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adam@social.lol ("Adam :prami:") wrote:
My six years of Latin study paid off today when I noticed the inscription above this crypt. Everyone of course knows "RIP" means "rest in peace", though the Latin is actually "requiescat in pace" which translates more closely as "may he/she rest in peace". The "requiescat" is the third person singular present active subjunctive of requiescō (meaning "to rest"). But in this particular inscription, we see "requiescant" — the "nt" being the telltale sign that we've shifted to the third person plural conjugation, so "he/she" becomes "they". And since this crypt holds the remains of two people, "may they rest in peace" is definitely more fitting.
(I hope you're more impressed with this knowledge than my wife was when we drove past it earlier. 😆)
