Translating “day one” into Latin
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What would be the ideal translation of ‘one day’ and ‘day one’? I.e. you can choose to do something ‘one day’, or today could be ‘day one’ if you get started now.
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What would be the ideal translation of ‘one day’ and ‘day one’? I.e. you can choose to do something ‘one day’, or today could be ‘day one’ if you get started now.
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What would be the ideal translation of ‘one day’ and ‘day one’? I.e. you can choose to do something ‘one day’, or today could be ‘day one’ if you get started now.
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What would be the ideal translation of ‘one day’ and ‘day one’? I.e. you can choose to do something ‘one day’, or today could be ‘day one’ if you get started now.
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translation english-to-latin-translation
edited Nov 23 at 10:29
luchonacho
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asked Nov 23 at 3:49
Jack
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edited Nov 23 at 10:29
luchonacho
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asked Nov 23 at 3:49
Jack
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edited Nov 23 at 10:29
luchonacho
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edited Nov 23 at 10:29
luchonacho
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edited Nov 23 at 10:29
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asked Nov 23 at 3:49
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A single day ("this task can be finished in one day") would be diēs ūnus/ūna. The first day ("I've been working since day one") would be diēs prīmus/prīma. Some unspecified day ("I'll get to it one day") would be diēs aliquis.
(The gender of diēs is a bit weird, as it can be either masculine or feminine. See this question for more explanation. Ūnus and prīmus look different in the masculine and feminine, but aliquis doesn't because it's nice like that.)
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Awesome, thank you! So a masculine version of ‘today is day one’ would include ‘dies primus’?
– Jack
Nov 23 at 8:09
@Jack Indeed! "Diēs est prīmus", off the top of my head, is a nice concise way to say that. Literally, "[this] day is [the] first [one]"—Latin tends to leave out unnecessary words that can be understood from context.
– Draconis
Nov 23 at 15:20
Awesome. Thanks again for your help!
– Jack
Nov 29 at 6:30
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1 Answer
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A single day ("this task can be finished in one day") would be diēs ūnus/ūna. The first day ("I've been working since day one") would be diēs prīmus/prīma. Some unspecified day ("I'll get to it one day") would be diēs aliquis.
(The gender of diēs is a bit weird, as it can be either masculine or feminine. See this question for more explanation. Ūnus and prīmus look different in the masculine and feminine, but aliquis doesn't because it's nice like that.)
answered Nov 23 at 4:56
Draconis
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Awesome, thank you! So a masculine version of ‘today is day one’ would include ‘dies primus’?
– Jack
Nov 23 at 8:09
@Jack Indeed! "Diēs est prīmus", off the top of my head, is a nice concise way to say that. Literally, "[this] day is [the] first [one]"—Latin tends to leave out unnecessary words that can be understood from context.
– Draconis
Nov 23 at 15:20
Awesome. Thanks again for your help!
– Jack
Nov 29 at 6:30
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A single day ("this task can be finished in one day") would be diēs ūnus/ūna. The first day ("I've been working since day one") would be diēs prīmus/prīma. Some unspecified day ("I'll get to it one day") would be diēs aliquis.
(The gender of diēs is a bit weird, as it can be either masculine or feminine. See this question for more explanation. Ūnus and prīmus look different in the masculine and feminine, but aliquis doesn't because it's nice like that.)
answered Nov 23 at 4:56
Draconis
13.8k11757
Awesome, thank you! So a masculine version of ‘today is day one’ would include ‘dies primus’?
– Jack
Nov 23 at 8:09
@Jack Indeed! "Diēs est prīmus", off the top of my head, is a nice concise way to say that. Literally, "[this] day is [the] first [one]"—Latin tends to leave out unnecessary words that can be understood from context.
– Draconis
Nov 23 at 15:20
Awesome. Thanks again for your help!
– Jack
Nov 29 at 6:30
add a comment |
up vote
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up vote
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A single day ("this task can be finished in one day") would be diēs ūnus/ūna. The first day ("I've been working since day one") would be diēs prīmus/prīma. Some unspecified day ("I'll get to it one day") would be diēs aliquis.
(The gender of diēs is a bit weird, as it can be either masculine or feminine. See this question for more explanation. Ūnus and prīmus look different in the masculine and feminine, but aliquis doesn't because it's nice like that.)
answered Nov 23 at 4:56
Draconis
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A single day ("this task can be finished in one day") would be diēs ūnus/ūna. The first day ("I've been working since day one") would be diēs prīmus/prīma. Some unspecified day ("I'll get to it one day") would be diēs aliquis.
(The gender of diēs is a bit weird, as it can be either masculine or feminine. See this question for more explanation. Ūnus and prīmus look different in the masculine and feminine, but aliquis doesn't because it's nice like that.)
answered Nov 23 at 4:56
Draconis
13.8k11757
answered Nov 23 at 4:56
Draconis
13.8k11757
answered Nov 23 at 4:56
Draconis
13.8k11757
answered Nov 23 at 4:56
Draconis
13.8k11757
13.8k11757
Awesome, thank you! So a masculine version of ‘today is day one’ would include ‘dies primus’?
– Jack
Nov 23 at 8:09
@Jack Indeed! "Diēs est prīmus", off the top of my head, is a nice concise way to say that. Literally, "[this] day is [the] first [one]"—Latin tends to leave out unnecessary words that can be understood from context.
– Draconis
Nov 23 at 15:20
Awesome. Thanks again for your help!
– Jack
Nov 29 at 6:30
add a comment |
Awesome, thank you! So a masculine version of ‘today is day one’ would include ‘dies primus’?
– Jack
Nov 23 at 8:09
@Jack Indeed! "Diēs est prīmus", off the top of my head, is a nice concise way to say that. Literally, "[this] day is [the] first [one]"—Latin tends to leave out unnecessary words that can be understood from context.
– Draconis
Nov 23 at 15:20
Awesome. Thanks again for your help!
– Jack
Nov 29 at 6:30
Awesome, thank you! So a masculine version of ‘today is day one’ would include ‘dies primus’?
– Jack
Nov 23 at 8:09
Awesome, thank you! So a masculine version of ‘today is day one’ would include ‘dies primus’?
– Jack
Nov 23 at 8:09
@Jack Indeed! "Diēs est prīmus", off the top of my head, is a nice concise way to say that. Literally, "[this] day is [the] first [one]"—Latin tends to leave out unnecessary words that can be understood from context.
– Draconis
Nov 23 at 15:20
@Jack Indeed! "Diēs est prīmus", off the top of my head, is a nice concise way to say that. Literally, "[this] day is [the] first [one]"—Latin tends to leave out unnecessary words that can be understood from context.
– Draconis
Nov 23 at 15:20
Awesome. Thanks again for your help!
– Jack
Nov 29 at 6:30
Awesome. Thanks again for your help!
– Jack
Nov 29 at 6:30
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