Re: Another Latin request

Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
In article <2Gyhg.32763$8G3.6563@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Georg <thegeorg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Could someone kindly tell me what "winner" and "loser" translate to?

Conqueror, _victor_; conquered, _victus._

There's a stock phrase, _Vae victis,_ "Woe to the conquered."

However, nouns and adjectives in Latin have grammatical gender,
and _baronia_ appears to be a feminine noun; so "winner/winning
barony" would be _victrix_ and "loser/losing barony" would be
_victa._

Dorothea of Caer-Myrddin Dorothy J. Heydt
Mists/Mists/West Albany, California
PRO DEO ET REGE djheydt@xxxxxxxxxxx

Marvelous! Thanks. We were joking about it possibly being "victum". At least I guessed the correct root. :)

-georg
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