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Comment by spondylosaurus

12 hours ago

I haven't Latin'd in forever, but here's an attempt:

Harvardis alumnis corpus non habent sed quidem corpus de "habeas corpus" habent.

(Let's just say "Harvard" is a third declension noun because why not.)

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skissane  11 hours ago

> Let's just say "Harvard" is a third declension noun because why not.

Given Harvard maintains the tradition of Latin addresses (the Latin Salutatory), I’m sure they have an official position on what their name is in Latin. Wikipedia cites this article but not sure if it is online: Hammond, Mason (Summer 1987). "Official Terms in Latin and English for Harvard College or University". Harvard Library bulletin. Vol. XXXV, no. 3. Harvard University. pp. 294–310.

I spent a year as a student at the University of Sydney (Australia). I roughly remember how to say in Latin “University of Sydney Library”, because they stamped it on all their old library books (something like “Bibliotheca Universitatis Sidneiensis”)-I expect old books in Harvard’s library may be stamped in Latin too