Salvete!
Dear friends, some friend of mine who is a composer wants to dedicate a new composition "in memory of Guillaume de Machaut (or Machault)".
Now, the well known Latin formula is "In Memoriam + name in genitive", if I got it right.
Now, the Latin name that Guillaume himself used to sign his works was, so far I can tell you, Guillelmus de Mascandio, if I am to trust the Latin Wikipedia: Guillelmus de Mascandio - Vicipaedia.
As for the first name, the genitive would end in -i, thus, Guillelmi.
I am not sure about what should I do with the surname "de Mascandio": is it already a genitive, following the preposition "de" for the toponym? Should it receive another ending?
Thank you for any enlightenment.
Dear friends, some friend of mine who is a composer wants to dedicate a new composition "in memory of Guillaume de Machaut (or Machault)".
Now, the well known Latin formula is "In Memoriam + name in genitive", if I got it right.
Now, the Latin name that Guillaume himself used to sign his works was, so far I can tell you, Guillelmus de Mascandio, if I am to trust the Latin Wikipedia: Guillelmus de Mascandio - Vicipaedia.
As for the first name, the genitive would end in -i, thus, Guillelmi.
I am not sure about what should I do with the surname "de Mascandio": is it already a genitive, following the preposition "de" for the toponym? Should it receive another ending?
Thank you for any enlightenment.