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Flammas domamus donamus cordem

01/26/10

10:42:39 pm, by Chris Jones

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Categories: Fun & Games, Modern Latin

Flammas domamus donamus cordem

Quick…did you spot the problem with that banner/headline? Because the folks who came up with this new motto for Italy’s firefighters (yes, Italy) could probably use a Latin refresher course…

…adding: I found a picture on Italy’s Il Gazzettino.

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Comment from: Rob F. [Visitor]

Technically domo is 3rd declension, so it ought to be "flammas domimus". In their defense, though, it is a weird 3rd declension noun, with attested forms of "domavi" and "domata". No wonder later writers preferred dominor.

Oddly enough, my copy of Stelten, contradicting Lewis and Short, has it as a 1st declension: domo -are -ui -itum.

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Comment from: Rob F. [Visitor]

Doh!

I missed the real boner! Cordem indeed.

Permalink 01/29/10 @ 13:24

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Flammas domamus donamus cordem

01/26/10

Flammas domamus donamus cordem

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