Requestus translatum ad Latinum

[j]

Could someone who knows Latin translate for me:

A plant that is not growing is dying.

I'd appreciate it. Actually, if anyone knows the original version if any, and attribution, I'd appreciate that as well.

 

[matadorpoeta]

Originally Posted by j

Could someone who knows Latin translate for me: A plant that is not growing is dying. I'd appreciate it. Actually, if anyone knows the original version if any, and attribution, I'd appreciate that as well.
florum qui non cresciri mortire (just kidding. that's a wild guess.)

 

[matadorpoeta]

a'ight dawg. i looked it up fo' ya cuz i wuz curiuss too. i think this is closer: floris qui non crescere mortifera. in spanish: flor que no crece, muere.

 

[aybojs]

I'm guessing you haven't studied Latin, since morir is conjugated incorrectly (it's conjugated as a passive voiced verb even when used as an active verb), and the grammar in general is messed up. It's been a while since I've studied Latin, so my vocab is crappy and I had to look up words, but with the basic grammar done properly, you'd probably get something like this:

Planta quae non crescit (or alescit) moritur.

I haven't heard a phrase of that nature off hand, so I don't know if that's what you're looking for, but the word selection and grammar check out.

 

[thinman]

I understand that Conne knows Latin.

 

[Nantucket Red]

Originally Posted by thinman

I understand that Conne knows Latin.

Don't you mean Greek?

 

[dkzzzz]

I wish schools were teaching Latin pronunciation along with grammar. In most cases Latin being horribly mangled by English-speaking people.

That last version looks beautiful.

 

[j]

I asked on a Latin forum and got:

"Pereunt flores qui non crescunt" - flowers die that do not grow

"Perit floris qui non crescit" - a flower dies that does not grow

Not sure why they used floris instead of herb- or plant- , but that's what I have so far.

 

[SoCal2NYC]

I studied Latin for 4 years and don't have a clue. It would have been easier to translate FROM Latin to English.
However, I don't feel those 4 years were spent in vain because I think they are what helped me become 90% fluent in Italian in just about a year.

 

[j]

Okay, opinions - is it lame to get a tattoo of a motto in Latin when I don't speak it? It just seemed a more enduring and classic language for a motto to be in, and frankly, it will look better IMO. I'm still not sure I want it at all, or how I'd do it stylistically anyway. Just wondering.

 

[dkzzzz]

Originally Posted by j

Okay, opinions - is it lame to get a tattoo of a motto in Latin when I don't speak it? It just seemed a more enduring and classic language for a motto to be in, and frankly, it will look better IMO. I'm still not sure I want it at all, or how I'd do it stylistically anyway. Just wondering.

Don't do it. Misspelled tattoo is very cokebinge 80s.

Do one of those Asian tatoos that us, cool dudes like so much.

 

[j]

Even better - does anyone know the kanji for "cool dude"? Bonus if it also means "frozen gay cowboy".

 

[Renault78law]

Originally Posted by j

Okay, opinions - is it lame to get a tattoo of a motto in Latin when I don't speak it? It just seemed a more enduring and classic language for a motto to be in, and frankly, it will look better IMO. I'm still not sure I want it at all, or how I'd do it stylistically anyway. Just wondering.

I don't think it's lame, but you better get it right. Find some kind of Latin professor or something and email him to confirm.

 

[dopey]

Originally Posted by j

Okay, opinions - is it lame to get a tattoo of a motto in Latin when I don't speak it? It just seemed a more enduring and classic language for a motto to be in, and frankly, it will look better IMO. I'm still not sure I want it at all, or how I'd do it stylistically anyway. Just wondering.

Maybe it is SOP in tattoo culture, but to me, it seems very silly to translate a phrase you like into a language you don't speak before etching it onto your body. I would think a tattoo should be more rather than less personal and making the motto unintelligible to you strikes me as making the tattoo less personal.

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC

I studied Latin for 4 years and don't have a clue. It would have been easier to translate FROM Latin to English.
However, I don't feel those 4 years were spent in vain because I think they are what helped me become 90% fluent in Italian in just about a year.

The only words you need to know are fatte a mano.

Jon.