Re: OT : Latin phrase.

Quoting "Ph. D." <phild@...>:

> Harald Stoiber wrote:
> >
>
> > Andreas Johansson wrote:
> >
> > >Liberate tu-temet ex inferis
> >
> > I found "tutemet" to be an emphasized version of "te".
> > "inferis" is the plural locative/ablative/dative form
> > of "inferus" which means "that which is below, underneath,
> > lower". It can also mean "the dead ones" - probably
> > because they were supposed to populate "that which is
> > below", namely the underworld of ancient mythology.
> > Based on this, I would say the sentence means:
> > "Liberate yourself from the dead!" - with "yourself"
> > emphasized.
>
> I'm not a Latin expert, but I'm confused. Isn't "liberate"
> plural? and "tu-temet" (= "te") singular?  I would expect
> "Libera tu-temet ex inferis" or "Liberate vos (vosmet?)
> ex inferis."
Given where I found the thing, poor grammar isn't necessarily surprising.

                                                      Andreas