[MR] "Vivat"

[Ceara ni Neill]

Where did the 'huzzah' originate? I was told it's used at ren faires (been
in the SCA 15 years & never been to a ren faire) but that's all I know
about it.

--Ceara

Dave Montuori wrote:
> Scripsit Lie du Bosc:
>> It was nice to finally get to an event other than my local fighter
>> practice in my new home of Atlantia.  Just a curiosity question...where
>> does "Vivat" (spelling a guess) come from... I'm used to "Huzzah."
>
> You got the spelling right, milady.
>
> It's Latin -- third person singular subjunctive of "vivo,vivere" meaning
> "to live". Used in the subjunctive it carries the connotation of "*long*
> may he/she/it live", so the usual colloquial English equivalent is "Long
> live..." THe French still use their verb for "to live" in this sense.
>
> Latin geek note to everyone: when cheering a group of people as multiple
> individuals, proper usage would require the third person *plural*
> subjunctive -- hence "Vivant!" (which you will hear a few of us saying in
> court if you listen really carefully).
>
> Evan, Latin and grammar
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