How would you say "The Great Uncle" in Latin? Or just "great uncle"?
2006-12-20 14:58:19 · 5 answers · asked by acrylicana 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
edit: I'm not asking for Spanish.
Ok?
NOT SPANISH.
LATIN
Great Uncle in LATIN.
Thank you. :D
2006-12-20 15:57:43 · update #1
Latin uses two different words for uncle - avunculus for the mother's brother, and patruus for the father's brother.
avunculus magnus - great uncle (grandma's brother)
patruus magnus - great uncle (grandpa's brother)
Latin also had words for a great grandparent and a great-great grandparent, as well as corresponding words for their siblings. If this is not the meaning you intended, but rather just an uncle who is a great person, I would use the word for uncle followed by benignus (kind, friendly, generous) or bonus (good, virtuous, honest, kind).
2006-12-21 01:43:46 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A straight translation is not existing in the dictionary.
However also in my native language, the Italian that's directly originated from Latin, we are not distinguishing the Uncle from the Great Uncle. Therefore I would say that in Latin you can say in both cases "avunculus" (mother's side) and "patruus" (father's side). If you want add "the great" its translation could then be
"magnus" and hence "avunculus magnus" or "patruus magnus"
2006-12-21 02:02:07 · answer #2 · answered by martox45 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tata-Tio
2006-12-20 14:59:06 · answer #3 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Frater avi"=brother of the grandfather, "frater avae"=brother of the grandmother, I don't think there is any other expression.
2006-12-20 21:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in spanish it means: "El tio grandioso" or you can say: Un grandioso tio.
2006-12-20 15:32:04 · answer #5 · answered by Mystik 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋