[MR] The Plural of Vivat

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vivo, -ere, vixi, victum
For most latin verbs (there are irregular ones), most of the  time you'll 
take the second listing (present active infinitive -to live),  and drop the -re.
To this add the ending matching what you want to say
 
singular  endings                                                            
plural  endings
 
1st person -o or -m (in this case -o for  vivo)   I                   -mus    
     We
2nd person  -s                                            You               
-tis          You  (you all if your southern)
3rd person   -t                                             He/She/It       
-nt           They
 
To make it past tense add -ba before the ending, and after the stem. The  
other listings are for different forms of the verb like pluperfect. In classical  
latin, as the romans would've used, the "v" was actually pronounced like our  
"w", which gives a much different sound than we normally use at events.
 
 
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Duchess Padraigin,



You and I have been discussing the usage  of the term "vivat" in the third
person singular and the correct conversion  to plural.  Could you enlighten
all of us with the definition and  correct usage when saluting a duo or group
as opposed to an  individual/entity?



Rhiannon



Mistress Rhiannon ui  Neill

Triton Principal Herald

House Corvus,  Atlantia




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