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swaviator Started conversation Dec 25, 2004
My request should be an easy one. It's for an inscription. The phrase is: "Citizen of the Sky". Civis Caelum, or Civis Aeris Sum, but none of these sounds right. Would someone please set this properly?
Thank you,
Bob
English to Latin phrase
Banjo Golly Posted Dec 25, 2004
"Citizen of the Sky"="Civis caeli".
Unfortunately, as in German, the word for sky is the same as the word for heaven, so this might be mistaken for "citizen of heaven."
"Sidera" (literally "stars") can also mean "sky," so an alternative would be:
"Citizen of the Sky"="Civis siderum."
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