"quis custodiet ipsos custodes" meaning in Latin

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Phrase

IPA: /kʷis kusˈtoː.di.et ˈip.soːs kusˈtoː.deːs/ [Classical], [kʷɪs̠ kʊs̠ˈt̪oːd̪iɛt̪ ˈɪps̠oːs̠ kʊs̠ˈt̪oːd̪eːs̠] [Classical], /kwis kusˈto.di.et ˈip.sos kusˈto.des/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [kwis kusˈt̪ɔːd̪iet̪ ˈipsos kusˈt̪ɔːd̪es] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), /kʷis kuːsˈtoː.di.et ˈip.soːs kuːsˈtoː.deːs/ [Classical], [kʷɪs̠ kuːs̠ˈt̪oːd̪iɛt̪ ˈɪps̠oːs̠ kuːs̠ˈt̪oːd̪eːs̠] [Classical], /kwis kusˈto.di.et ˈip.sos kusˈto.des/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [kwis kusˈt̪ɔːd̪iet̪ ˈipsos kusˈt̪ɔːd̪es] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|phrase|head=quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs?}} quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs?
  1. “Who guards the guards?”, “Who watches the watchers?”
    Sense id: en-quis_custodiet_ipsos_custodes-la-phrase-NMeaOVdm

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      "form": "quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs",
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        {
          "english": "I hear always the admonishment of my friends: \"Bolt her in, constrain her!\" But who will guard the guardians? The wife plans ahead and begins with them.",
          "ref": "late 1st or early 2nd century CE, Juvenal, Satura VI, lines 347–348",
          "text": "audio quid ueteres olim moneatis amici, 'pone seram, cohibe.' sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? cauta est et ab illis incipit uxor.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "“Who guards the guards?”, “Who watches the watchers?”"
      ],
      "id": "en-quis_custodiet_ipsos_custodes-la-phrase-NMeaOVdm"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷis kusˈtoː.di.et ˈip.soːs kusˈtoː.deːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʷɪs̠ kʊs̠ˈt̪oːd̪iɛt̪ ˈɪps̠oːs̠ kʊs̠ˈt̪oːd̪eːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwis kusˈto.di.et ˈip.sos kusˈto.des/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kwis kusˈt̪ɔːd̪iet̪ ˈipsos kusˈt̪ɔːd̪es]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷis kuːsˈtoː.di.et ˈip.soːs kuːsˈtoː.deːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʷɪs̠ kuːs̠ˈt̪oːd̪iɛt̪ ˈɪps̠oːs̠ kuːs̠ˈt̪oːd̪eːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwis kusˈto.di.et ˈip.sos kusˈto.des/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kwis kusˈt̪ɔːd̪iet̪ ˈipsos kusˈt̪ɔːd̪es]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quis custodiet ipsos custodes"
}
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      "form": "quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs",
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      "expansion": "quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs?",
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  "lang": "Latin",
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  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Latin multiword terms",
        "Latin phrases",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations"
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          "english": "I hear always the admonishment of my friends: \"Bolt her in, constrain her!\" But who will guard the guardians? The wife plans ahead and begins with them.",
          "ref": "late 1st or early 2nd century CE, Juvenal, Satura VI, lines 347–348",
          "text": "audio quid ueteres olim moneatis amici, 'pone seram, cohibe.' sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? cauta est et ab illis incipit uxor.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "“Who guards the guards?”, “Who watches the watchers?”"
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/kʷis kusˈtoː.di.et ˈip.soːs kusˈtoː.deːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʷɪs̠ kʊs̠ˈt̪oːd̪iɛt̪ ˈɪps̠oːs̠ kʊs̠ˈt̪oːd̪eːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwis kusˈto.di.et ˈip.sos kusˈto.des/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kwis kusˈt̪ɔːd̪iet̪ ˈipsos kusˈt̪ɔːd̪es]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷis kuːsˈtoː.di.et ˈip.soːs kuːsˈtoː.deːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʷɪs̠ kuːs̠ˈt̪oːd̪iɛt̪ ˈɪps̠oːs̠ kuːs̠ˈt̪oːd̪eːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwis kusˈto.di.et ˈip.sos kusˈto.des/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kwis kusˈt̪ɔːd̪iet̪ ˈipsos kusˈt̪ɔːd̪es]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quis custodiet ipsos custodes"
}

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