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for my flesh and blood

Latin translation: pro carne et sanguine meo

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English term or phrase:for my flesh and blood
Latin translation:pro carne et sanguine meo
Entered by: Joseph Brazauskas

11:17 Dec 24, 2009
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English term or phrase: for my flesh and blood
I want to make sure I get the grammatically correct translations and proper inflections. Somebody wants a tattoo with this inscription in Latin so it better be right;)

Is it "pro corpus et sanguis meus"? I really need to make sure.

Merry Christmas and thank you.
Paul Lambert
Sweden
Local time: 18:57
pro carne et sanguine meo
Explanation:
'Corpus' means 'body'; it does not refer to the flesh only, the ordinary term for 'flesh' being 'caro'. Although it is feminine, I employ 'meo' in agreement with 'sanguine', since it is masculine and when an adjective (including a possessive adjective) qualifies two or more nouns it generally agrees with the nearest noun. There are exceptions to this rule, but this phrase is not one of them.

The dative is also possible (i.e., 'carni et sanguini meo'), but in the context of a tattoo I suspect that 'pro' + the ablative is preferable.
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Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 12:57
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5 +1pro carne et sanguine meo
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pro carne et sanguine meo


Explanation:
'Corpus' means 'body'; it does not refer to the flesh only, the ordinary term for 'flesh' being 'caro'. Although it is feminine, I employ 'meo' in agreement with 'sanguine', since it is masculine and when an adjective (including a possessive adjective) qualifies two or more nouns it generally agrees with the nearest noun. There are exceptions to this rule, but this phrase is not one of them.

The dative is also possible (i.e., 'carni et sanguini meo'), but in the context of a tattoo I suspect that 'pro' + the ablative is preferable.

Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 12:57
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Thank you.

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agree  Ivo Volt: Yes, caro is better. It is also used in the Vulgate passage (Matthew 16:17), where this phrase ("caro et sanguis", "flesh and blood") occurs.
2 days 22 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ivo.
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