Q&A for linguists, teachers, and students wanting to discuss the finer points of the Latin language
77 What is Google Translate good for? 2017-05-11T00:39:13.023
56 Are "-que" and "et" equivalent? 2016-02-23T18:13:46.960
48 Why is the language of ancient Rome called "Latin" instead of "Roman"? 2016-07-05T18:33:55.660
45 Which online Latin dictionaries should I use and why? 2016-05-10T12:51:31.127
45 Why is the Roman acronym SPQR and not SPR? 2017-08-11T10:34:18.283
43 Why is "ille" used in Winnie ille Pu and Hobbitus Ille? 2016-02-23T18:16:00.220
42 What punctuation was used in Classical Latin? 2016-02-23T19:27:54.140
36 Accusative equals nominative for neuter words – how universal is this and why? 2016-02-23T18:49:32.867
36 Could all soldiers in the Roman army actually speak Latin? 2020-08-30T17:28:21.403
35 Did the Romans use any swear words? 2016-12-16T17:17:20.170
34 How do we know how the Romans pronounced Latin? 2016-02-23T20:20:08.983
33 What effect should a macron have on the sound of a letter and its word? 2016-02-23T18:23:08.357
32 What gender should a predicate adjective be to agree with a series of things with different genders? 2016-02-23T18:18:34.973
31 How can I study Latin on my own? 2016-05-30T14:39:20.273
30 When is an I not an I? 2016-02-23T18:42:00.767
30 When did “c” before “e” or “i” start to be pronounced as [ts] (in contrast to classical [k])? 2016-02-23T19:37:59.063
29 Why did the letters in the alphabet shift position? 2016-02-23T20:09:17.693
29 Rhotacism: why? 2016-02-24T13:31:30.337
29 Are there exceptions to the Latin stress rules? 2016-03-23T21:11:14.887
29 How do you say "please" in Classical Latin? 2016-09-22T04:36:58.737
28 What's the difference between vel, aut, -ve, et cetera? 2016-02-23T19:35:17.297
28 How to say "every fourth year" in Latin? 2016-02-26T07:19:19.190
28 When is "diēs" masculine, when is it feminine, and why can this word take different genders? 2016-02-29T12:37:30.090
28 How do you say "yes" and "no" in Classical Latin? 2016-09-24T05:23:22.133
28 Why does Latin have five different noun declensions? 2017-04-27T21:50:22.430
28 Why speak in Latin in 2020? 2020-03-11T13:38:52.507
27 Why are there no native Latin words with a Z? 2016-02-23T19:28:40.317
27 How different were high medieval Latin dialects from different parts of Europe? 2016-02-23T20:03:29.457
26 Is "history" a male-biased word ("his+story")? 2019-03-11T15:48:59.913
25 Are there any recorded classical Roman abbreviations of "et cetera"? 2016-02-23T21:17:24.963
25 How did the Romans say "good night"? 2016-02-29T04:20:02.760
25 Why hippopotamus instead of potamohippus? 2016-11-10T20:07:25.253
25 Why did Roman authors never feel a need for word spacing? 2017-01-16T08:41:25.593
25 Why not "Agne Dei"? 2017-07-26T12:28:22.007
25 What did "actuālis" actually mean in Latin? 2018-09-03T09:15:15.710
24 Was the final "-m" a "full-featured" consonant? 2016-02-23T19:37:02.040
24 How do we know how gn was pronounced in Classical Latin? 2016-02-24T20:17:10.097
24 Why does the ablative case also include the locative? 2016-02-27T14:41:32.017
24 What are the classical names of the letters of the Latin alphabet? 2016-04-16T18:38:25.867
24 How do I say "Brexit" in Latin? 2019-02-28T09:53:00.990
24 What is bullshit in Latin? 2020-04-01T07:08:16.453
23 Are there examples of passive imperative forms of non-deponent verbs in ancient literature? 2016-02-23T20:18:40.623
23 Why is 'r' often rolled in modern classical Latin? 2016-02-24T01:05:40.813
23 Why do ablatives of the 3rd declension sometimes end on -e, at other times on -i? 2016-04-05T02:36:29.817
23 "Oh no!" in Latin 2019-03-19T17:41:26.153
22 Meaning of "S. P. D." in letters 2016-05-09T01:46:54.053
22 Why "ex nihilo" instead of "e nihilo"? 2017-01-17T01:32:27.080
22 A story of a king who wanted to simplify Latin grammar 2017-04-27T21:01:25.050
21 How often were medieval scribal abbreviations used? 2016-02-24T21:43:02.710
21 When did scriptio continua and interpuncts give way to spaces between words in Latin? 2016-02-26T02:18:53.687