Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

This Cat doll belonged to my late mother

Latin translation:

hic feles pupa est, quae demortuae matri meae fuerat

Added to glossary by Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
May 17, 2005 04:51
19 yrs ago
English term

This Cat doll belonged to my late mother

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hic feles pupa est, quae demortuae matri meae fuerat

Hi there,

I have changed a bit the structure:

"Hic feles pupa est" --> This cat is a doll
"quae" --> which (fem.)
"demortuae matri meae" "to my late/deceased mother" (dative)
"fuerat" --> "had belonged" (plusquamperfect)

In Latin you say "esse" + dative to express "belong".

Ave atque vale,
Flavio
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Segura

Traupman

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