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What is Google Translate good for?

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Which online Latin dictionaries should I use and why?

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Nov 2 at 10:42 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 80.1k

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How to say “every fourth year” in Latin?

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Jan 29 '18 at 15:09 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 80.1k

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What is bullshit in Latin?

idiom

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Why hippopotamus instead of potamohippus?

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Sep 21 '17 at 11:19 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 80.1k

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“Oh no!” in Latin

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Mar 20 '19 at 9:13 luchonacho 10.9k

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What did Romans call their language?

classical-latin vocabulary example-request

May 18 at 13:31 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 80.1k

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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 Quuxplusone 221

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A story of a king who wanted to simplify Latin grammar

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Nov 3 '17 at 18:24 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 80.1k

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Did the Romans derive verbs from names?

classical-latin verbs names derivation

Jul 17 '18 at 15:24 brianpck 31.2k

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Are the two cums related?

etymologia word-comparison conjunction praepositio

Jul 19 '16 at 23:28 TKR 18.8k

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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 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 80.1k

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Are there any complete Latin inscriptions written in boustrophedon?

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Apr 29 at 14:44 Alex B. 9,140

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Historicity doubted by Romans

classical-latin history passage-request

Jul 26 at 15:21 fdb 13.2k

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What are the relative frequencies of cases in Latin?

morphologia declinatio statistics

May 12 at 12:23 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 80.1k

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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♦ 15.3k

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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 10.1k

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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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Where did the Romans think Latin comes from?

language-evolution passage-request origin

May 9 '19 at 2:29 Draconis 37.3k

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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♦ 80.1k

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Are there feminine and neuter versions of “professor”?

vocabulary example-request derivation

Apr 5 '17 at 22:24 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 80.1k

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What colours did different colour words mean, exactly?

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Dec 27 '16 at 13:11 Tatjana Heuser 171

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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 37.3k

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What was a draco?

classical-latin meaning animals

Apr 6 '18 at 17:21 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 80.1k

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How does forem compare to essem?

classical-latin word-comparison coniugatio esse

Sep 26 '17 at 7:55 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 80.1k

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What is the first text considered Italian instead of Latin?

language-evolution history italian

Aug 21 '17 at 15:31 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 80.1k

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What was a language for the Romans?

grammarians passage-request

Jun 18 '17 at 10:56 Joonas Ilmavirta♦ 80.1k

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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♦ 80.1k

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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 16.5k

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611 Questions

What is Google Translate good for?

Which online Latin dictionaries should I use and why?

How to say “every fourth year” in Latin?

What is bullshit in Latin?

Why hippopotamus instead of potamohippus?

“Oh no!” in Latin

What did Romans call their language?

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

A story of a king who wanted to simplify Latin grammar

Did the Romans derive verbs from names?

Are the two cums related?

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

Are there any complete Latin inscriptions written in boustrophedon?

Historicity doubted by Romans

What are the relative frequencies of cases in Latin?

What have we learned about Latin in the last century?

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

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

Where did the Romans think Latin comes from?

Did the Romans use dictionaries to check what words mean?

Are there feminine and neuter versions of “professor”?

What colours did different colour words mean, exactly?

Where to find ancient mathematics in Latin?

How to read mathematics out loud?

What was a draco?

How does forem compare to essem?

What is the first text considered Italian instead of Latin?

What was a language for the Romans?

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

How did Rome transform from republic to empire in Latin?