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| Author | Message | | | Posted on Mon Jan 08, 2007 15:24:56 | |
| | I am directing a production of Edna St Vincent Millays poetry play Conversation at Midnight.
In it one of the characters says its all effututa.
This word which I understand can also be written as ecfututa seems to appear in a Catullus poem and as far as I can tell is a form of the 'F' word.
If someone can help with a meaning or translation I would be grateful
Paul Hecht
pauliehex@aol.com | |
| | | Posted at Tue Jan 09, 2007 15:50:10 | Quote |
| | | Hi, ecfututa appears in Carmen 6, so perhaps the translations of that carmen can help you... | |
| | | Posted at Wed Jan 10, 2007 14:37:35 | Quote |
| | Yes, I got the same answer when using the "Search Translations" feature at this site  | |
| | | Posted at Thu Jan 11, 2007 19:42:51 | Quote |
| | Hi,
Funny, I'm also exploring this word for theatrical motivations... I'm an actor playing a part in Jordan Harrison's new play "Kid-Simple", in Washington, DC, and as a drunken, aged satyr must use to word "ecfututa" (and additionally, the rest of the line... "cur non tam latera ecfututa") to enchant a young boy-virgin in the forest. Yes, it sounds odd. From our context at least, I would agree that the word has "f-word" connotations! Interesting that Millay somehow used a variant of it - I'm a big fan of her work.
Best,
Jason McCool | |
| | | Posted at Thu Jan 18, 2007 09:12:41 | Quote |
| | | The "f-word" was futuo, perfect passive participle fututus. It's a bit more than merely "f-word" connotations - it was the "f-word". | |
| | | Posted at Sun Oct 09, 2011 20:43:01 | Quote |
| | | Quote: | | | | | The "f-word" was futuo, perfect passive participle fututus. It's a bit more than merely "f-word" connotations - it was the "f-word". |
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Not quite.The ec-prefix suggests that it means' all f**ked out'. | |
| | | Posted at Tue Apr 16, 2013 06:12:14 | Quote |
| | I would agree that the word has "f-word" connotations! Interesting that Millay somehow used a variant of it - I'm a big fan of her work.
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