I'm trying to do a playful variant on the Latin "Citius, Altius, Fortius" ("Swifter, Higher, Stronger"--the motto of the Olympic Games.)
My goal is to change it (as correctly as possible) to "Swifter, Smarter, Sillier"). Can anyone help with this?
My research (and a little blind guesswork) thus far has gotten me "Citius, Sagacius, Infrunitius". How close am I?
Citius (directly cribbed from the original)
Sagacius (arguably "wiser"... acceptable, but I'm willing to consider other recommendations. I might even have this one in the right declension.)
Infrunitius is a bit of a guess. I found a reference of infrunitus as silly... but have to admit that changing it to the comparitive "sillier" has more to do with making all my endings rhyme than ANY recollection of my high school Latin.
(I just found ProZ.com on this little quest...so if I'm transgressing some forum etiquette or posting in the wrong area, I apologize and ask you to set me straight.)
Thank you!
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Vito Smolej Germany Local time: 13:36 Member (2004) English to Slovenian + ...
sapientius, stultius
Aug 13, 2006
that's closer for the last two... or brutius ...
Vale et salve
smo
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Daniela Zambrini Italy Local time: 13:36 Member (2005) English to Italian + ...
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try the English-Latin Kudoz section
Aug 13, 2006
Hi crichtfort,
you can try the kudoz section
Click on "ask question" (http://www.proz.com/?sp=k2 ), select the language combination (click on "see more languages" if necessary), select further detail fields and provide full context just as you have posted in this forum.
You will certainly be able to find some excellent help!
Ciao, Daniela (who knows absolutely no Latin)
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Refugio United States Local time: 04:36 Spanish to English + ...
In my father's day
Aug 13, 2006
They used to repeat a little sophomoric rhyme:
Latin is a language,
At least it used to be.
First it killed the Romans,
And now it's killing me.
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Will Matter United States Local time: 04:36 English + ...
KudoZ
Aug 13, 2006
Asking this in KudoZ is what I would've suggested also.
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I think "smo" is on the right track with "Sapientius" for "Smarter".
I'm pondering "Stultius" and "Brutius"...my concern being that they imply stupidity or foolishness...with negative connotations. I'm looking for "Silly" in a fun, whimsical vein.
But I'm far ahead of where I was, and quite grateful!
Thank you all!
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