I am really in need of translating the phrase "Only the Strong Survive"
into Latin as I am going to get it tattooed onto my back in less then
2 weeks! and I really want to be sure that I've got it right! What
I've put together is "Solum ille Fortis Superare" but please correct
me if it is wrong! Translator & Interpreter. English, Spanish, French, Latin. Literary ::
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Hello.
The best translation is probably:
"Fortes soli superstites sunt."
See:
online dictionary - "Fortes soli superstites sunt - only the strong survive."
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Latin/Fortes+soli+superstites+sunt
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Breaking it down:
fortis, forte / fortes (adjective, plural) - strong
http://www.classicsunveiled.com/romevd/html/vocabf.html
solus, sola, soli (adj, plural) - only, alone
superstes, superstitis / superstites (n., plural) - survivors
sum, esse - is / sunt (v. plural) - are
http://www.classicsunveiled.com/romevd/html/vocabs.html
Also see:
Cambridge Latin:
"superstes esse - to live on"
http://latinagaudium.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!DAC226E755B2C73B!337.entry
Thus, it's acceptable to translate "fortes soli superstites sunt" as
"only the strong are survivors" or "only the strong survive."
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Yes, that's an acceptable alternate translation!
As mentioned above, "superstes esse" may be translated as "to
survive." In my translation, the third person plural form becomes
"superstites sunt."
The professor is correct that the verb "superesse" may also be
translated as "to survive." In the professor's translation, the third
person plural form becomes "supersunt."
Here's an example of usage similar to the professor's...
"Only the holy books survive"
"soli sacri libri supersunt "
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22only+the+holy+books%22++%22soli+sacri+libri+supersunt+%22&btnG=Search
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I talked to a latin proffesor for a local college and she said "fortes
soli supersunt" does this work too? I think it does and I'm getting
the tattoo on tuesday so I'm a little pressed for time, Sorry :)
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