Learning Latin with Pope Francis - August 9, 2014 #2

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August 9, 2014 #2

Literal translation of the Latin: I entreat all nations and their leaders to have regard as eagerly as possible for the welfare of those afflicted by violence in Iraq.

Here's how the Latin works.

Latin	English	Parsing	Grammar Points
Omnes	All	acc. pl. fem. adj.	omnis, omne; modifies gentes
gentes	nations	acc. pl. fem. noun	gens, gentis; dir. obj. of flagito
earum	their (of them)	gen. pl. fem. dem. adj.	is, ea, id
-que	and		enclitic conj.
gubernatores	leaders	acc. pl. masc. noun	gubernator, gubernatoris; dir. obj. of flagito
flagito	I entreat	1st pers. sing. pres. act. ind. verb	flagito, flagitare, flagitavi, flagitatum
ut	that		introduces purpose clause with subjunctive verb consulant
saluti	the welfare	dat. sing. fem. noun	salus, salutis
violentia	by violence	abl. sing. fem. noun	violentia, violentiae; abl. of means or manner
conflictatorum	of those afflicted	gen. pl. masc. past participle	conflicto, conflictare, conflictavi, conflictatum
in	in	Prep. + abl.	governs Iraquia
Iraquia	Iraq	abl. sing. fem. place name	Iraquia, Iraquiae
quam	[how, than]
studiosissime	as eagerly as possible		superlative adverb with quam, produces meaning “as .. as possible” e.g., quam celerrime, ‘as quickly as possible’
consulant	they may have regard for	3rd. pers. pres. act. subj. verb	consulo, consulere, consului, consultum