Complete the following bizarre translations to figure out if I made this puzzle too difficult:
$\mathbf 6$ $\rightarrow$ Sus Domesticus $\rightarrow$ ! $\rightarrow$ Auf Englisch.
$\begingroup$
$\endgroup$
Add a comment
|
2 Answers
$\begingroup$
$\endgroup$
1
Partial answer:
As @El-Guest notes,
Sus domesticus is Latin for pig -> suggests "pig latin" as a translation
Appying this to the first element:
Bold six -> Oldbay Ixsay
There are many places this could go next:
Old Bay is a seasoning mix; a Bay could refer to a horse, making an Old Bay a Nag; IX could be read as Nine in roman numerals; the "x" could mean times or by; others...
Or, the above is maybe over thinking it.
Six in pig latin is Ixsay. IX = 9; 9 say (exclaim) in German, then translate to English: Nein! -> No!
So the answer is:
No! The puzzle is not too difficult :)
-
$\begingroup$ Glad to hear it, and thanks for proving your answer correct! :-) (Tick will follow a bit later.) $\endgroup$– BassCommented Oct 13, 2018 at 22:25
$\begingroup$
$\endgroup$
So from what I can tell,
6 could be Hex or Sex or Six or pronounced like Cease (in French)...
Then
Sus domesticus is a pig or a hog (Latin taxonomic name)...
And then
The symbol ! Is used in math to negate things (eg. NOT something)...
And finally
Auf Englisch means In English, in German.
So putting this all together, we get...
Cease-pig or speaking not in English?
I feel I have some of the idea but I hope the parts I didn’t get made you laugh!
