2007-01-30 10:38:25 · 5 answers · asked by felixtricks 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Is their a different spelling for peaceful in latin or is it just Pax.
2007-01-30 10:39:44 · update #1
Pax has several plural forms, depending on use:
paces - nominative, subject of a sentence
pacum - genitive, possessive
pacibus - dative, indirect object
paces - accusative, direct object
pacibus - ablative, agent
The singular forms are
pax - nominative
pacis - genitive
paci - dative
pacem - accusative
pace - ablative
'Pacificus' comes from pax, but it really doesn't mean 'peaceful'. It's more like 'making or tending to make peace.'
Latin words that fit the English word 'peaceful' are placidus, mollis, and clemens. These are also declined, and the endings change based on the case and the word they modify.
2007-01-31 13:16:51 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pax In Latin
2016-11-11 07:04:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if there is a plural form of PAX, but, if there were a plural, it would be PACES (pronounced pahkess).
The word for 'peaceful' is PACIFER (pronounced "pahkifair") and there is another word PACIFICUS (pronounced "pahkifikus") that means something rather similar - 'peaceable', or something like that. Both words are adjectives, so they decline, i.e. they change form according to gender, case and number.
2007-01-30 13:45:09 · answer #3 · answered by deedsallan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the answer to that, but you have used the wrong "their". It should be "there".
2007-01-30 12:45:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pace?
2007-01-30 10:55:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋