If I wanted to come up with a latin name for the goddess of regents canal would she be Pong excelsa or should I use the superlative excelsissima? - ThreadSky

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benaaronovitch.bsky.social • 129 days ago

If I wanted to come up with a latin name for the goddess of regents canal would she be Pong excelsa or should I use the superlative excelsissima?

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elizalefebvre.bsky.social•129 days ago

I'd go fully superlative!

its-its.bsky.social•128 days ago

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jonathanpagden.bsky.social•128 days ago

Pongo excelsissima for formal name, Excelsa to friends and family.

grumpysprite.bsky.social•129 days ago

Excelcissima would work as an honorific. Excelsa would be a description.

benaaronovitch.bsky.social•129 days ago

So it's Pongo excelsa...

benaaronovitch.bsky.social•129 days ago

I wondered what the distinction was. Thanks.

dbcrouch.bsky.social•129 days ago

Pongo 3rd declension gen. Pongonis. Pongo diva, I guess, excelsa for a goddess seems off. It’s about height rather than prestige. Does it occur in temple inscriptions?