"vae victis" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Latin]

IPA: /u̯ae̯ ˈu̯ik.tiːs/ [Classical], [u̯äe̯ ˈu̯ɪkt̪iːs̠] [Classical], /ve ˈvik.tis/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [vɛː ˈvikt̪is] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: vae victīs [canonical]
Etymology: From vae (“woe”) + victīs (“to the conquered people”), dative plural of the perfect passive participle of vincō (“to conquer”). According to Livy, said to have been uttered by the Gaulish chieftain Brennus after capturing Rome in 390 BC (see quotation). Etymology templates: {{m|la|vae||woe}} vae (“woe”), {{m|la|victīs||to the conquered people}} victīs (“to the conquered people”), {{m|la|vincō||to conquer}} vincō (“to conquer”) Head templates: {{head|la|phrase|head=vae victīs}} vae victīs
  1. woe to the conquered Wikipedia link: vae victis
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