What is the meaning of medicum morbo adhibere?

[kevinw]

Bachelor‘s famous quote.

[Pancakes]

Something along the lines of: "I am a floppy haired ♥♥♥♥, pay no attention to me".

[malek86]

I think it's supposed to be "the doctor treat a disease" (meaning, nobody else should).

Still, my latin is very rusty, but that sounds weird. "Medicum" is supposed to be either an adjective or an object, not a subject. "Adhibere" is the infinite form of a verb, which doesn't make that much sense in context. Better would be "medicus morbo adhibet".

Maybe it means "stick to medical diseases" (because the other two were being mystical and all), but even in that case... "morbo" is either dative or ablative, so it can't go with "medicum". So in this case, it might actually be "medico morbo adhibe".

You could probably do a Monty Python sketch with this.

His other quote, "imperare sibi maximum imperium est", seems to make more sense.

[devotress]

i'm still trying to figure out caelpia

[Gnome Boy]

It means "Look at me, I have a big brain and speak latin.", or "The doctor cures the diseases.". It's one of them.

[Master]

malek86 původně napsal:

I think it's supposed to be "the doctor treat a disease" (meaning, nobody else should).

Still, my latin is very rusty, but that sounds weird. "Medicum" is supposed to be either an adjective or an object, not a subject. "Adhibere" is the infinite form of a verb, which doesn't make that much sense in context. Better would be "medicus morbo adhibet".

Maybe it means "stick to medical diseases" (because the other two were being mystical and all), but even in that case... "morbo" is either dative or ablative, so it can't go with "medicum". So in this case, it might actually be "medico morbo adhibe".

You could probably do a Monty Python sketch with this.

His other quote, "imperare sibi maximum imperium est", seems to make more sense.

Thank you for the explanation!

[kalevatar]

I'm quoting the discord user b o ž e z a š t o, who found this sentence in, I s**t you not, "A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon" (1868) - apparently it translates to "to call in a physician / to seek the aid of a physician".

[FiLo_SpiNaTo]

Medicum (from Medicus, Medici): it's accusative of 2nd declination, male noun, meaning it's the grammarical object of the sentence, means "Doctor" in the Medical division, so "a medic" or "physician"

Adhibere: infinite verb meaning "to use, to apply"

Morbo (From Morbus, Morbi): noun of the 2nd, male, meaning "Sickness". The case is either Ablative or Dative, which is to mean "from" or "to" the sickness.

The subject is absent, it's a sort of general rule that roughly translates literally to "Apply The Medic To The Disease" or a prettier:

"Let the Medic Treat* Diseases"

*Treat: i added this verb to further explain the implied meaning, that's not the translation of adhibere. Adhibere is the "use/apply" in "use/apply the doctor to the disease".

I guess meaning something more towards: trust the doctor to know what he's doing, shut up and take the medicine even if you don't want to. It comes from times where ignorance was widespread and trusting doctors made the difference between life and death, so it's a sort of aincent wisdom.

I guess it still hits hard today with all the No-Mask and No-Vax movements, though...

[Zonk]

FiLo_SpiNaTo původně napsal:

I guess it still hits hard today with all the No-Mask and No-Vax movements, though...

What's a "no-mask movement"? It's called normalcy. The propaganda even reaches steam discussion boards, wow.

[Heikai]

Lindwurm původně napsal:

FiLo_SpiNaTo původně napsal:

I guess it still hits hard today with all the No-Mask and No-Vax movements, though...

What's a "no-mask movement"? It's called normalcy. The propaganda even reaches steam discussion boards, wow.

Wearing masks slows down the spread of the infection. So you should wear a mask. Very simple. I don't understand why anyone would object.

[Zonk]

Heikai původně napsal:

Wearing masks slow down the spread of the infection. So you should wear a mask. Very simple. I don't understand why anyone would object.

I will not get into a debate with you about this. What I am lamenting is that these politically charged buzz word creations find their way into this forum. And what you are stating is not an axiom but a thesis. Science is exactly that, scrutinising theses. I find it preposterous that you don't understand why anyone would object your overly abbreviated claim, leaving out aspects like fundamental rights and different understandings of the principles of our societies.

[Heikai]

Luca původně napsal:

Why a topic regarding a videogame became another debate of this doctrine of "the flu is worse than the black plague"? Please keep your paranoia off-Steam: nobody needs more of the "SaViNg LiVeS" or "WeAr A mAsK" ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Do you know what this game is about? Wearing a mask is not a bad idea during a normal flu season either btw. This should not be a partisan issue. I'm glad I don't live in the USA.

[Griffith]

Let's keep the politics off of Steam discussion forums, regardless of it's tangential relation to the game.

[Heikai]

7thHeaven původně napsal:

Let's keep the politics off of Steam discussion forums, regardless of it's tangential relation to the game.

Thanks for bumping the thread.

[Ezzer]

Droggelbecher původně napsal:

FiLo_SpiNaTo původně napsal:

I guess it still hits hard today with all the No-Mask and No-Vax movements, though...

What's a "no-mask movement"? It's called normalcy. The propaganda even reaches steam discussion boards, wow.

Do you know what game this discussion board is for??

[duckness]

Keep your politics off this game. As for the others who are going "hurr do you know what this game is about" I would not even relate current events to a game which literally has the player finding the cure from the blood of the town, has literal clouds of disease (visible to the naked eye) chasing the player, and being able to cure ones infection by running into fire. Its a fantasy video game meant to teach the player on the concept of victory from their struggles.

Go touch grass