Academics — PMAQ Flashcards
Influenced by Liber Digitalis Chapters 5–12
Give the Latin phrase and the literal translation for the abbreviation cf..
confer
Literal translation: compare
Fun Fact: The abbreviation cf. directs you to other entries in a dictionary. It is similar to the expression quod vidē or vidē meaning “which see” or “see.”
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation ibid..
ibidem - in the same place
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation etc..
et cetera - and the rest, and so forth
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation M.D..
Medicīnae Doctor - doctor of medicine
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation P.S..
Post Scriptum - written afterwards
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation q.v..
quod vidē - which see
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation rx..
recipe - take (as directed)
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation vs..
versus - against
Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation A.U.C..
ab urbe conditā - from the founding of the city
Who is credited with the quotation “Mēns sana in corpore sanō”?
Juvenal
Give the English for the Latin quotation “Mēns sana in corpore sanō”.
A sound mind in a sound body
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Arizona.
Ditat Deus - God enriches
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Colorado.
Nīl sine nūmine - nothing without divine guidance
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Oklahoma.
Labor omnia vincit - work conquers all
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Mississippi.
Virtūte et armīs - by valor and arms
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of South Carolina (I).
Dum spīrō spērō - while I breathe, I hope
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Virginia.
Sīc semper tyrannīs - thus ever to tyrants
Who is credited with the quotation “Rident stolidī verba Latīna”?
Ovid
Give the English for the Latin quotation “Rident stolidī verba Latīna”.
Fools laugh at the Latin language
Give the Latin and English for the motto of Brooklyn College.
Nīl sine magnō labore - Nothing without great effort
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of Michigan.
Artēs, scientia, veritās - The arts, knowledge, truth
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of the South / Sewanee.
Ecce quam bonum - Behold, how good!
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of North Dakota.
Lūx et lēx - Light and law
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of New Mexico.
Lūx hominum vīta - Light, the life of men
Give the Latin and English for the motto of the University of Mississippi.
Prō scientiā et sapientiā - For knowledge and wisdom
Who is credited with the quotation “Carthāgo dēlenda est”?
Cato the Elder
Give the English for the Latin quotation “Carthāgo dēlenda est”.
Carthage must be destroyed
Give the literal translation and more common meaning for the Latin phrase alma māter.
Literal translation: nourishing mother
More common meaning: school or college attended or school song
Fun Fact: Alō is a Latin verb that means “feed” or “nourish,” and Alma Mater is a title the Romans gave to Ceres, the goddess of bountiful harvests. Today we use the phrase alma māter to describe a school or college, which can nurture its students and provide them with food for thought.
Give the literal translation and more common meaning for the Latin phrase ante bellum.
Literal translation: before the war
More common meaning: before the American Civil War
Fun Fact: This phrase is sometimes written in English as a single word, “antebellum.” It refers to the period in American history before the Civil War. Ante means “before” in Latin, and that makes sense when you remember that poker players ante up before they begin to play. Bellum, the Latin word for “war,” gives us the English word “belligerent” that means “aggressive.”
Give the literal translation for the Latin phrase caveat emptor.
Literal translation: let the buyer beware
Fun Fact: This phrase warns people to be careful when they hear about a deal that sounds too good to be true. The word caveat can be used by itself in English to mean a warning. Emptor is related to the English word “emporium” which means store.
Give the English for the Latin phrase ex librīs.
from the books / library of
Give the English for the Latin phrase lapsus linguae.
a slip of the tongue
Give the English for the Latin phrase nōn sequitur.
an illogical conclusion
Give the English for the Latin phrase pāx vobīscum.
peace be with you
Give the English for the Latin phrase quid prō quō.
something for something
Give the English for the Latin phrase sine quā nōn.
a necessity
Give the Latin for the phrase that means “nourishing mother (one’s school)”.
alma māter
Give the Latin for the phrase that means “before the war”.
ante bellum
Give the Latin for the phrase that means “let the buyer beware”.
caveat emptor
Give the Latin for the phrase that means “from the books / library of”.
ex librīs
Give the Latin for the phrase that means “a slip of the tongue”.
lapsus linguae
Give the Latin for the phrase that means “an illogical conclusion”.
nōn sequitur