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Modestia virōs et puerōs, feminās et puellās ōrnat

English translation: Moderation adorns men and boys, women and girls

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Latin term or phrase:Modestia virōs et puerōs, feminās et puellās ōrnat
English translation:Moderation adorns men and boys, women and girls
Entered by: Rebecca Garber

10:20 Sep 30, 2012
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Latin term or phrase: Modestia virōs et puerōs, feminās et puellās ōrnat
I suspect it means that modesty adorns men, children, women and girls?

My Latin is way too rusty.
Many thanks in advance.
Kunik
Local time: 23:54
Moderation adorns men and boys, women and girls
Explanation:
Depends a bit on your time period

Modestia = moderation in the Classical period, which changes to modesty in the Medieval
ornat = adorn, embellish, decorate as the second meaning; primarily it means to equip, furnish with necessities, but that does not fit the sense of this statement as well as the secondary meaning.
viros/pueros are men/boys acc pl
feminas/puellas are women/girls likewise acc pl
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Local time: 17:54
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Moderation adorns men and boys, women and girls


Explanation:
Depends a bit on your time period

Modestia = moderation in the Classical period, which changes to modesty in the Medieval
ornat = adorn, embellish, decorate as the second meaning; primarily it means to equip, furnish with necessities, but that does not fit the sense of this statement as well as the secondary meaning.
viros/pueros are men/boys acc pl
feminas/puellas are women/girls likewise acc pl

Rebecca Garber
Local time: 17:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Judit Babcsányi: ornat means here definitely adorn
41 mins
  -> Thanks, Judit
agree  Joseph Brazauskas
1 day 20 hrs
  -> gratias ago, Joseph
agree  Luis Antonio de Larrauri
1 day 20 hrs
  -> gratias ago, Luis
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