Brian Albinson wrote:
Sundialers
Could a Latin Scholar please tell me whether the translation below
for my new stained glass dial is OK?
WATCH ALL THE HOURS
ONE OF THESE WILL BE YOUR LAST
SPECTO OMNIS HORA
UNA EX HIS ERIT TIBI ULTIMA
Brian Albinson
3441 Wellington Crescent, North Vancouver, BC, V7R 3B3, CANADA
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Well, I didn't qualify as a Latin scholar 40+ years ago, and I'm far
rustier now than then, but I do have a couple of starting points:
SPECTO is first person singular ("I see/watch"). You want a second
person imperative, possibly SPECTA.
HOURS should be HORAE for the plural.
You might simplify the second line to ONE WILL BE YOUR LAST. "OF THESE"
can be implied...
Dave
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