Wednesday Latin Quiz

[Gibbon]

Eligio in Summum Pontificem


Bonus points for

a) what's missing?

b) what's unusual about the construction if it was classical as opposed to church latin?

[NotAllThere]

a) The name of who's being elected?

[Gibbon]

a) The name of who's being elected?

Yep, the subject of the clause.



can't rep you sorry

[DimPrawn]

Sorry Latin wasn't on the Curriculum at my Comprehensive, we had Socialist Studies instead.

[NotAllThere]

Is the second one the spelling?

You've got to have the latin to do the judgin.

[stek]

Wednesday Latin Quiz

Noun inflection?

[Gibbon]

Is the second one the spelling?

You've got to have the latin to do the judgin.

b) is the verb placement, which usually occurs at the end of the clause in classical latin.

[mudskipper]

Feck, is it only Wednesday?

[Gibbon]

Francesco in summum pontificem elegerunt

They have chosen Francesco into the highest priesthood

They have elected Francis as the supreme pontiff.


Pontifex is a compound noun

Pons + Facio = bridge maker/builder