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semper fortis: always brave: Unofficial motto of the United States Navy: semper idem: always the same: Motto of Underberg: semper in excretia sumus solim profundum variat: We're always in the manure; only the depth varies. Lord de Ramsey, House of Lords, 21 January 1998 [7] semper instans: always threatening: Motto of 846 NAS Royal Navy: semper ...
Fortis and lenis consonants may be distinguished by tenseness or other characteristics, such as voicing, aspiration, glottalization, velarization, length, and length of nearby vowels. Fortis and lenis were coined for languages where the contrast between sounds such as 'p' and 'b' does not involve voicing (vibration of the vocal cords). [2]
[Yet students must pronounce with diffidence and circumspection on the merits of such illustrious characters, lest, as is the case with many, they condemn what they do not understand. (translated by Rev. John Selby Watson) damnatio ad bestias: condemnation to [the] beasts: Colloquially, "thrown to the lions". damnatio memoriae: damnation of memory
Defensor Fortis: Defender of the Force: Official motto of the United States Air Force Security Forces (Security Police). Dei gratia: By the grace of God: Part of the full style of a monarch historically considered to be ruling by divine right, notably in the style of the English and British monarch since 1521 Dei gratia regina: By the Grace of ...
Latin pronunciation, both in the classical and post-classical age, has varied across different regions and different eras. As the respective languages have undergone sound changes, the changes have often applied to the pronunciation of Latin as well. Latin still in use today is more often pronounced according to context, rather than geography.
That is, "nothing". It has been theorized that this expression is the origin of Italian nulla, French rien, and Spanish and Portuguese nada, all with the same meaning. nulli secundus: second to none: Motto of the Coldstream Guards and Nine Squadron Royal Australian Corps of Transport and the Pretoria Armour Regiment. nullius in verba: On the ...
International Expositions: Semper Verum (Always true) Monarchist League of Canada: Fidelitate Coniuncti (United by fealty) Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy): Spanish: Limpia, fija y da Esplendor (Cleans, fixes and gives shine) Royal Society: Nullius in verba (On the word of no one)
Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe "Friesland" (Protection Regiment of the Air Force "Friesland"): Semper communis (Latin for "always together") Wachbataillon (Guard Battalion): Semper talis (Latin for "always the same") Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr (Joint Medical Service): Humanitas suprema lex (Latin for "humanity is the supreme law")