Charlotte Blank Czech Republic Local time: 13:36 Czech to German + ...
May 27, 2006
Hi,
this is not a question about translation but I'm just curious to know whether the "tocius" in the following sentence is right or not:
Praga tocius Bohemiae domina
Should it not be "totius"? Or is it just a misprint? I had this sentence in one text recently and the unusual form caught my eyes. It had been written by a scholar in 11th century but unfortunately the original has not been preserved.
I have no idea of middle-age Latin but maybe someone of you would know more about this?
Charlotte
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Neil Crockford United Kingdom Local time: 12:36 Member (2003) German to English + ...
Question about 11th century Latin
May 27, 2006
"Totius" makes perfect sense.
"Tocius" does not appear to exist.
My money is on a scribal error, and error in transcription or
a misprint.
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William Short Italy Local time: 13:36 Italian to English + ...
totius / tocius
May 27, 2006
_totius_ is word that you want, although _tocius_ is a result of pronunciation influencing spelling rather than a scribal error (such as diplography, etc.). By the 11th c. -ti- was certainly already sibilized (cf. amicitia >> amicizia etc.)
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Kaiserina Canada Local time: 06:36 Italian to English + ...
Latin variation
May 28, 2006
There are lots of variations in spelling from that time, as well as local Latin dialects and other things to confuse us. Looks like a sibilisation to me too.
No spellcheck back then! Probably a good thing
Saluti,
Katy
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