Latin from Zero Samuel Johnson Statute

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InscriptionA . ☧ . Ω .SAMUELI . JOHNSONGRAMMATICO . ET . CRITICOSCRIPTORUM . ANGLICORUMLITTERATE . PERITOPOETAELUMINIBUS . SENTENTIARUMET . PONDERIBUS . VERBORUMADMIRABILIMAGISTRO . VIRTUTIS . GRAVISSIMOHOMINI . OPTIMO . ETSINGULARIS . EXEMPLIQUI . VIXIT . ANN . LXXVMENS . III . DIEB . XIIIDECESSIT . IDIB . DECEMBRANN . CHRIST . CIƆ . IƆCC . LXXXIIIISEPULT . IN . AED .SANCT . PETR .WESTMONASTERIENS .XIII . KAL . IANVARANN . CHRIST . CIƆ . IƆCC . LXXXVAMICI . ET . SODALESLITTERARIIPECUNIA . CONLATAH . M . FACIUND . CURAVAR .HeaderA . ☧ . Ω .The Greek letter Alpha, the Greek letters Chi and Rho, a Christogram for Christ, the Greek letter Omega.A. is the Greek symbol Alpha. The first letter of the Greek alphabet, used here as a symbol of the beginning.☧. is the Christogram Chi-Rho. A Christogram formed from the first two Greek letters of the word Christos; often used as a symbol for Jesus Christ.Ω. is the Greek symbol Omega. The last letter of the Greek alphabet, used here as a symbol of the end.Reading line oneSamueli JohnsonTo Samuel JohnsonSamueli. means “Samuel”. This is the dative singular form of the masculine noun “Samuelus,” indicating the indirect object or recipient of the action. It functions here as the object of an implied preposition, likely “to,” addressing Samuel directly.Johnson. means “Johnson”. This is a proper noun in the nominative singular case, masculine in gender. It functions as an apposition to “Samueli,” clarifying or specifying the identity of Samuel. As a foreign name, “Johnson” retains its original form without Latin inflection.Reading line twoGrammatico et criticoTo the grammarian and criticGrammatico. means “grammarian”. This is the dative singular form of the masculine noun “grammaticus,” indicating the indirect object or recipient of the action. It refers to a person skilled in grammar or language studies.et. means “and”. This is a conjunction used to coordinate or link two nouns, showing that both “grammatico” and “critico” are recipients of the implied action.critico. means “critic”. This is the dative singular form of the masculine noun “criticus,” also indicating the indirect object or recipient. It refers to a person who evaluates or analyzes works critically.Reading line threeScriptorum AnglicorumOf English writersScriptorum. means “writer”. This is the genitive plural form of the masculine noun “scriptor,” indicating possession or association. It refers to multiple writers or authors, emphasizing their collective identity.Anglicorum. means “English”. This is the genitive plural form of the masculine adjective “Anglicus,” agreeing with “Scriptorum” in case, number, and gender. It specifies the nationality or characteristic of the writers, marking them as English.Reading line fourLitterate peritoTo the man skilled in literatureLitterate. means “learned”. This is the vocative singular form of the masculine adjective “litteratus,” used for direct address. It highlights the quality of being educated or scholarly, addressing the person directly.perito. means “expert”. This is the dative singular form of the masculine adjective “peritus,” indicating the recipient or indirect object. It emphasizes skill or experience, functioning substantively as a noun.Reading line fivePoetaeTo the poetPoetae. means “poet”. This is the nominative plural form of the masculine noun “poeta,” indicating multiple poets as the subject of the sentence. Despite its first declension ending in “-a,” “poeta” is masculine, which is atypical for Latin nouns.Reading line sixLuminibus sententiarumIn the brilliance of thoughtsLuminibus. means “light”. It is a noun in the dative case, plural number, and neuter gender. Here, it functions as the indirect object, receiving the metaphorical association of enlightenment or guidance.Sententiarum. means “opinion”. It is a noun in the genitive case, plural number, and feminine gender. It serves as a possessive modifier, indicating that the lights belong to or are associated with the opinions.Reading line sevenEt ponderibus verborumAnd in the weight of wordsEt. means “and”. It is a conjunction that links this phrase to a preceding context, introducing an additional idea or element to the discussion.Ponderibus. means “weight”. It is a noun in the ablative case, plural number, and neuter gender. Here, it functions as an ablative of means, indicating the instrument or method by which something is achieved—metaphorically, the significance or impact of the weights.Verborum. means “word”. It is a noun in the genitive case, plural number, and neuter gender. It serves as a possessive modifier, showing that the weights belong to or pertain to the words.Reading line eightAdmirabiliTo the admirable manAdmirabili. means “admirable”. It is an adjective in the dative case, singular number, and neuter gender. Depending on context, it could also be ablative, indicating either the recipient or the means of an action. The adjective agrees with an implied noun, which could refer to a…

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