forever and a day

[Anonymous]

need help translating 'forever and a day' into latin.

I got as far as 'perpetuo at diei' but not sure how accurate this is.

 

[echidnas brown]

Re: translation

I have deleted the double post in the Latin Discussion Forum, and also the duplicate in this Forum.

 

[Matthaeus]

Re: translation

the phrase is a little too vague

 

[Chamaeleo]

Re: translation

It’s an English expression that doesn’t mean anything different from ‘for ever and ever’ and suchlike.

‘Semper et in perpetuum’.

 

[echidnas brown]

Re: translation

I wonder if it is related to the mediaeval legal concepts of a year and a day, or a month and a day...

I think that Chameleo's approach is the best for this translation.

 

[Anonymous]

Re: translation

It's meant in the context of forever and ever, as in "My love for you will last forever and a day".

Thanx for the help.

 

[azwaz18]

Hi Guys, i just wanted to know what "forever and a day" is in latin, i know its very broad and has to be in context as ive seen from a million places, but its in context of i love you forever and a day...any help would be great

Thanks

Aaron

 

[Imprecator]

Perhaps in perpetuum diemque unum?

 

[azwaz18]

thanks, however after researching could it be this: "In perpetuum et unum diem" ??

 

[Nikolaos]

The two mean the same thing, but "diemque unum" sounds and looks better than "et unum diem". My only input is that I am not sure that "unum" is needed at all, but it certainly doesn't hurt.

 

[Imprecator]

In perpetuum diemque does look better.

 

[azwaz18]

thanks for all your help

 

[Augustus210]

Im sorry I know this is old, but I really want to get the literal meaning "Forever and a day" for a tattoo and I know Nikolaos said the unum is not needed at the end of in perpetuum diemque unum. I just want to make sure that is correct because this is a tattoo which will be on me forever and I don't want to get the wrong thing and look like an idiot and dishonor the meaning behind it. Thanks for the help!

 

[Ignis Umbra]

I confirm that In perpetuum diemque correctly conveys this meaning.

 

[Augustus210]

Okay thank you so much! I really appreciate the help!

 

[Ignis Umbra]

No problem.

 

[Augustus210]

One last thing! I know this might sound dumb, but I just want to make sure I'm pronouncing this right too! Is it "in" "per-pet-choo-um" "dee-em-k"?

 

[Ignis Umbra]

Asking for pronunciation is never dumb! And that's almost right; there's no "ch" sound in perpetuum, just a "t" sound. Let's ask Matthaeus to make a recording, shall we?

 

[Matthaeus]

Here is the classical pronunciation:

 

[Augustus210]

Wow that was very helpful! Awesome! Thanks a lot!