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For those unaware (or too lazy to go to the website) the transliteration is as follows: 'Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori' -> Sweet and fitting it is for t
by MarkPNeyer 17y ago
For those unaware (or too lazy to go to the website) the transliteration is as follows:
'Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori' -> Sweet and fitting it is for the fatherland to die.
- Maktab 17y agoRather, the translation is: 'It is sweet and right to die for one's country'. Alternatively, it could be rendered as 'It is noble and honourable to die for one's fatherland' or similar.
- rwmj 17y agoYes I'd agree with the other reply that "pro patria" is "for [your] country", and has nothing to do with the word "fatherland". (And yes I did study Latin for about 10 years).
- telemachos 17y agoDifferent countries personify their nations in different ways, or not at all. The Latin word patria is feminine, and Cicero and others personified Roma as a woman. That said, 'fatherland' is not necessarily an unreasonable translation of patria, depending on the context. (It does have some unfortunate overtones now, but that's accidental.)
- LyBar 17y agoThe Latin word patria is feminine -- If that is the case,then riddle me this: Why are Kings referred to as patriarchs and Queens referred to as Matriarchs? Why is one's father's family called Paternal relatives and one's mother's considered maternal relatives? Why is the Latin word for father pater, patr and for mother mater, matr? Why do the electronic and online translaters say patria means fatherland?