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I found the following quote at the beginning of a book on Indo-European linguistics:

"Opusculum hoc, quamdiu vixero, doctioribus emendandum offero." (Iunius, Observationes)

I'm trying to figure out what it means. For starters, I wanted to at least find the meaning of all the individual words:

opusculum = a little work (nominative/accusative/vocative singular)

hoc = for this reason, hither, to this place, < hic = this (nominative/accusative neuter, ablative masculine/neuter singular)

quamdiu = how long, as long as, until, during

vixero < vivo = live (first-person singular future perfect active
indicative)

doctioribus < doctior = wiser (ablative masculine/
feminine/neuter plural)

emendandum < emendandus = which is to be corrected (nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular, accusative masculine singular)

offero = bring before, bring to, present, offer, show...

I still have difficulties finding the meaning of the whole sentence since I'm not really on good terms with Latin syntax.
Can someone translate this sentence if it's not too much trouble?

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I found the following quote at the beginning of a book on Indo-European linguistics:

"Opusculum hoc, quamdiu vixero, doctioribus emendandum offero." (Iunius, Observationes)

I'm trying to figure out what it means. For starters, I wanted to at least find the meaning of all the individual words:

opusculum = a little work (nominative/accusative/vocative singular)

hoc = for this reason, hither, to this place, < hic = this (nominative/accusative neuter, ablative masculine/neuter singular)

quamdiu = how long, as long as, until, during

vixero < vivo = live (first-person singular future perfect active
indicative)

doctioribus < doctior = wiser (ablative masculine/
feminine/neuter plural)

emendandum < emendandus = which is to be corrected (nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular, accusative masculine singular)

offero = bring before, bring to, present, offer, show...

I still have difficulties finding the meaning of the whole sentence since I'm not really on good terms with Latin syntax.
Can someone translate this sentence if it's not too much trouble?

translation sentence-translation latin-to-english-translation

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asked 16 hours ago

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I found the following quote at the beginning of a book on Indo-European linguistics:

"Opusculum hoc, quamdiu vixero, doctioribus emendandum offero." (Iunius, Observationes)

I'm trying to figure out what it means. For starters, I wanted to at least find the meaning of all the individual words:

opusculum = a little work (nominative/accusative/vocative singular)

hoc = for this reason, hither, to this place, < hic = this (nominative/accusative neuter, ablative masculine/neuter singular)

quamdiu = how long, as long as, until, during

vixero < vivo = live (first-person singular future perfect active
indicative)

doctioribus < doctior = wiser (ablative masculine/
feminine/neuter plural)

emendandum < emendandus = which is to be corrected (nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular, accusative masculine singular)

offero = bring before, bring to, present, offer, show...

I still have difficulties finding the meaning of the whole sentence since I'm not really on good terms with Latin syntax.
Can someone translate this sentence if it's not too much trouble?

translation sentence-translation latin-to-english-translation

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Hoc (here hoc is simply 'this.') opusculum This little work,

, quamdiu vixero, for as long as I shall live,

doctioribus (here dative after offero) to those more learned

emendandum offero I offer for [their] correction.

What a generous dedication. Can it possibly be recent?

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  The dedication itself is not recent. "Junius" lived in the second half of the 18th century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junius
  
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  Thanks, wow, I didn't expect it to be so adorable. The book was published in 2010, are you asking for the name of the book? It's not written in English nor any world language...
  
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  Isn't it Observationes in Willerami Abbatis Francicam paraphrasin Cantici canticorum (1655)? reader.digitale-sammlungen.de/resolve/display/bsb10123522.html (NB: I didn't check it though, could be completely wrong)
  
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  AlexB. Politeness to a sponsor or patron is understandable. What is rare in this example is the gentle self-deprecation of the writer and trust in the readers.
  
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Hoc (here hoc is simply 'this.') opusculum This little work,

, quamdiu vixero, for as long as I shall live,

doctioribus (here dative after offero) to those more learned

emendandum offero I offer for [their] correction.

What a generous dedication. Can it possibly be recent?

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answered 9 hours ago

HughHugh

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  The dedication itself is not recent. "Junius" lived in the second half of the 18th century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junius
  
  – fdb
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks, wow, I didn't expect it to be so adorable. The book was published in 2010, are you asking for the name of the book? It's not written in English nor any world language...
  
  – lmc
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Isn't it Observationes in Willerami Abbatis Francicam paraphrasin Cantici canticorum (1655)? reader.digitale-sammlungen.de/resolve/display/bsb10123522.html (NB: I didn't check it though, could be completely wrong)
  
  – Alex B.
  6 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  AlexB. Politeness to a sponsor or patron is understandable. What is rare in this example is the gentle self-deprecation of the writer and trust in the readers.
  
  – Hugh
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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Hoc (here hoc is simply 'this.') opusculum This little work,

, quamdiu vixero, for as long as I shall live,

doctioribus (here dative after offero) to those more learned

emendandum offero I offer for [their] correction.

What a generous dedication. Can it possibly be recent?

share|improve this answer

answered 9 hours ago

HughHugh

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• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The dedication itself is not recent. "Junius" lived in the second half of the 18th century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junius
  
  – fdb
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks, wow, I didn't expect it to be so adorable. The book was published in 2010, are you asking for the name of the book? It's not written in English nor any world language...
  
  – lmc
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Isn't it Observationes in Willerami Abbatis Francicam paraphrasin Cantici canticorum (1655)? reader.digitale-sammlungen.de/resolve/display/bsb10123522.html (NB: I didn't check it though, could be completely wrong)
  
  – Alex B.
  6 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  AlexB. Politeness to a sponsor or patron is understandable. What is rare in this example is the gentle self-deprecation of the writer and trust in the readers.
  
  – Hugh
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Hoc (here hoc is simply 'this.') opusculum This little work,

, quamdiu vixero, for as long as I shall live,

doctioribus (here dative after offero) to those more learned

emendandum offero I offer for [their] correction.

What a generous dedication. Can it possibly be recent?

share|improve this answer

answered 9 hours ago

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answered 9 hours ago

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answered 9 hours ago

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answered 9 hours ago

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