Thursday, August 10, 2006

Deus benedicat te!



Latin is so much fun (our cherished heritage!) Doesn't it just glow on this shinny cut of marble? When I sign my letters I sometimes write in Latin: Dominus Benedicat Te (May the Lord bless you)!
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Shouldn´t it be: "Deus te benedicat"?

3:13 PM
Anonymous said...

All six possible orders of the words are OK. Latin has very flexible word ordering.

However, "Dominus benedicat te" does sound slightly unusual. I think it suggests either emphasis on "te", like "May the lord bless YOU", or that the author was thinking in English. :) The prosaic way to say it is "Benedicat te Dominus."

Caveat lector: I'm not an expert on Latin. You should double-check this somewhere else.

5:16 AM

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