latin help

[dragoni]

how would the name ignatius be written in latin? i am trying to decipher a church death extract. thanks.

tom

[PeterTimber]

Ignatius is latin for Italian Ignazio.=Peter=

[dragoni]

the latin documents identify the father using an abbreviation and then the father's name in the correct case. i presume that if ignatius were the father of domenico it would be written:

domenicus qm. ignatii

is that correct?

tom

[wldspirit]

Here are some sites to aid you in researching documents written
in Latin:

http://www.ancientscripts.com/latin.html

http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossaries/latin.html

http://www.tuttogenealogia.it/modules.p ... =21&page=1

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/ ... LLatin.ASP

wldspirit

[dragoni]

many thanks.

[PeterTimber]

Ignatius is a late Roman surname derived, some think is derived from Egnatius an Etruscan word. Ignati is an archaic Bulgarian form of Ignatius. How ecclesiastical Latin makes use of such "imported" names grammatically is beyond my ken. =Peter=

[PeterTimber]

Agnati in Latin means paternal relations which may help with your translation. =Peter=

[liviomoreno]

...
domenicus qm. ignatii
....

This translates into: Domenico son of the late Ignazio

[wldspirit]

Hi Livio.......
for a novice who will never have the chance to consult microfilm,
town of origin has yet to be filmed.......
can you elaborate on the abbreviation....
The Q stands for? And it's meaning?

wldspirit

[liviomoreno]

Hi Livio.......
for a novice who will never have the chance to consult microfilm,
town of origin has yet to be filmed.......
can you elaborate on the abbreviation....
The Q stands for? And it's meaning?

wldspirit

qm=quondam=former, one-time, deceased, late

[wldspirit]

One day I hope to be able to consult microfilm,
and I keep an ongoing journal of terminology!!

I don't think that is a term that has ever been posted here at
IG before........thank you for the clarification.....
wldspirit

[liviomoreno]

The following is an interesting link:
A.Cappelli. Dizionario di abbreviature latine e ditaliane

[wldspirit]

Great site......the examples of abbreviations and script are very interesting, Thanks for posting the link....
wldspirit

[PeterTimber]

Dear Livio I wish I knew Latin well enough to understand more of what you provided in the "dizionario" but it is very interesting nevertheless. =Peter=

[Lucap]

the latin documents identify the father using an abbreviation and then the father's name in the correct case. i presume that if ignatius were the father of domenico it would be written:

domenicus qm. ignatii

That's right.
You can also find: Dominicus Ignatii, that means Domenico son of the living Ignazio.
If you find, instead, Dominicus Ignatius is a double first name: Domenico Ignazio (and the father's name will be in the next words).

However, if you post the pic we'll be glad to help you.

Luca