let's translate to latin!

Sonar

I have trouble finding good translation mechnics for English to Latin, so instead of potentially offending a Latin scholar I figures I should get human input.

Coworker is going to be a neonatal nurse so I'd like to engrave a message on her present, a stethoscope. Roughly I was thinking, "protector of the children" but I'm not sure that wouldn't offend a doctor. If you can help with a proper translation, or you have a better phrase I should use i'd much appreciate it.

(will be written as "name"-"phrase")

Cyd Cyclone

I don't have time right now to do this, but if, when I get off work, this is still around, I'll fire something off.

One question: do you want your friend's name Latinized?

Pixel Blue

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Taximes

Protector - Tutor

Children - Liberi

For possession ("of the"), you put the possessor ("children") into the genetive case.

So,

Tutor Liberorum

Alternatively...

Custos Liberorum - Guardian of the Children

Also, Wikipedia has an enormous list of famous Latin phrases if you want to browse that for something tried and true, such as:

Lege Artis - "According to the Law of the Art" - Describes something genuine, true, real, tested, proven, not assumed, not placebo. Used especially in a medical context. The 'art' referred to in the phrase is medicine.

Sonar

Thanks, this is awesome. I don't want to latinize her name it would be redundant in her case.

JebusUD

Pixel Blue wrote: »

The rod of Asclepius is an international symbol (typically the two-snake version, though), and that's Greek too.

Although some places use the Caduceus