Apr 10, 2001 12:44
24 yrs ago
English term
Brian
Prosperity Love and Wisdom
Non-PRO
English to Latin
Bus/Financial
Just translate these four words as a phrase- do it from English to Latin and from English to Greek
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| 0 | Prosperitas Amor Sapientia |
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| 0 | Eudaimonia philia sophia. |
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Prosperitas Amor Sapientia
PROSPERITAS AMOR SAPIENTIA.
Latin mottoes that simply list items (such as yours) generally omit any word for "and". If you would rather include this, you must actually use "and" repeatedly to connect each item: PROSPERITAS ET AMOR ET SAPIENTIA -- or else using the -QUE suffix form of "and": PROSPERITAS AMORQUE SAPIENTIAQUE.
Other words might be used for "prosperity", too, besides PROSPERITAS. You might use such alternatives as:
- FORTUNA (fortune granted by the gods or fates, sometimes good, PROSPERA/SECUNDA/BONA FORTUNA, sometimes bad, ADVERSA/MALA FORTUNA)
- FAUSTITAS (being favored by the fates, very close to PROSPERITAS)
- FELICITAS (lucky, fortunate, not so closely to notions of the "divine")
- PROSPERA (also very close to PROSPERITAS)
- SALUS (health and general prosperity)
- the phrase RES SECUNDAE (favorable circumstances and events of life)
May you enjoy BONA FORTUNA in your endeavors!
Latin mottoes that simply list items (such as yours) generally omit any word for "and". If you would rather include this, you must actually use "and" repeatedly to connect each item: PROSPERITAS ET AMOR ET SAPIENTIA -- or else using the -QUE suffix form of "and": PROSPERITAS AMORQUE SAPIENTIAQUE.
Other words might be used for "prosperity", too, besides PROSPERITAS. You might use such alternatives as:
- FORTUNA (fortune granted by the gods or fates, sometimes good, PROSPERA/SECUNDA/BONA FORTUNA, sometimes bad, ADVERSA/MALA FORTUNA)
- FAUSTITAS (being favored by the fates, very close to PROSPERITAS)
- FELICITAS (lucky, fortunate, not so closely to notions of the "divine")
- PROSPERA (also very close to PROSPERITAS)
- SALUS (health and general prosperity)
- the phrase RES SECUNDAE (favorable circumstances and events of life)
May you enjoy BONA FORTUNA in your endeavors!
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Comment: "I need greek words also"
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Eudaimonia philia sophia.
In ancient Greek let me suggest: EUDAIMONIA PHILIA SOPHIA. But there are many problems here.
"Prosperity" could be EUDAIMONIA (prosperity due to divine blessing), or MAKARIA or MAKARIOTE^S (happiness), or OLBIA (happiness, well-being).
But Greek has multiple words for "love", each diverging markedly from the others:
PHILIA: "brotherly love, fondness, friendship, comradeship".
ERO^S: "sexual love, romance, sex".
AGAPE^: "deep affection, cherishing".
STORGE^: "maternal love, motherly bonding".
Greek also has multiple words for "wisdom":
SOPHIA: "cleverness, skill, wisdom, wit".
SO^PHROSUNE^: "good sense, prudence, self-control".
NOUS: "mind, sense, understanding".
EPISTE^ME^: "knowledge, understanding, skill".
ME^TIS: "wisdom, foresight, understanding".
In these circumstances, it's critical to have some wider context that would make it more apparent as to which of these selections (for "love" and for "wisdom") would be appropriate. If you're doing a motto, the absence of context makes my rendition the "safest".
"Prosperity" could be EUDAIMONIA (prosperity due to divine blessing), or MAKARIA or MAKARIOTE^S (happiness), or OLBIA (happiness, well-being).
But Greek has multiple words for "love", each diverging markedly from the others:
PHILIA: "brotherly love, fondness, friendship, comradeship".
ERO^S: "sexual love, romance, sex".
AGAPE^: "deep affection, cherishing".
STORGE^: "maternal love, motherly bonding".
Greek also has multiple words for "wisdom":
SOPHIA: "cleverness, skill, wisdom, wit".
SO^PHROSUNE^: "good sense, prudence, self-control".
NOUS: "mind, sense, understanding".
EPISTE^ME^: "knowledge, understanding, skill".
ME^TIS: "wisdom, foresight, understanding".
In these circumstances, it's critical to have some wider context that would make it more apparent as to which of these selections (for "love" and for "wisdom") would be appropriate. If you're doing a motto, the absence of context makes my rendition the "safest".
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