Guess the Word in Romlangs
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Is it descended from, or at least related to, vīvō?
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does the a in magrir descend from a diphthong or monophthong containing /a/?
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Correct!
It does.
terram impūram incolāmus
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
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Was magrir derived from a word that was present in Classical Latin?Jackk wrote: ↑10 Mar 2020 08:36The verbal derivation is later than Classical Latin.shimobaatar wrote: ↑10 Mar 2020 00:40 Is magrir descended from a 4th conjugation verb in Classical Latin?
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Yes, it is.shimobaatar wrote: ↑20 Mar 2020 22:34Was magrir derived from a word that was present in Classical Latin?Jackk wrote: ↑10 Mar 2020 08:36The verbal derivation is later than Classical Latin.shimobaatar wrote: ↑10 Mar 2020 00:40 Is magrir descended from a 4th conjugation verb in Classical Latin?
terram impūram incolāmus
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
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This is a bit of a shot in the dark, but is it related to macer?
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It is!shimobaatar wrote: ↑22 Mar 2020 19:52 This is a bit of a shot in the dark, but is it related to macer?
terram impūram incolāmus
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
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so "to live thinning". Does it mean "to diet"?
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Does the meaning of magrir have something to do with becoming thinner?
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Hmmm, okshimobaatar wrote: ↑26 Mar 2020 02:07 Does the meaning of magrir have something to do with becoming thinner?
- "become thin" was a sense of this word in the past
- becoming thinner is a result of literally doing one of its modern senses
- it is being used metaphorically in the phrase
terram impūram incolāmus
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
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so, something along the lines of '"living poorly" - like "starving" or "malnutrition"?
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Very much no.
terram impūram incolāmus
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
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"to exercise", maybe? With weight loss as a goal?
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No.
terram impūram incolāmus
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
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Right, but I thought it might help to try to figure out what the typical/literal meaning is first.
Is this "becoming thinner" as in a person losing weight, or as in an object being whittled down, or something else?
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Sure I'll just note that the whole phrase veur a magrir is never used literally. But yeah, it possibly is worth workign out what magrir literally means in the modern sense.shimobaatar wrote: ↑29 Mar 2020 16:49 Right, but I thought it might help to try to figure out what the typical/literal meaning is first.
Losing weight.shimobaatar wrote: ↑29 Mar 2020 16:49 Is this "becoming thinner" as in a person losing weight, or as in an object being whittled down, or something else?
terram impūram incolāmus
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
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So it's not "starve", "diet", or "exercise". Hmm… does magrir generally have a positive connotation?