inter omnis

[s***@hotmail.com]

Hi all,
This should be simple enough for you experts: could you give me a
translation of 'inter omnis'? The phrase is used on its own. At risk of
being irritating, I made it up myself and am hoping that it means what
I would like it too. Obviously I don't know Latin and am taking
individual and literal meanings and combining them. Just having a lark
playing with words.
Thanks,
Sandra

[Daniel Hoehr]

Post by s***@hotmail.com
Hi all,
This should be simple enough for you experts: could you give me a
translation of 'inter omnis'? The phrase is used on its own. At risk of
being irritating, I made it up myself and am hoping that it means what
I would like it too.

I know what that feels like :-)

Post by s***@hotmail.com
Obviously I don't know Latin and am taking
individual and literal meanings and combining them. Just having a lark
playing with words.
Thanks,
Sandra

You want to say "inter omnes" since the preposition "inter" governs the
accusative case.

The phrase means "among all". There is an idiom "constat inter omnes,"
whose literal meaning is something like "it is agreed amongst all,"
hence "all agree".

Daniel

[Romani]

inter omnis = among/between everyone, among/between all (masculine
and/or feminine)

[Romani]

begging your pardon to have forgotten to include; omnis is accusative
plural because omnis is of two terminations and therefor follows the
i-stem pattern for 3rd declension.

[Daniel Hoehr]

Post by Romani
begging your pardon to have forgotten to include; omnis is accusative
plural because omnis is of two terminations and therefor follows the
i-stem pattern for 3rd declension.

True, my mistake. The accusative plural (masculine and feminie) ending
can be -is or -es:

http://lysy2.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/words.exe?omnis+omnes

DH