Why not “eminentissimus” and “reverendissimus”?
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When they announce a new pope the "Habemus Papam" text says "eminentissimum ac reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum
Why is it? Why isn't "eminentissimus ac reverendissimus dominus ?
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When they announce a new pope the "Habemus Papam" text says "eminentissimum ac reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum
Why is it? Why isn't "eminentissimus ac reverendissimus dominus ?
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When they announce a new pope the "Habemus Papam" text says "eminentissimum ac reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum
Why is it? Why isn't "eminentissimus ac reverendissimus dominus ?
ecclesiastical-latin case
edited Jan 24 at 17:17
Rafael
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When they announce a new pope the "Habemus Papam" text says "eminentissimum ac reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum
Why is it? Why isn't "eminentissimus ac reverendissimus dominus ?
ecclesiastical-latin case
ecclesiastical-latin case
edited Jan 24 at 17:17
Rafael
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user22198user22198
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edited Jan 24 at 17:17
Rafael
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asked Jan 24 at 4:05
user22198user22198
563
edited Jan 24 at 17:17
Rafael
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edited Jan 24 at 17:17
Rafael
6,2722939
edited Jan 24 at 17:17
Rafael
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asked Jan 24 at 4:05
user22198user22198
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asked Jan 24 at 4:05
user22198user22198
563
asked Jan 24 at 4:05
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Welcome to the site! Just to make a better-tailored answer, are you familiar with declensions?
– Rafael
Jan 24 at 12:32
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Welcome to the site! Just to make a better-tailored answer, are you familiar with declensions?
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Welcome to the site! Just to make a better-tailored answer, are you familiar with declensions?
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I would say it's the same reason you see papam instead of papa above. That is, the whole thing is the direct object of habēmus.
In other words, the meaning is "we have a Pope, [we have a] most eminent and reverend…" and so on.
answered Jan 24 at 4:45
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The most important idea is already said by Draconis, but...
In case you are not familiar with declensions, nouns, adjectives and some pronouns in Latin change their ending depending on their grammatical function, in an analogous way as verbs in English end in -ed to signify they are in past tense.
In the example you give—Papam and dominum—, the -m ending means they are in the accusative case, i.e., they are objects to the verb, habemus. What do we have?—A Pope, Mr. Jorge Mario Card. Bergoglio. Eminentissimum and reverendissimum are adjectives modifying dominum, and hence must agree (they are also in accusative case)
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I would say it's the same reason you see papam instead of papa above. That is, the whole thing is the direct object of habēmus.
In other words, the meaning is "we have a Pope, [we have a] most eminent and reverend…" and so on.
answered Jan 24 at 4:45
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I would say it's the same reason you see papam instead of papa above. That is, the whole thing is the direct object of habēmus.
In other words, the meaning is "we have a Pope, [we have a] most eminent and reverend…" and so on.
answered Jan 24 at 4:45
DraconisDraconis
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I would say it's the same reason you see papam instead of papa above. That is, the whole thing is the direct object of habēmus.
In other words, the meaning is "we have a Pope, [we have a] most eminent and reverend…" and so on.
answered Jan 24 at 4:45
DraconisDraconis
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I would say it's the same reason you see papam instead of papa above. That is, the whole thing is the direct object of habēmus.
In other words, the meaning is "we have a Pope, [we have a] most eminent and reverend…" and so on.
answered Jan 24 at 4:45
DraconisDraconis
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answered Jan 24 at 4:45
DraconisDraconis
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answered Jan 24 at 4:45
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The most important idea is already said by Draconis, but...
In case you are not familiar with declensions, nouns, adjectives and some pronouns in Latin change their ending depending on their grammatical function, in an analogous way as verbs in English end in -ed to signify they are in past tense.
In the example you give—Papam and dominum—, the -m ending means they are in the accusative case, i.e., they are objects to the verb, habemus. What do we have?—A Pope, Mr. Jorge Mario Card. Bergoglio. Eminentissimum and reverendissimum are adjectives modifying dominum, and hence must agree (they are also in accusative case)
answered Jan 24 at 17:23
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The most important idea is already said by Draconis, but...
In case you are not familiar with declensions, nouns, adjectives and some pronouns in Latin change their ending depending on their grammatical function, in an analogous way as verbs in English end in -ed to signify they are in past tense.
In the example you give—Papam and dominum—, the -m ending means they are in the accusative case, i.e., they are objects to the verb, habemus. What do we have?—A Pope, Mr. Jorge Mario Card. Bergoglio. Eminentissimum and reverendissimum are adjectives modifying dominum, and hence must agree (they are also in accusative case)
answered Jan 24 at 17:23
RafaelRafael
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The most important idea is already said by Draconis, but...
In case you are not familiar with declensions, nouns, adjectives and some pronouns in Latin change their ending depending on their grammatical function, in an analogous way as verbs in English end in -ed to signify they are in past tense.
In the example you give—Papam and dominum—, the -m ending means they are in the accusative case, i.e., they are objects to the verb, habemus. What do we have?—A Pope, Mr. Jorge Mario Card. Bergoglio. Eminentissimum and reverendissimum are adjectives modifying dominum, and hence must agree (they are also in accusative case)
answered Jan 24 at 17:23
RafaelRafael
6,2722939
The most important idea is already said by Draconis, but...
In case you are not familiar with declensions, nouns, adjectives and some pronouns in Latin change their ending depending on their grammatical function, in an analogous way as verbs in English end in -ed to signify they are in past tense.
In the example you give—Papam and dominum—, the -m ending means they are in the accusative case, i.e., they are objects to the verb, habemus. What do we have?—A Pope, Mr. Jorge Mario Card. Bergoglio. Eminentissimum and reverendissimum are adjectives modifying dominum, and hence must agree (they are also in accusative case)
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Welcome to the site! Just to make a better-tailored answer, are you familiar with declensions?
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