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I want to know for a tattoo Idea I have. I'm going to have them in old style calligraphy handriting, and want to be absolutely sure they translate to that before I start commiting, I don't want one without the other. Or maybe could somebody reccomend where I could get them as one tattoo but both words show when read opposite ways?

I find tattooistry a beautiful art form and am not looking for amazing pieces as much as things lat look great while representing things.

Hence I want a few things answering, It will be much appreciated.

Chris.

2007-07-26 13:06:22 · 3 answers · asked by Chris S 1 in Beauty & Style Skin & Body Tattoos

3 answers

Well, only sort of.

Diligo is a verb - first person singular, present tense. It means 'I love, hold dear; value/esteem/favor.' It's milder than amo, the Latin for 'I love' normally seen.

By one of the quirks of language, 'diligo' may also mean 'I bind fast, tie (up), fasten; make fast by tying".

Not really a good choice - unless D&B is part of it.

Vereor is also a verb, same person, tense, etc. It means 'I respect, stand in awe of, honor, fear; revere, venerate.'

It does mean 'I fear', but not in the typical sense of being afraid.

Amo and timeo would be the best choices for "I love' and "I fear'.

If you want nouns, 'amor' is fits for all senses for love. For fear, either 'metus' - apprehension of future evil, or 'timor' - a little less strong than 'metus' - like 'being afraid of'.

2007-07-26 13:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 1 0

NO! No no no no no no no. I'm having a Latin/Greek nerd panic attack here. Those are verbs. I love and I fear. Sort of. Not very good choices for those, either.

Love and fear: Amor and metus.

2007-07-26 13:20:18 · answer #2 · answered by ooyysh 2 · 0 0

no. love is amor, voluptas or pulchritudo - depending on the type of love you want - I presume amor. Fear again is different: timeo is "i fear" but the noun is different. You need to phone a university and ask to speak to a latin professor

2007-07-26 13:15:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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