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So, you don't know what M.O.S. means, either.
There was this game a while back but I couldn't figure it out from that, either.
Or perhaps "Make Out Session" or "Member of Service"following the game narative id assume Mail order Slaves
Well it's not about how it sounds, but what it means... Servus (servi in plural) is always a male (and serva/ancilla is always a female plural servae/ancillae)...1- yes you are correct...but it didn't sound as nice to us (we aren't grammar nazis)
Sorry, but what do you talk about?there is no male or female for slaves (Servi) can also mean serve someone.
and Servae means Servants not slaves
Wow... who would guess it.Sorry I's dumb Professor...I used google View attachment 1632787
i could be wrong and i searched in english which is not my main language and i got results similar to what you are saying but are you sure it can't be use as a verbSorry, but what do you talk about?
Servus is male slave, serva is female form. More common term for female servant/slavegirl is ancilla. Servi is plural of second (o) declension.
To serve is servire. Servi as verbal form doesn't exit. Servio, servire means to serve. It's changed like this:
servio (I serve), servis (you serve), servit (he serves), servimus (we serve), servitis (you serve), serviunt (they serve).
Servus also means both servant and slave. And like I said, it's always male in Latin. (Be it serf, servant, or just courtesy form... like when noble lord addressed his king).
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Slave is borrowed from Medieval Latin, but from another term sclavus. Servant is descendant of servus/serva via French but in Medieval meaning servant/serf.
Let's not derail thread, I will write you in PM.i could be wrong and i searched in english which is not my main language and i got results similar to what you are saying but are you sure it can't be use as a verb
google translator is so stupid (with results) when it comes to translate from english to another language since it cannot detect the gender form I mean that is how english works (ie. you - means man and woman and also multi people), but another languages have distinguish forms of this!Sorry I's dumb Professor...I used google View attachment 1632787
Languages cant be sexist. Anyway, game is about dominant male and his female sex slaves....As far as I remember, Latin is one of those sexist languages where if you are speaking about a group of people of mixed genders you use the male gender even if they are all female with just a single male.
So, if it's true as bloodgrv said that the Master deals with both male and female slaves (but the game focuses only on the female ones), Servi could be correct.
It's enough to look atIn Classical Latin "ancilla" was mostly used for house slaves, especially the ones dedicated to the personal service of the mistress.
You don't call "ancilla" a female farming slave for example: the correct term, in that case, was "serva", which was still a perfectly valid term to describe a house slave.
The word "ancilla" is more akin to the English "Servant" or "Housemaid", except that I don't think any free woman would ever fill that position (for one, I think the Pater Familias would still expect free access to her - but also I don't think they would trust someone that wasn't a slave in such a delicate position).
Of course, with the advent of Christianity, the meaning of the terms changed and in the Middle Ages "ancillae" were often free commoners (or got the religious meaning of "Servants of God") while "servae" (the wives and daughters of bond farmers) weren't mentioned very often.
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Is Latin avoidable?
Languages are social constructs par excellence. A sexist society will build a sexist language.Languages cant be sexist. Anyway, game is about dominant male and his female sex slaves....
Short and Lewis, as linked by you:It's enough to look atYou must be registered to see the linksof Classical Latin...
You cant apply 21st century criteria to Iron Age society. Besides, almost every continental European language uses same pattern eg Spanish, French, Russian.Languages are social constructs par excellence. A sexist society will build a sexist language.
Should be enough.Short and Lewis, as linked by you:
" (com. used as fem. of servus, instead of serva)."
I won't dwell more on this, since it'll make us sail boldly well beyond the Pillars of Off Topic, but I advise you to delve deeper into the difference between definition and interpretation.You cant apply 21st century criteria to Iron Age society.
Yup. My native language is among those. Your point being? That the Middle Age societies that gave rise to those (mostly Latin-derived) languages weren't biased toward masculinity?Besides, almost every continental European language uses same pattern eg Spanish, French, Russian.
You are aware that "com." is the short form of "commonly" and not of "exclusively", are you?" (com. used as fem. of servus, instead of serve)."
Should be enough.
Wut?I won't dwell more on this, since it'll make us sail boldly well beyond the Pillars of Off Topic, but I advise you to delve deeper into the difference between definition and interpretation.
I don't give a flying fuck for your or anybody else's political and social opinions. This is a porn forum. I saw an error. I provided correct translation.That the Middle Age societies that gave rise to those (mostly Latin-derived) languages weren't biased toward masculinity?
Go and read what I write in first message, please.You are aware that "com." is the short form of "commonly" and not of "exclusively", are you?
Now, if you don't mind, I am going to look for games like this....there is also less common feminine form derived from servus, serva, but as far as I am aware, ancilla was used more often.
Ok..first Thanks for playing.Bloodgrv
The plot and the character overview show clear paths for the male protagonist...but what about the female protagonist? Most important question, will there be pure lesbian routes?