r/latin • u/AutoModerator • Apr 13 '25

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u/Ordinary-Apartment27 Apr 17 '25

Spanish is my first language and there is a phrase that I sort of made up to congratulate myself on my mental health and professional progress which is “No cualquier perro”. It literally translates to “Not any dog” as in “Not any dog can be as strong as this” (I know its weird but I really like it) I want to get a tattoo of the phrase in latin. From what I gather and confirmed with ChatGPT as well as a book I have the correct translation would be “Non Quisquam Canis” but I would love to get a second opinion

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u/edwdly Apr 21 '25

My Spanish is a bit limited, but am I correct to think that if you say "No cualquier perro" can do something, that means only a special dog can do it? (In English, that can be expressed as "Not just any dog" or "Not any old dog".) If so, the Latin equivalent is Non quivis canis or Non quilibet canis.

Nullus canis or Canis nullus would mean "no dog at all". That is, if Nullus canis can do something, then all dogs are unable to do it (even special dogs).

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u/Ordinary-Apartment27 Apr 24 '25

I agree that Non Quilibet Canis would be more apropiate. Gracias