since the fall of Latin as an academic language, has there been a project to revive it?
During the Middle Ages and until comparatively recent times, Latin was the language most widely used in the West for scholarly and literary purposes. — Latin Language in the Encyclopaedia Britannica
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What to call an "academy research fellow"?
I started today in a new position called "academy research fellow".
The title means that I hold a specific five-year grant aimed for research and starting a research group, and is roughly ...
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French certification for Latin
I have been learning Latin on my own for many years and would like to teach private lessons.
For this it would be useful to have a level certification or examination results.
Is there anything like ...
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Are there official Latin translators?
A colleague had this problem recently:
A degree certificate from their home university was issued in Latin, but they need it in English or Finnish for the purpose of a grant application.
Apparently no ...
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In what sense is a university (universitas) a whole?
The word for a university in many languages (not Finnish though!) comes from the Latin word universitas.
The word appears to mean roughly "the whole", but one might also analyze it along the ...
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What would "high school" be in Latin?
There was a conversation between Joonas Ilmavirta and I in CONLOQVIVM, during which we attempted to figure out what the appropriate translation for the phrase "high school" (specifically of the ...
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What is an undergraduate student?
What would be a good way to say "undergraduate student" in Latin?
The exact meaning depends on context: in Finland I would use that to refer to a student without a master's degree even if they have a ...
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Latin gender and non-binary gender identity
I am preparing for a large academic event where Latin is used.
Latin will be used in the spoken ceremonies and, more importantly for this question, in written diplomas.
The gender of the recipient of ...
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In which case should book authors be written?
At the beginning of every book, there is the name of the author followed by the title itself. However, the case, in which the author's name is written may vary. Let me illustrate with two examples:
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Good long formulation for "defence of the doctoral thesis"
As a follow-up question to Invitation to a thesis defence I would like to ask what would be a good long formulation in latin for a dotoral thesis defence, like "defence of the doctoral thesis" or "...
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Invitation to a thesis defence
I'm preparing invitations to my thesis defence and I thought writing the invitations in Latin (as a joke). However my Latin is very poor. A friend of mine helped me, but I doubt it is very good.
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What is an academic fellow?
What is the Latin word used for a fellow of a college or an academic society?
In particular, are there attested uses somewhere to be found?
I am looking for a translation of "fellow" which is or has ...
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What is the etymology of the Latin name of Cambridge?
Cambridge is known in Latin as Cantabrigia, and I do not recall seeing other names in use.
What is the etymology of this name and how does it relate to the English one?
It does remotely resemble the ...
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How to translate "tenure"?
Tenure is a permanent academic position.
The position is very safe, as it is far more complicated to fire a tenured professor than an employee who has a permanent contract.
There are variations, and ...
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How can you translate the expression "Kindled embers" to preserve the meaning of smoldering chunks of coal or wood?
I'm in need of translating this expression to Latin for a project of mine. I really tried figuring this out using Google but I came to a short end. Could anyone help me?
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What does J.S.J.P. stand for?
There is this title page of a "disputation" (a kind of academic thesis?), which begins with the abbreviation J.S.J.P. Because it is the first line, I would expect it to be some kind of benediction, ...
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Translating the Finnish "adjunct professor" or "docent"
There is an academic title in Finland called "dosentti" (Finnish) or "docent" (Swedish).
However, there is a disagreement in Finland whether it should be translated in English as docent or adjunct ...
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How to distinguish assistant and associate professors?
Latin has an obvious word for a professor: professor.
But what would be good Latin translations for assistant and associate professors?
I am looking for two adjectives to go with professor (or ...
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Where can I find standard translations of mathematics/physics terms in Latin?
Suppose I want to write a math paper in Latin. I need to translate terms such as "manifold", "holomorphic", "martingale", etc.
The Latin Wikipedia only has a limited ...
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How to translate "Rochester Catholic Schools" into Latin
I need a bit of help with translating the following phrase from English into Latin:
Rochester Catholic Schools
How would Rochester Catholic Schools be properly translated into Latin?
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Translating Scientific Latin
For my high school English class, which is a translation "workshop," we're all expected to give class-long, individual sessions focusing around a translation we've performed from whatever language we ...
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What does "omnibus dehiscens offendiculum" mean?
I came across this phrase in Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldricus Dolensis (c. 1050–1130): omnibus dehiscens offendiculum. What does this sentence mean? I would appreciate any help.
Here is ...
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How to distinguish "lecturer" and "reader" in Latin?
Universities in the UK have two distinct titles (among others): "lecturer" and "reader".
A reader is more senior than a lecturer but both are below a professor.
The US (rough?) equivalents are "...
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Latin names of Cambridge terms
The academic year at the University Cambridge consists of three terms: Michaelmas, Lent and Easter.
For more details, consult the term date pages of the university.
What are these terms called in ...
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Using the -tim suffix
I am looking for some guidelines for using the -tim suffix in the sense "one by one".
Some examples:
guttatim,
nominatim,
paul(l)atim,
syllabatim,
viritim.
(It seems that this is not the only use of ...
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What is a major subject in Latin
Simply, what is "major subject" in Latin?
By a major subject I mean the subject a university student mainly focuses on.
I have used the translation materia principalis, but I wonder if there is a more ...
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Historical recordings of ex tempore contemporary Latin used in university lectures?
Are there any historical recordings of fluent ex tempore Latin used in university lectures, such as for theology or philosophy courses, in academic events, or in scholastic disputations? I'm looking ...
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Parsing "quod Deus optime vertat"
I want to understand a diploma text:
DIPLOMA
QVOD DEVS OPTIME VERTAT
EX LEGIBVS
VNIVERSITATIS JYVÄSKYLÄENSIS
ATQVE EX DECRETO
FACVLTATIS (…)
If I consider Diploma as a ...
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Are doctoral dissertations still permitted to be given in Latin at any of the Pontifical Universities at Rome?
Are doctoral dissertations still permitted to be spoken in Latin at any of the Pontifical Universities in or around Rome?
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A Latin word for the Finnish doctoral sword
The academic dress of a Finnish PhD looks like this:
There are variants for different occasions.
For example, the sword is sometimes omitted, sometimes a gown is worn instead of a white tie and ...
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Are Latin feminine academic titles used in formal occasions?
Many universities use Latin in some ceremonial occasions.
Many academic titles in Latin are masculine but have natural feminine counterparts:
doctor–doctrix,
lector–lectrix,
professor&...
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Why might "Philosophiae Doctor" (the source of "Ph.D.") have been preferred over "Doctor Philosophiae"?
The English abbreviation Ph.D. comes from the Latin for Doctor of Philosophy, which I understand would be either Philosophiae Doctor or Doctor Philosophiae.
I know word order is flexible in Latin, ...
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