I've searched the latin to english dictionaries, and couldn't find the meaning of this word. I'm pretty sure its a pronoun, but I'm not sure. Here's the sentence it comes from: "Caecilius Furiano suo."
Thanks so much.
2007-11-28 11:33:52 · 4 answers · asked by missxcaulfield 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It's tough to translate without some context. The words you gave have no verb, so it's harder to figure out.
It's not the reflexive pronoun - that's sui, sibi, or se. It's probably from the adjective 'suus, sua, suum', which means 'his/one's/its (own). There is a verb 'suo'; that means 'I sew/stitch', and that does not seem to fit.
If it's the adj., it's dative or ablative singular - either masculine or neuter. Looking at the phrase you gave: 'Furiano' also has a dative or ablative singular ending. That could come from adding the suffix '-ian' or '-an', meaning 'of, belonging to, connected with, derived from', to a noun -
Furia = fury, frenzy: Furia>Furian>Furiano
Fur(s) = thief, robber; Fur>Furian>Furiano.
So you can get someting like Caecilius by his own fury...
Really need some more context to understand.
2007-11-29 01:27:14 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caecilius est in cubiculo suo
"Caecilius is in his room".
This should give you enough info to deal with the rest of your translation.
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2007-11-29 10:50:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
himself
The sentance would (i'm guessing) be translated-
Caecilius Furiano himself
2007-11-28 11:42:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
suo is a reflexive adjective/noun meaning himself, herself or itself
i'm bad at translating so i can't help you with the sentence, sorry
2007-11-28 11:37:27 · answer #4 · answered by dohboy000 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋