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Aside: Any idea what that Latin motto is on this blog? TOTUS VESTRI ARCANA NOCTI NOBIS EST Google translate refused.
by dosy 8y ago
Aside: Any idea what that Latin motto is on this blog?
TOTUS VESTRI ARCANA NOCTI NOBIS EST
Google translate refused.
- figgis 8y agoDon't know latin in any way shape or form. Just was curious and used this like a small puzzle. Added a bit more context to words that weren't very self explanatory. TOTUS - all/whole VESTRI - your ARCANA - secrets NOCTI - night? - 'used in formation of compound words' [0] NOBIS - us/we EST - to be - "can be translated as 'it is,' 'he/she is,' or simply 'is.' It is the third person singular of the present tense of the verb 'to be'" [1] Sooo my guess would be something along the lines "All the secrets of the night belong to us?" If someone knows any better I would love to be corrected. [0] - https://www.dictionary.com/browse/nocti- https://www.dictionary.com/browse/nocti- [1] - https://study.com/academy/answer/what-does-est-mean-in-latin.html https://study.com/academy/answer/what-does-est-mean-in-latin...
- ahmedalsudani 8y ago[Edited with another mistake] I suspect it uses the wrong case (declension) for some of those words and I'm not sure if arcana can be used as a noun--I've forgotten some of my Latin. My best guesses: What was intended: "all the secrets of your night are ours" It actually says something closer to: "all the secrets of your night are to us" It should use noster, as opposed to nos (nobis in the dative case), if I understand the intended meaning correctly. The reason I suspect wrong case is that nobis is in the dative case whereas I think it should be a nominative in order to agree with the subject (so "noster" in order to agree with totus).
- badosu 8y agoAll your bases are belong to us