Decimus Canus wrote:
> On Apr 30, 11:49 am, "B. T. Raven" <ni...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> ntm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>> Could one of you very smart people translate this into Latin for me:
>>> "Hello Grandparents and friends I welcome you to our school".
>>> thanks so much
>> Since the smart people will probably keep their counsel, I will do it
>> instead:
>>
>> Salvete, O avi et amici! In ludum nostrum libenter vos accipio
>> scholam.... .... accipimus.
>
> Having far less claim to being numbered among the smart, I was about
> to suggest:
>
> Avi, aviae et amici, vos ad scolam nostram venientes saluto.
>
> ... with the saluto standing for both the hello and the welcome. Am I
> right in thinking that ludum would be more appropriate for a primary
> school, and scolam (or scholam) for older children? I was also
> wondering whether avi can stand for grandparents rather than just
> grandfathers. Comments will be gratefully and humbly received.
>
> --
> Decimus...
I can't find explicit reference to that usage but (as in Spanish) Latin
has 'patres' for 'parentes' which word refers to both pater and mater.
The same principle would apply to the default *** in other relation****ps
(pueri = boys and girls, fratres = brothers and sisters, etc.).How about:
Salvete, O avi aviaeque necnon omnes amici mei! In scholam nostram vos
omnes libenter accipio.
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