Glossary entry

Latin term or phrase:

Donum ab hominibus datum dolor est

English translation:

Sorrow is a gift given by men

Added to glossary by Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Jul 28, 2005 10:24
18 yrs ago
Latin term

Donum ab hominibus datum dolor est

Latin to English Art/Literary Linguistics Language
an example from a text called cambridge latin course that i bought in a 2nd hand bookstore in nz
Proposed translations (English)
5 +11 Sorrow is a gift given by men
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Jul 29, 2005 17:48: Kirill Semenov changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

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Sorrow is a gift given by men

Hi Timochu:

Here the subject is near the end: Dolor.

Dolor est... sorrow is...
Donum: a gift (attribute)
datum: given...
ab: by...
hominibus (men, ablative pl)

Please, when you need help, ask for the parts you cannot understand... otherwise this will look like we're making your homework...

Flavio
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