User Joonas Ilmavirta

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What is Google Translate good for?

Jul 19 '18 at 12:26 Community♦ 1

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Which online Latin dictionaries should I use and why?

dictionary vocabulary resource-request

Nov 2 at 10:42 Community♦ 1

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Could all soldiers in the Roman army actually speak Latin?

history military

Sep 1 at 6:49 esone cuere 11

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How to say “every fourth year” in Latin?

numerals time

Jan 29 '18 at 15:09 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 85.7k

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What is bullshit in Latin?

idiom

Apr 3 at 19:23 Sebastian Koppehel 6,259

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Why hippopotamus instead of potamohippus?

vocabulary greek animals etymologia scientific-names

Sep 21 '17 at 11:19 Community♦ 1

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“Oh no!” in Latin

vocabulary idiom

Mar 20 '19 at 9:13 Community♦ 1

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A story of a king who wanted to simplify Latin grammar

history passage-request grammarians passage-identification

Sep 13 at 19:29 Ben Kovitz 11k

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

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Jun 20 '16 at 12:46 Community♦ 1

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What did Romans call their language?

classical-latin vocabulary example-request

May 18 at 13:31 Community♦ 1

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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

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Are the two cums related?

etymologia word-comparison conjunction praepositio

Jul 19 '16 at 23:28 TKR 20.7k

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Are there any complete Latin inscriptions written in boustrophedon?

example-request alphabet inscription boustrophedon

Apr 29 at 14:44 Alex B. 9,777

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Did the Romans derive verbs from names?

classical-latin verbs names derivation

Jul 17 '18 at 15:24 brianpck 32.6k

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Historicity doubted by Romans

classical-latin history passage-request

Jul 26 '19 at 15:21 Community♦ 1

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Examples of species whose Latin and scientific names are different

example-request biology scientific-names

Jun 7 at 22:06 Figulus 1,661

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What are the relative frequencies of cases in Latin?

morphologia declinatio statistics

May 12 at 12:23 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 85.7k

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What have we learned about Latin in the last century?

classical-latin resource-request soft-question

Apr 24 '17 at 0:11 Cerberus♦ 16k

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Are there feminine and neuter versions of “professor”?

vocabulary example-request derivation

Apr 5 '17 at 22:24 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 85.7k

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Can I passivize a verb with two objects with respect to either one?

verbs passive object

Apr 6 '16 at 20:06 Nathaniel is protesting 10.3k

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When did 'ph' start to be pronounced like 'f'?

pronunciation language-evolution greek consonants aspiration

Apr 1 '16 at 22:21 Community♦ 1

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Is any animal neuter in Latin?

genus animals neutrum

Jun 6 at 18:58 Community♦ 1

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Where did the Romans think Latin comes from?

language-evolution passage-request origin

May 9 '19 at 2:29 Community♦ 1

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Did the Romans use dictionaries to check what words mean?

classical-latin roman-culture dictionary

Aug 8 '17 at 9:14 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 85.7k

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What was a language for the Romans?

grammarians passage-request

Jun 18 '17 at 10:56 Community♦ 1

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What colours did different colour words mean, exactly?

meaning reference-request color

Dec 27 '16 at 13:11 Tatjana Heuser 171

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How did Rome transform from republic to empire in Latin?

classical-latin history politics

Dec 18 '16 at 11:33 Tom Cotton 16.8k

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Where to find ancient mathematics in Latin?

classical-latin mathematics

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

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How to read mathematics out loud?

pronunciation contemporary-latin spoken-language science mathematics

May 9 '19 at 3:13 Draconis 39.7k

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What was a draco?

classical-latin meaning animals

Apr 6 '18 at 17:21 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 85.7k

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625 Questions

What is Google Translate good for?

Which online Latin dictionaries should I use and why?

Could all soldiers in the Roman army actually speak Latin?

How to say “every fourth year” in Latin?

What is bullshit in Latin?

Why hippopotamus instead of potamohippus?

“Oh no!” in Latin

A story of a king who wanted to simplify Latin grammar

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

What did Romans call their language?

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

Are the two cums related?

Are there any complete Latin inscriptions written in boustrophedon?

Did the Romans derive verbs from names?

Historicity doubted by Romans

Examples of species whose Latin and scientific names are different

What are the relative frequencies of cases in Latin?

What have we learned about Latin in the last century?

Are there feminine and neuter versions of “professor”?

Can I passivize a verb with two objects with respect to either one?

When did 'ph' start to be pronounced like 'f'?

Is any animal neuter in Latin?

Where did the Romans think Latin comes from?

Did the Romans use dictionaries to check what words mean?

What was a language for the Romans?

What colours did different colour words mean, exactly?

How did Rome transform from republic to empire in Latin?

Where to find ancient mathematics in Latin?

How to read mathematics out loud?

What was a draco?