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Latin translation: EXITIVMMEVM

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English term or phrase:	my downfall
Latin translation:	EXITIVMMEVM
Entered by:	Joseph J. Brazauskas

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17:13 Jan 13, 2006

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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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EXITIVMMEVM

Joseph J. Brazauskas

5 +1

RVINAMEA > ruina mea

Leonardo Marcello Pignataro

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EXITIVMMEVM

Joseph J. Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 16:54
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Spanish
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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
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Italian
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