Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
Optima sinceræ jecit fundamina vitæ
English translation:
The best (of wives), she laid the foundations of a pure life.
Added to glossary by
Joseph Brazauskas
Sep 10, 2008 05:26
15 yrs ago
Latin term
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Optima sinceræ jecit fundamina vitæ
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Anthropology
Grave stone inscription
Tenth and penultimate line of a grave stone inscription.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | The best (of wives), she laid the foundations of a pure life. |
Joseph Brazauskas
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| 4 +1 | with optimism and sincerity she laid the foundations of life |
Luis Antonio de Larrauri
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Change log
Sep 15, 2008 13:56: Joseph Brazauskas Created KOG entry
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The best (of wives), she laid the foundations of a pure life.
'Vxorum', or simply 'feminarum', being understood with 'optima'.
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Luis Antonio de Larrauri
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Native in: Spanish
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with optimism and sincerity she laid the foundations of life
I am reading "sinceraque" instead of "sincerae". Abbrevations are very frecuently used in inscriptions, and this coud be one.
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You could say "optimistically and sincerely...". In Latin "optima" and "sincera" would be adjectives applied to the woman subject of the inscription.
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You could say "optimistically and sincerely...". In Latin "optima" and "sincera" would be adjectives applied to the woman subject of the inscription.
Peer comment(s):
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Olga Cartlidge
: "Optima sinceraque " can also relate to "fundamina" i.e. she stood up for high standards and sincerity in life.
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You are right. Although, as it is a panegyrical inscription, I tend to think they refer to the woman.
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