BabyFishDesigns Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 If you're using Veritas, Bonitas, Decor as a motto, are those the correct endings? (Can be translated Truth, Goodness, Beauty, right? We're still just dabbling in Latin, starting full on this year.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 If you're using Veritas, Bonitas, Decor as a motto, are those the correct endings? (Can be translated Truth, Goodness, Beauty, right? We're still just dabbling in Latin, starting full on this year.) Yes. Typically, mottos have their nouns in the nominative singular, and your three nouns are all nominative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyFishDesigns Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Yes. Typically, mottos have their nouns in the nominative singular, and your three nouns are all nominative. Thanks so much!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Mottoes also often use the ablative, which gives an implication of "with" or "by" or "through." So you could have something like this: Veritate, Virtute, Bonitate. (Is "decor" the word you're looking for? I thought it was "beauty" more in the sense of "ornament." But I'm no Latinist.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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