Is nothing sacred ?
2007-06-11 14:57:53 · 4 answers · asked by Penelope 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
'Sacerne nihil est', or possibly 'Nihilne sacer est. '
In Latin, the enclitic (term for a syllable tacked on the end of another word) '-ne' was placed on the end of the emphatic word in a sentence to make it into a question. We don't do that in English - but we do show the emphatic word by stress on the word when we say it.
If you mean 'Is nothing SACRED?', it's 'Sacerne nihil est'
If you mean 'Is NOTHING sacred?', it's 'Nihilne sacer est. '
2007-06-12 13:23:11 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Nonne aliquid sanctum (est)?", that is if you want the answer to be yes.
Otherwise you have to go with Martox, except for the adjective "sacer", which can mean "holy" as well as "accursed, blasphemous".
"Sanctus" has the connotations of holy, inviolable, great.
2007-06-12 09:49:11 · answer #2 · answered by haggesitze 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Est nusquam sanctus?
2007-06-11 15:13:44 · answer #3 · answered by rstercken 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Estne nihil sacrum ?
2007-06-11 16:56:12 · answer #4 · answered by martox45 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋