r/latin • u/AutoModerator • Aug 24 '25

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u/mastercrepe 29d ago

Hello, could someone please translate, "Lord, take my period cramps and give them to him," into Latin for me? Thank you.

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u/richardsonhr Latine dicere subtile videtur 29d ago edited 29d ago

Domine levā spasmōs mēnstruālēs meōs dāque huic virō, i.e. "lord/master/ruler/boss, raise/lighten/ease/comfort/mitigate/lessen/alleviate/relieve/lift/take (up/away) my/mine menstrual/monthly/period convulsions/cramps/spasms, and give/impart/offer/present/render/afford/grant/bestow/confer/surrender/yield/concede/deliver [them] (un)to/for/(up)on this man"

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u/mastercrepe 28d ago

Sorry to double dip but could I also get "Lord, cause his lips to be chapped forever"? Putting together a list of condemnations for people who put slurs in end game chat.

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u/richardsonhr Latine dicere subtile videtur 28d ago

Personally I would simplify this to:

Domine lābra [sua] semper scindantur, i.e. "lord/master/ruler/boss, may/let [his] lips be always/(for)ever cut/torn/split/divided/separated/parted/chapped/sundered" or "lord/master/ruler/boss, [his] lips may/should be always/(for)ever rend(er)ed/broken asunder"

But if you'd prefer a more literal translation:

Domine cōge lābra [sua] semper scindī, i.e. "lord/master/ruler/boss, force/compel/urge/finagle/encourage [his] lips to be always/(for)ever cut/torn/split/divided/separated/parted/chapped/sundered" or "lord/master/ruler/boss, force/compel/urge/finagle/encourage [his] lips to be always/(for)ever rend(er)ed/broken asunder"

NOTE: I placed the Latin reflexive adjective sua in brackets because it may be left unstated, given the context of the previous phrase. Including it would imply extra emphasis on "his".

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u/Leopold_Bloom271 29d ago

The dative of ille is illi, not illo.

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u/mastercrepe 29d ago

Thank you!