Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
A seeker of the truth
Latin translation:
petitor veritatis
Feb 9, 2003 10:14
21 yrs ago
English term
John
One Who Seeks The Truth
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English to Latin
Other
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I want this tattooed on my arm and I would like it translated into Latin. I just want this phrase and nothing additional
Proposed translations
(Latin)
| 5 +2 | (is) qui veritatem petit |
Joseph Brazauskas
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| 5 +4 | veritatem quaerens |
Giusi Pasi
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| 5 | ille qui veritatem quaeritat |
Wit
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| 5 | veritatem quaero |
Wit
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Proposed translations
+2
3 hrs
Joseph Brazauskas
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
When You Want It Done Right
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
, Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Latin to English, English to Latin, Greek (Ancient) to English, and 23 more.
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(is) qui veritatem petit
The literal translation. The first (demonstrative) pronoun isn't necessary.
Or you could say simply 'petitor veritatis' = 'a seeker of the truth' (objective genitive).
Or you could say simply 'petitor veritatis' = 'a seeker of the truth' (objective genitive).
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+4
30 mins
Giusi Pasi
Italy
Italy
Italy
Veni, Vidi, Verti!
Native in: Italian
Works in: Italian, English to Italian, German to Italian
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24
veritatem quaerens
'one who' must be not translated, he is the subject of 'quaerens' (present participle, in this case this verbal tense is suitable). In Latin the subject is implied by the verb. Quaerere= to seek
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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
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Peter Leistra
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Andrea Kopf
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Joseph Brazauskas
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ille qui veritatem quaeritat
ille qui veritatem quaeritat
word by word:
"One who truth seeks"
Still better is a Greek one
"philalêthês"
"The Truth Lover"
(I the accented letters are "e"
but I don't know if accents are
correct)
Happy tattooing
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Note added at 2003-02-09 11:01:50 (GMT)
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Sorry, I have just clicked the wrong link. :)
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/d...
and
William Whitaker\'s:
quaerit.at V 1 1 PRES ACTIVE IND 3 S
quaerito, quaeritare, quaeritavi, quaeritatus V
seek, search for;
quaer.it V 3 1 PRES ACTIVE IND 3 S
quaero, quaerere, quaesivi, quaesitus V
search for, seek, strive for; obtain; ask, inquire, demand;
word by word:
"One who truth seeks"
Still better is a Greek one
"philalêthês"
"The Truth Lover"
(I the accented letters are "e"
but I don't know if accents are
correct)
Happy tattooing
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Note added at 2003-02-09 11:01:50 (GMT)
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Sorry, I have just clicked the wrong link. :)
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/d...
and
William Whitaker\'s:
quaerit.at V 1 1 PRES ACTIVE IND 3 S
quaerito, quaeritare, quaeritavi, quaeritatus V
seek, search for;
quaer.it V 3 1 PRES ACTIVE IND 3 S
quaero, quaerere, quaesivi, quaesitus V
search for, seek, strive for; obtain; ask, inquire, demand;
50 mins
veritatem quaero
still simpler and shorter
"I seek/strive for the truth"
"I seek/strive for the truth"
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