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Question about 11th century Latin
Autor vlákna: Charlotte Blank
Charlotte Blank
Charlotte Blank  Identity Verified
Německo
Local time: 08:15
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May 27, 2006

Hi,

this is not a question about translation but I'm just curious to know whether the "tocius" in the following sentence is right or not:

Praga tocius Bohemiae domina

Should it not be "totius"? Or is it just a misprint? I had this sentence in one text recently and the unusual form caught my eyes. It had been written by a scholar in 11th century but unfortunately the original has not been preserved.
I have no idea of middle-age Latin but maybe someo... See more
Hi,

this is not a question about translation but I'm just curious to know whether the "tocius" in the following sentence is right or not:

Praga tocius Bohemiae domina

Should it not be "totius"? Or is it just a misprint? I had this sentence in one text recently and the unusual form caught my eyes. It had been written by a scholar in 11th century but unfortunately the original has not been preserved.
I have no idea of middle-age Latin but maybe someone of you would know more about this?

Charlotte ▲ Collapse
 
Neil Crockford
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Local time: 07:15
Člen (2003)
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Question about 11th century Latin May 27, 2006

"Totius" makes perfect sense.

"Tocius" does not appear to exist.

My money is on a scribal error, and error in transcription or
a misprint.
 
William Short
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Itálie
Local time: 08:15
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totius / tocius May 27, 2006

_totius_ is word that you want, although _tocius_ is a result of pronunciation influencing spelling rather than a scribal error (such as diplography, etc.). By the 11th c. -ti- was certainly already sibilized (cf. amicitia >> amicizia etc.)
 
Katherine Zei
Katherine Zei  Identity Verified
Kanada
Local time: 02:15
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Latin variation May 28, 2006

There are lots of variations in spelling from that time, as well as local Latin dialects and other things to confuse us. Looks like a sibilisation to me too.

No spellcheck back then! Probably a good thing

Saluti,
Katy
 


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