"Formatio Verborum e Verbis Monosyllabicis" "The Formation of Words from Monosyllabic Words" Monosyllabic vocalic stems present an interesting problem in the formation of derivative words when suffixes...vilēns (cf. pestilēns ) trēs , stem tri- + -ista → tri-sta → trista (cf. logista ) trēs , stem tri- + -ista → tri-ista → trīsta (cf. danīsta )
"Nomen Scientificum Creaturae Mudkip" "A Scientific Name for the Mudkip" What about a scientific name for a mudkip? How about: Hydroscirtetes amabilis Hydroscirtetes is a Latinized Greek-derived...] "water," combining form ὑδρο- [ hydro- ] + σκιρτητής [ skirtetes ] "skipper." Amabilis is Latin and it means "likable," or in the case of the mudkip, "liek-able." It does make sense, eh
"Nomen Scientificum Longifelis" "Longcat's Scientific Name" I think it should be... Longifeles praelongissima Longifeles is a compound meaning "Longcat," and it is from longus and feles... is feminine. Praelongissima , "very, very, very looooooooong," is the feminine superlative form of praelongus "very long." It all makes sense! Longcat is the very, very, very looooooooong longcat
"Formatio Nominum cum Stirpibus in I et U " "Formation of Nouns with Stems in I and U " The idea that virus ought to be inflected as a fourth-declension noun reminded me of the possible problems... + -ālis → spīritālis portus , stem portu- + -ēnsis → Portēnsis anus , stem anu- + -īlis → anīlis fastus , stem fastu- + -ōsus → fastōsus
"Creatio Quorundam Verborum Frequentativorum Latinorum" "The Creation of Certain Latin Frequentative Verbs" As you know, one of my interests is the formation of Latin words for various reasons, particularly... ferīre ferītor ferītrix ferītrum
"Mihi Titulus Ioculatorimagi" "Jokermage's Title for Me" Apparently, I am part of a Secret Society! http://jokermage.livejournal.com/504384.html My title: Etymophant Acolyte Etymophant is... -ae m. "Etymophant Master" [ αρχι- "master," "leader" + Etymophanta "Etymophant"] [ archi- + Etymophanta ] αρχι- latinized [ Archietymophanta ] as one word; nominative singula
"De Verbis Blogis et Blogīre " "About the Words Blogis and Blogīre " A certain thread at the Latin Forum inspired me to write a post about two proposed words: blogis , "blog," and blogīre...from blogis blogiārius -iī m. (cf. rētiārius fr. rēte ): blogger blogiārium -iī n. (cf. aerārium fr.