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Declining "dulcis" in context

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Declining “dulcis” in context

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I want to translate the phrase

It's just like a big recorder

where "recorder" is the musical instrument. The generic Latin for "flute" seems to be "tibia" (pipe), so I settled on using the Latin for the Italian "flauto dolce", which at first glance would be "tibia dulcis" but I fear I don't have the right inflection on "sweet". My uneducated attempt is:

Tamquam (or possibly Quasi) magna tibia dulcis est

Is this even close, or is there a better way of expressing this?

english-to-latin-translation adiectivum declinatio

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I want to translate the phrase

It's just like a big recorder

where "recorder" is the musical instrument. The generic Latin for "flute" seems to be "tibia" (pipe), so I settled on using the Latin for the Italian "flauto dolce", which at first glance would be "tibia dulcis" but I fear I don't have the right inflection on "sweet". My uneducated attempt is:

Tamquam (or possibly Quasi) magna tibia dulcis est

Is this even close, or is there a better way of expressing this?

english-to-latin-translation adiectivum declinatio

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edited 3 hours ago

Vincenzo Oliva

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asked 5 hours ago

Jim GarrisonJim Garrison

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I want to translate the phrase

It's just like a big recorder

where "recorder" is the musical instrument. The generic Latin for "flute" seems to be "tibia" (pipe), so I settled on using the Latin for the Italian "flauto dolce", which at first glance would be "tibia dulcis" but I fear I don't have the right inflection on "sweet". My uneducated attempt is:

Tamquam (or possibly Quasi) magna tibia dulcis est

Is this even close, or is there a better way of expressing this?

english-to-latin-translation adiectivum declinatio

share|improve this question

edited 3 hours ago

Vincenzo Oliva

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asked 5 hours ago

Jim GarrisonJim Garrison

1584

share|improve this question

edited 3 hours ago

Vincenzo Oliva

1,760216

asked 5 hours ago

Jim GarrisonJim Garrison

1584

share|improve this question

edited 3 hours ago

Vincenzo Oliva

1,760216

asked 5 hours ago

Jim GarrisonJim Garrison

1584

edited 3 hours ago

Vincenzo Oliva

1,760216

edited 3 hours ago

Vincenzo Oliva

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asked 5 hours ago

Jim GarrisonJim Garrison

1584

asked 5 hours ago

Jim GarrisonJim Garrison

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Quasi is "as if"; for this, I'd use similis, "like". I think I'd also use longa instead of magna, to express size rather than quality.

The older (pre-Augustan) way to use similis is with the genitive, which would be longae tibiae dulcis. The newer (post-Augustan) way is with the dative, which would be longae tibiae dulcī.

EDIT: Vincenzo Oliva in the comments suggests using recta "straight" instead of dulcis; if you go with this, it would be a longae tibiae rectae in either case.

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  Apparently the Latin name for the instrument is tibia recta: tibia corresponds to Italian flauto, and recta reflects an alternative to the name "flauto dolce" (i.e. flauto diritto, as can be seen on the Wiki page ).
  
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Quasi is "as if"; for this, I'd use similis, "like". I think I'd also use longa instead of magna, to express size rather than quality.

The older (pre-Augustan) way to use similis is with the genitive, which would be longae tibiae dulcis. The newer (post-Augustan) way is with the dative, which would be longae tibiae dulcī.

EDIT: Vincenzo Oliva in the comments suggests using recta "straight" instead of dulcis; if you go with this, it would be a longae tibiae rectae in either case.

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edited 43 mins ago

answered 4 hours ago

DraconisDraconis

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  Apparently the Latin name for the instrument is tibia recta: tibia corresponds to Italian flauto, and recta reflects an alternative to the name "flauto dolce" (i.e. flauto diritto, as can be seen on the Wiki page ).
  
  – Vincenzo Oliva
  4 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @VincenzoOliva Nice find! Added.
  
  – Draconis
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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Quasi is "as if"; for this, I'd use similis, "like". I think I'd also use longa instead of magna, to express size rather than quality.

The older (pre-Augustan) way to use similis is with the genitive, which would be longae tibiae dulcis. The newer (post-Augustan) way is with the dative, which would be longae tibiae dulcī.

EDIT: Vincenzo Oliva in the comments suggests using recta "straight" instead of dulcis; if you go with this, it would be a longae tibiae rectae in either case.

share|improve this answer

edited 43 mins ago

answered 4 hours ago

DraconisDraconis

18.8k22576

• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Apparently the Latin name for the instrument is tibia recta: tibia corresponds to Italian flauto, and recta reflects an alternative to the name "flauto dolce" (i.e. flauto diritto, as can be seen on the Wiki page ).
  
  – Vincenzo Oliva
  4 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @VincenzoOliva Nice find! Added.
  
  – Draconis
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Quasi is "as if"; for this, I'd use similis, "like". I think I'd also use longa instead of magna, to express size rather than quality.

The older (pre-Augustan) way to use similis is with the genitive, which would be longae tibiae dulcis. The newer (post-Augustan) way is with the dative, which would be longae tibiae dulcī.

EDIT: Vincenzo Oliva in the comments suggests using recta "straight" instead of dulcis; if you go with this, it would be a longae tibiae rectae in either case.

share|improve this answer

edited 43 mins ago

answered 4 hours ago

DraconisDraconis

18.8k22576

share|improve this answer

edited 43 mins ago

answered 4 hours ago

DraconisDraconis

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answered 4 hours ago

DraconisDraconis

18.8k22576

answered 4 hours ago

DraconisDraconis

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