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Latin translation: EXITIVMMEVM


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English term or phrase:my downfall
Latin translation:EXITIVMMEVM
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: my downfall
i was hoping to see how to write this term in latin using the ancient latin alphabet.
brinnah
EXITIVMMEVM
Explanation:
I.e., 'exitium meum'. The Romans employed only capital letters and did not separate words or sentences in writing. Likewise, during the best period of ancient Latinity, V stood for both the vowel /u/ and the semi-consonant /w/, although from Trajan's reign (98-117 CE), the rounded form U begins to appear in incriptions.
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Joseph J. Brazauskas
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5 +4EXITIVMMEVMJoseph J. Brazauskas
5 +1RVINAMEA > ruina meaLeonardo Marcello Pignataro


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EXITIVMMEVM


Explanation:
I.e., 'exitium meum'. The Romans employed only capital letters and did not separate words or sentences in writing. Likewise, during the best period of ancient Latinity, V stood for both the vowel /u/ and the semi-consonant /w/, although from Trajan's reign (98-117 CE), the rounded form U begins to appear in incriptions.

Joseph J. Brazauskas
United States
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavio Ferri Benedetti: Exactly
2 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Krisztina Lelik
13 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Mara Roberto
17 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Leonardo Marcello Pignataro: Ave, excelse philologe! :-)
2 days19 hrs
  -> Benigne dicis, doctissime vir.
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2 days21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
RVINAMEA > ruina mea


Explanation:
Just another suggestion.
The noun "ruina", which means both physical (of an edifice, of a tree) and moral (of a nation, of a politician, of a condition, ecc.) downfall, comes from the same root of the verb "ruo" which means "to run down to, to fall down, to cause avock" among its negative meanings.
For the usage of the capital letters, just follow the excellent - as usual! :-) - suggestion of Mr.Brazauskas.



Leonardo Marcello Pignataro
Italy
Local time: 20:47
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Joseph J. Brazauskas: Mire eruditum!
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