Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
Aequum est ut merita
English translation:
laurels that they deserve...
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Olga Cartlidge
Mar 17, 2010 19:31
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Aequum est ut merita
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Quandoquidem aequum est ut, qui doctrina caeteris praestant, merita, qua secernantur ab illiteratis, decorentur laurea...
Because it is fair that those who exel among the others in their learning deserve a distinction that would make them stand out among the uneducated others.
Why is "Merita" in the singular ?
Many thanks
Because it is fair that those who exel among the others in their learning deserve a distinction that would make them stand out among the uneducated others.
Why is "Merita" in the singular ?
Many thanks
Proposed translations
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| 4 | laurels that they deserve... |
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laurels that they deserve...
On reflection, I think that in its own tortuous way, it goes with lorea (laurels)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-03-17 21:40:51 GMT)
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Or in full: It is fair that ...they are decorated with the laurels that they deserve
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-03-17 21:40:51 GMT)
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Or in full: It is fair that ...they are decorated with the laurels that they deserve
Note from asker:
| Many thanks, Rebecca, great minds think alike : - )) I finally decided that ut decorentur and ut merita should be translated seperately i.e. that "ut" serves 2 purposes and have put "... that they be awarded, as deserved". |
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Comment: "Many thanks, Rebecca. That was a very tricky sentence, not exactly gold standard Latin."
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