latin lunae

This is my own little attempt at my own little meme.

Lunae is the Latin word for Monday and as Latin Monday has no alliteration to it like a good little meme should then I will adhere to the more appropriate alliteration, alright? So, what is Latin Lunae? Latin Lunae is the day on which I will post our latin vocabulary for the week. I may or may not give expository comment on said vocabulary list depending on the busy-ness of the weekend.
Exspository on the word lunae. Lunae is the latin word for Monday. Each day of the week is named for a planet (or Germanic and Norse gods based on the Roman/Latin gods). I’m sure you all are smart enough to figure these out but just for fun let’s do it anyway.

1. Monday, named for the moon. Latin dies lunae translated as the “Day of the Moon”. Here is where the title for the day comes in. Luna is the latin word which refers to all things moon-y, such as lunar. Luna is also where we get our word, lunacy, which came about for those who seemed “crazy like the moon” as it was considered unstable for its waxing and waning. Lunae is the part of speech properly labelled for the name of the day. We’ll get into that at a later date. Note: the French word for Monady is lundi. And of course makes for a perfect name for HP’s friend, Luna, Loony Luna.
2. Tuesday, named for the war god, Tyr. Latin dies Martis, translated “Day of Mars”. Note: the French word for Tuesday is mardi, thus Mardi Gras, “Fat Tuesday.”
3. Wednesday is a mutation of Odin’s day, the most powerful god of the Norse gods. Latin dies Mercurii, translated “Day of Mercury”
4. Thursday is a fun one. Remember Thor? Well, this is his day. It’s a German translation of the Latin dies Jovis, “Day of Jupiter”.
5. Friday is “Freyja’s Day” - the day assigned to the love conterpart of Venus (Frigg), Freyja. Latin, die Veneris. Sing with me: “Venus, if you will . . .”
6. Saturday is named for, of course, Saturn. Latin dies Satruni, partially translated “Day of Saturn.” This also has the translation “the day of the sabbath.” Saturday was traditionally the day of Worship and is still practiced this way by some faiths. The Christian faith took on Sunday as their day of worship because of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day, believed to be a Sunday. Which leads us to - ->
7. Sunday, so named for the sun. Latin dies Solis, translated “Day of the Sun”. Also, dies dominicus, the “day of _____” I’ll let you fill in the blank for once.

Now, on to the weekly business:

1. ambulo - I walk (amble, ambulance)
2. via - road (viaduct)
3. Deus - God
4. toga - toga
5. luna - moon (lunar, lunacy)
6. amo - I love (amorous, amateur)
7. porto - I carry (portable, export)
8. laudo - I praise (laudable, applaud)
9. oro - I pray (orator)
10. laboro - I work (labor, laborious, laboratory)

Ok I’ve done enough for now even though there is much more I could say on the subject.