User Joonas Ilmavirta

77

votes

6

answers

28k

views

What is Google Translate good for?

Jul 19 '18 at 12:26 Community♦ 1

44

votes

17

answers

15k

views

Which online Latin dictionaries should I use and why?

dictionary vocabulary resource-request

Nov 2 '19 at 10:42 Community♦ 1

28

votes

2

answers

7k

views

What's the difference between vel, aut, -ve, et cetera?

classical-latin conjunction vocabulary meaning

Mar 20 '18 at 11:07 Community♦ 1

30

votes

12

answers

5k

views

How can I study Latin on my own?

resource-request

Jun 24 at 17:54 Adam 2,659

24

votes

1

answer

3k

views

What are the classical names of the letters of the Latin alphabet?

classical-latin pronunciation alphabet

Jun 30 '19 at 0:52 Craig Lungren 1

25

votes

1

answer

3k

views

Why hippopotamus instead of potamohippus?

vocabulary greek animals etymologia scientific-names

Sep 21 '17 at 11:19 Community♦ 1

13

votes

2

answers

3k

views

What do animals say in classical Latin?

classical-latin idiom vocabulary animals

Apr 19 at 12:37 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 90.9k

11

votes

4

answers

3k

views

A complete family tree

vocabulary resource-request familia

Dec 11 '19 at 4:21 Alex B. 10.3k

24

votes

2

answers

2k

views

Are there examples of passive imperative forms of non-deponent verbs in ancient literature?

classical-latin example-request coniugatio deponent-verbs

Jan 12 at 0:27 Deacon John-Saturus 61

17

votes

2

answers

2k

views

Where to find ancient mathematics in Latin?

classical-latin mathematics

Jul 16 '16 at 15:31 Matt F. 201

29

votes

3

answers

2k

views

Are there exceptions to the Latin stress rules?

pronunciation irregular-words phonetics stress

Aug 22 '17 at 17:45 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 90.9k

9

votes

1

answer

2k

views

When to use the Greek accusative?

grammar-choice greek ablativus accusativus ablativus-respectus

Nov 25 '16 at 9:18 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 90.9k

20

votes

3

answers

2k

views

What did Romans call their language?

classical-latin vocabulary example-request

May 18 at 13:31 Community♦ 1

20

votes

3

answers

2k

views

What is the most common classical Latin word that we don't understand?

classical-latin vocabulary text-corpus old-latin

Mar 13 '19 at 4:59 Community♦ 1

15

votes

4

answers

1k

views

Where to find an online Latin text corpus and what can I do with it?

resource-request passage-request soft-question study-strategies text-corpus

May 16 '17 at 4:46 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 90.9k

11

votes

3

answers

1k

views

How to express a time exactly on the hour?

idiom time

Jul 15 at 20:58 d_e 3,358

19

votes

2

answers

990

views

Are there any complete Latin inscriptions written in boustrophedon?

example-request alphabet inscription boustrophedon

Apr 29 at 14:44 Alex B. 10.3k

4

votes

3

answers

951

views

Latin gender and non-binary gender identity

grammar-choice academic-latin genus

Sep 20 '19 at 3:14 Henri 21

15

votes

1

answer

950

views

How does forem compare to essem?

classical-latin word-comparison coniugatio esse

Sep 26 '17 at 7:55 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 90.9k

16

votes

2

answers

852

views

What colours did different colour words mean, exactly?

meaning reference-request color

Dec 27 '16 at 13:11 Tatjana Heuser 171

23

votes

1

answer

835

views

Why do ablatives of the 3rd declension sometimes end on -e, at other times on -i?

ablativus declinatio-tertia ending morphologia

Mar 10 '17 at 21:30 Nathaniel is protesting 10.4k

10

votes

1

answer

773

views

How to search Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum for words?

text-corpus inscription study-strategies corpus-inscriptionum-latinarum

May 5 '18 at 11:01 luchonacho 11.4k

11

votes

3

answers

758

views

Is the female accusative singular relative pronoun quem or quam?

relative-pronouns

Mar 20 '18 at 5:49 Community♦ 1

13

votes

2

answers

730

views

What is the vocative of Gnaeus?

classical-latin declinatio names vocativus

May 10 '16 at 10:00 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 90.9k

12

votes

1

answer

567

views

Comparison of omnes, cuncti, and universi

classical-latin word-comparison adiectivum nuance

Feb 8 '18 at 2:48 Cerberus♦ 16.4k

4

votes

1

answer

522

views

An edition of the whole Metamorphoses for easy reading?

classical-latin resource-request ovidius metamorphoses

Mar 24 '18 at 21:20 Sam K 3,810

12

votes

3

answers

472

views

Where does Pliny, or any ancient author, write about a stilus plumbeus?

classical-latin vocabulary etymologia plinius

Oct 18 '18 at 12:07 Penelope 7,446

10

votes

1

answer

468

views

Does animal include human?

classical-latin vocabulary meaning animals

Dec 12 '17 at 19:46 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 90.9k

27

votes

2

answers

438

views

How different were high medieval Latin dialects from different parts of Europe?

medieval-latin

Nov 14 '18 at 5:52 Alex B. 10.3k

14

votes

1

answer

415

views

Where does our knowledge of the ancient poetic meters come from?

poetry scansion soft-question metre

Feb 18 '19 at 9:32 Glorfindel 456

Stack Exchange Network

current community

your communities

more stack exchange communities

Next badge

53 Bookmarks

What is Google Translate good for?

Which online Latin dictionaries should I use and why?

What's the difference between vel, aut, -ve, et cetera?

How can I study Latin on my own?

What are the classical names of the letters of the Latin alphabet?

Why hippopotamus instead of potamohippus?

What do animals say in classical Latin?

A complete family tree

Are there examples of passive imperative forms of non-deponent verbs in ancient literature?

Where to find ancient mathematics in Latin?

Are there exceptions to the Latin stress rules?

When to use the Greek accusative?

What did Romans call their language?

What is the most common classical Latin word that we don't understand?

Where to find an online Latin text corpus and what can I do with it?

How to express a time exactly on the hour?

Are there any complete Latin inscriptions written in boustrophedon?

Latin gender and non-binary gender identity

How does forem compare to essem?

What colours did different colour words mean, exactly?

Why do ablatives of the 3rd declension sometimes end on -e, at other times on -i?

How to search Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum for words?

Is the female accusative singular relative pronoun quem or quam?

What is the vocative of Gnaeus?

Comparison of omnes, cuncti, and universi

An edition of the whole Metamorphoses for easy reading?

Where does Pliny, or any ancient author, write about a stilus plumbeus?

Does animal include human?

How different were high medieval Latin dialects from different parts of Europe?

Where does our knowledge of the ancient poetic meters come from?