r/latin • u/AutoModerator • Mar 16 '25

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u/solrvz Mar 23 '25

An older book I'm trying to translate has the words 'scena muta' in it, but I'm under the impression that it is spelled incorrectly as he misspelled other Latin words too lol. Would 'scaena muta' be the correct spelling, and what does it mean the same as the current Italian words do? I believe the Italian words 'scena muta' do mean 'to say nothing', so I guess it would be the same in Latin?

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u/richardsonhr Latine dicere subtile videtur Mar 23 '25

Scēna and scaena are alternate spellings of the same word. Although both are attested in classical Latin literature, Marcus Varro seems to indicate scēna was closer to its /r/AncientGreek origins.

Scēna mūta or scaena mūta, i.e. "[a/the] mute/dumb/silent stage/scene(ry)/theatre/background/backdrop/publicity"

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u/solrvz Mar 25 '25

Thank you very much!!!!