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Re: Fiat Lux

From:Cian Ross <cian@...>
Date:Thursday, June 21, 2001, 22:55
On 06/21/2001 at 6:28 PM Matthew Kehrt wrote:

>Fiat lux = 'Let there be light' in Latin. >I am confused how this statement works. Lux is obviously light, but >what is fiat? It seems to be a command of some sort.
IIRC, this is a 3rd-person subjunctive, which can be used as a 3rd-person command form, in this case of "fio", the passive of "facio" (= "make"). Thus: "let light be made." Cian Matsyneir, Cian Ross cian@io.com http://www.io.com/~cian/conlang/ CCS !l cG:R:S:B: a++ y0 n4d:2d6 !R A-- E- L- N1 Isv k+ ia@ p m++ o P-- d? b? Veldaneas Lingwas