Talk:De Oppresso Liber

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Umm...that's not what De Oppresso Liber means. Have a look at List of Latin phrases Xyzzyva 03:51, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

The dog Latin phrase is more accurately "Free from oppression".

I found a reference to the grammar in the phrase, which is essentially non "proper" Latin.[1] I know someone who's a Latin scholar and I will ask him to provide input. Alcarillo 16:47, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Context

Sounds to me like a variant of De oppressu liber, "free from oppression", or "free from a surprise attack". Rwflammang 18:00, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

On second thought, free from oppression would be ab oppressu liber. What this quote needs in order to be understood is context. What is the substantive of oppresso? If the phrase is short for de oppresso homine liber, then it means "a free man [made] from [or out of] an oppressed man". If it is short for de oppresso tempore liber, then it means "free after a time of oppression".

Since the article cites no source for the context, it is impossible to say what the phrase does not mean, and it is certainly not possible to say it is Dog Latin. Rwflammang 05:03, 28 October 2007 (UTC)