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To the rat goes the honor

Latin translation: sorici est honor

21:11 Mar 20, 2002
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: To the rat goes the honor
I am changing the moto of my school in Massachusetts, USA that is displayed on its emblem. I need it to be easily understood and excellent gramitically.
Thanks
Ben Clapp
Latin translation:sorici est honor
Explanation:
Dear Ben,

well... that's the easiest way to put it. In short, it is a possessive-dative construction with verb "to be". "Honor is to the rat", which means "The rat has got the honor" --> "to the rat goes the honor".

Rat is "sorex", but "sorici" for it is in dative case (to the rat)

est: is (cfr. above)

honor: honor

Hope it helps!

Flavio


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Note added at 2002-03-20 21:42:16 (GMT)
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\"muri\" (to the rat) would have been ambiguous. Also means \"to the wall\"!
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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
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Local time: 11:24
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5 +2sorici est honor
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sorici est honor


Explanation:
Dear Ben,

well... that's the easiest way to put it. In short, it is a possessive-dative construction with verb "to be". "Honor is to the rat", which means "The rat has got the honor" --> "to the rat goes the honor".

Rat is "sorex", but "sorici" for it is in dative case (to the rat)

est: is (cfr. above)

honor: honor

Hope it helps!

Flavio


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Note added at 2002-03-20 21:42:16 (GMT)
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\"muri\" (to the rat) would have been ambiguous. Also means \"to the wall\"!


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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 11:24
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 190
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agree  Antoinette Verburg: I'm sure you are .. although my Latin dictionary tells me that a 'sorex' is a 'shrew'...
9 mins
  -> I haven't chosen "mus" because dative would have been "muri" , which also is "wall" - he wanted something NOT ambiguous :)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1219 days
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