QED

desc

English: QED (“quod erat demonstrandum”)

quod erat demonstrandum
quod erat demonstrandum#Latin

QED (“quod erat demonstrandum”) Initialism of quod erat demonstrandum.


SC

(chiefly money) Initialism of Senatus consulto, with the consultation of the Senate, by order of the Senate.


locus delicti

[ˈɫ̪ɔkʊs̠ d̪eːˈlʲɪkt̪iː]

The place where a crime was committed; the crime scene.


morituri te salutant

[mɔrɪˈt̪uːriː t̪eː s̠äˈɫ̪uːt̪än̪t̪]

Those who are about to die salute you! (Greeting from the gladiators to the Roman emperor).


vox faucibus haesit

[u̯oːks̠ ˈfäu̯kɪbʊs̠ ˈhäe̯s̠ɪt̪]

(idiomatic) speechless; so astonished as to be unable to speak


vox et praeterea nihil

[u̯oːks̠ ɛt̪ präe̯ˈt̪ɛreäː ˈni(ɦ)ɪɫ̪]

nonsense, claptrap; sounds without sense


vox clamantis in deserto

[u̯oːks̠ kɫ̪äːˈmän̪t̪ɪs̠ ɪn d̪eːˈs̠ɛrt̪oː]

From Mark 1:3 and Isaiah 40:3 in the Vulgate; literally, “the voice of one crying out in the wilderness”.

voice in the wilderness
voice in the wilderness

voice in the wilderness; a prophet who is not listened to


beatae memoriae

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beātae memoriae (feminine genitive or dative)

[beˈäːt̪äe̯ mɛˈmɔriäe̯]


civis romanus sum

[ˈkiːu̯ɪs̠ roːˈmäːnʊs̠ s̠ʊ̃ˑ]

Said by Cicero. From cīvis (“a citizen”) + rōmānus (“Roman”) + sum (“I am”).


semel pro semper

[ˈs̠ɛmɛɫ̪ proː ˈs̠ɛmpɛr]

From semel (“once”) + prō (“for”) + semper (“always”).


pollice verso

[ˈpɔlːʲɪkɛ ˈu̯ɛrs̠oː]

with the thumb turned (how spectators indicated favor or displeasure at gladiatorial games).


mos pro lege

[moːs̠ proː ˈɫ̪eːɡɛ]

From mōs (“custom, habit”) + the preposition prō (“for”) + lēge, the ablative of lēx (“law”). Meaning "custom for law".

custom for law; meaning that the usage that is customary has the force of being a law


maximus in minimis

The greatest in the least, meaning "the very greatest in trifling things".


carpere et colligere

[ˈkärpɛrɛ ɛt̪ kɔlˈlʲɪɡɛrɛ]

to reap and collect; to pluck and gather


carpe diem

[ˈkärpɛ ˈd̪iɛ̃ˑ]

From the end of the poem Odes I.11 by Horace, ancient Roman poet.
:Sapiās, vīna liquēs, et spatio brevī
:spem longam resecēs. Dum loquimur, fūgerit invidā
:aetās. Carpe diem quam minimum crēdula posterō.
:Be wise, make wine, and in a short time,
:lose any great hope. As we speak, time is cruelly slipping away.
:Enjoy the day, believing the least in the future.

carpe diem, enjoy the day; (common mistranslation) seize the day


mea culpa

[ˈmeäː ˈkʊɫ̪päː]

, Text of the Tridentine Mass

I confess to the Almighty God, to the blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, to all the Saints, and to you brethren, that I have sinned exceedingly, in thought, word, and deed: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.

Confiteor Deo omnipotenti, beatæ Mariæ semper Virgini, beato Michaeli Archangelo, beato Ioanni Baptistæ, sanctis Apostolis Petro et Paulo, omnibus Sanctis, et vobis, fratres: quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo et opere: mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.


circulus in probando

[ˈkɪrkʊɫ̪ʊs̠ ɪn prɔˈbän̪d̪oː]

proving in circles, using a conclusion as the premise in an argument, thus going around the proof (See: circulus vitiosus)


ad hoc

to this end, for this, to this point, to this.


et cetera

desctree

→ Middle English: et cetera, etc., & cetera, &c
English: et cetera, etc.
→ Tagalog: etsetera

[ɛt̪ ˈkeːt̪ɛrä]

[ɛt̪ ˈt͡ʃɛːt̪erä]

et cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar or already-known fashion.


irritabis crabrones

[ɪrːiːˈt̪äːbɪs̠ kräːˈbroːneːs̠]

You'll stir up the hornets! (a phrase by Plautus)


ite missa est

desc

Ecclesiastical Latin: missa (“mass”), missāle (“missal”)

[ˈiːt̪ɛ ˈmɪs̠ːä ɛs̠t̪]

One of the oldest formulae of the Roman Rite, recorded in Ordo I (7th or 8th century).
The form missa is an adoption of spoken Late Latin for missiō (“dismissal”).

(Ecclesiastical Latin) go, the dismissal is made


latet anguis in herba

[ˈɫ̪ät̪ɛt̪ ˈäŋɡʷɪs̠ ɪn ˈhɛrbäː]

Literally "a snake hides in the grass" (Virgil, Eclogue III, v. 93).


ipse dixit

[ˈɪps̠ɛ ˈd̪iːks̠ɪt̪]

Calque of Ancient Greek αὐτὸς ἔφα (autòs épha, “he himself said it”), originally used by Pythagoreans.

calque

(rhetoric, chiefly Medieval Latin) Used after a statement claimed to be by Aristotle, whose absolute authority made it incontestable.


res ipsa loquitur

From rēs (“thing”) + ipsa (“herself”), the feminine of ipse (“himself”) because rēs is a feminine word + loquitur (“she speaks”) the third-person form of loquor (“I speak”). Literally meaning "the thing itself speaks" or "the matter itself speaks".


primus inter pares

desc

German: primus inter pares, Primus inter pares


te amo

[t̪ɛː ˈäːmo]

I love you (affirmation of romantic feeling)

I love you (affection and caring of family members or friends)


anno Domini

Literally, “in the year of the Lord” (ablative of annus (“year”), genitive of Dominus (“Lord”)). The numbering system and the appellation are ascribed to Dionysius Exiguus (c. 6th century), though he most likely drew on earlier sources. Dionysius gives the full name annī ab incarnātiōne Dominī (“years from the incarnation of the Lord”) to the series of years since AD 1, with annus Dominī and (annus) ab incarnātiōne serving as short forms in early uses. Annō Dominī is a fixed phrase by the 11th century.

anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo quinquagesimo nono

1282–1285 — Simon de Keza, Gesta Hungarorum; section 7

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Igitur in aetate sexta saeculi multiplicati Huni in Scitia habitando ut arena, anno Domini septingentesimo in unum congregati, capitaneos inter se...

Datum Bude in Dominica reminiscere anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo septuagesimo sexto regnorum nostrorum anno Hungarie etc.

1476, “Commissio propria domini regis”, in Decreta Regni Hungariae 1458-1490, Budapest, published 1989:

in the year of our Lord
in the year of our Lord


Ave Maria

→ English: Ave Maria

Italian: Ave Maria

[ˈäu̯eː mäˈriːä]

[ˈäu̯ɛ mäˈriːä]

[ˈäːve mäˈriːä]

From (h)avē̆ (“hail!”) + Marīa (“Mary”).

Hail Mary (a salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God; used in the Roman Catholic church)


et seq.

Abbreviation of et sequens or et sequentia

and the following (pages or items in a list)


ad astra

[äˈd̪äs̠t̪rä]

[äˈd̪äst̪rä]

From ad (“to”) + astra (“stars, heaven”, acc. pl.) as a metaphor for immortality and eternal glory.

per aspera ad astra

macte novā virtūte, puer, sīc ītur ad astra

2007 translation by Ahl, Frederick
Blessings on your new manhood, my boy. That’s the pathway to heaven.

reach for the stars
reach for the stars#English

(idiomatic) to the stars, to heaven (cf. reach for the stars)


A.D.

Alternative form of A. D.: in the year of the Lord, used in providing years according to the Dionysian Era.

A. D.

Alternative form of a. d.: day before, used in providing dates according to the Roman calendar.


requiescant in pace

requiescant in pace
requiescant in pace#English


requiescat in pace

[rɛkʷiˈeːs̠kät̪ ɪn ˈpäːkɛ]


RIP

Initialism of requiescat in pace (“may he/she rest in peace; RIP”).

Initialism of requiescant in pace (“may they rest in peace; RIP”).


dulce bellum inexpertis

[ˈd̪ʊɫ̪kɛ ˈbɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ ɪnɛkˈs̠pɛrt̪iːs̠]

Calque of Ancient Greek γλυκὺς ἀπείρῳ πόλεμος (glukùs apeírōi pólemos), a quote from Pindar (Fragments 110,109) made famous by Erasmus as the title for his meditation on the subject of war.

clq

γλυκὺς ἀπείρῳ πόλεμος

war is sweet to those who have never experienced it


nomen nescio

From nōmen (“name”) + nesciō (“I do not know”).

A filler in a text that indicates an anonymous or non-specific person.


in fieri

in + fierī, present active infinitive of fiō (“I become; I happen”).


nota bene

notā bene (canonical)
notāte bene (plural)

[ˈnɔt̪äː ˈbɛnɛ]

[ˈnɔːt̪ä ˈbɛːne]

notā, singular present active imperative form of notō (“I mark”, “I note”, “I observe”) + bene (“well”), adverbial form of bonus (“good”)

nota bene (used to add an aside or warning to a text)


semper fidelis

→⇒ English: semper fi

[ˈs̠ɛmpɛr fɪˈd̪eːlʲɪs̠]


IHS

The reference to Jesus is from the first three letters of Jesus' name in Koine Greek, ΙΗΣΟΥΣ (IĒSOuS), arising perhaps circa 14th century. The interpretation as an abbreviation Iesus Hominum Salvator (“Jesus, saviour of men”) is apparently a later back-formation when the Greek was no longer remembered. (See wikipedia Christogram.)

In hoc signo (In this sign). Commonly seen on Christian churches.


suum cuique

[ˈs̠uʊŋˈkʊi̯kʷɛ]

suum cuique tribuere

Suum cuique pulchrum est.

c. 45 BCE, Cicero, Tusculan Disputations 5.63

To each [individual], his own is beautiful.

(idiomatic) to each according to its own merits; to each his own


ne plus ultra

[neː pɫ̪uːs̠ ˈʊɫ̪t̪räː]

Ellipsis of a subjunctive verb like prōgrediāris (“may you advance”); or reinterpreted as a negative result clause with ellipsis of fierī possit (“so that ... is impossible”).

Alternative form of nōn plūs ultrā (“A warning to not go beyond a certain point.”)


quo vadis

[kʷoː ˈu̯äːd̪ɪs̠]


DOM

Deo optimo maximo
Deo optimo maximo#Latin

Abbreviation of Deo optimo maximo (“to God, the best and greatest”).


SPD

(initialism) salutem plurimam dicit, an opening salutation in letters


nil desperandum

Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro (there is nothing to despair about with Teucer as our leader and Teucer as our protector).

Horace, Odes, I.vii.27 (translation Benham's Book of Quotations).

I am not going to give up. Not for giving up, as in: this is not for giving up on.


aere perennius

[ˈäe̯rɛ pɛˈrɛnːiʊs̠]


ex libris

used with a genitive to indicate ownership of a book, as in from the books of… or from the library of …


amabo te

[äˈmäːboː t̪eː]

[äˈmäːbo t̪ɛː]

From amābō (“I shall love”) the future active indicative first person singular of amō (“I love”) + tē the accusative of tu (“you”). Literally "I shall love you" or "I'll love you".

Amabo te, cura filium meum.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see amābō, tē.


ex aequo et bono

(law) according to what is right and good - rather than according to the law


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numquam pōnenda est plūrālitās sine necessitāte

numquam ponenda est pluralitas sine necessitate

Multiples should never be used if not necessary.


post hoc ergo propter hoc

See post (“after”), propter (“because of”), hoc – neuter accusative of hic (“this”), and ergō (“therefore”).

(logic) after this, therefore because of this


DM

Initialism of Dīs Mānibus, to/for the Spirits of the Dead, to/for the Spirit of the Deceased.


Deo vindice

[ˈd̪eoː ˈu̯ɪn̪d̪ɪkɛ]


ad kalendas Graecas

→ English: Greek calends (calque)

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→ French: aux calendes grecques (calque)

→ Italian: alle calende greche (calque)

[äd̪ käˈɫ̪ɛn̪d̪äːs̠ ˈɡräe̯käːs̠]

[äd̪ käˈlɛn̪d̪äs ˈɡrɛːkäs]

Attributed by Suetonius in Lives of the Twelve Caesars to Caesar Augustus. The kalends (also written calends) were specific days of the Roman calendar (the first of the month), not of the Greek, and so the “Greek Kalends” would never occur.

never in a month of Sundays
never in a month of Sundays

(idiomatic) never at all; never in a month of Sundays.

Attic calendar
Caesar Augustus
Roman calendar
Suetonius
The Twelve Caesars


post scriptum

postscript, after text, literary afterthought (at the end of any text)


Kyrie

From Ancient Greek vocative Κύριε (Kúrie) of Κύριος (Kúrios, “Lord”).


AMDG

ad majorem Dei gloriam
w:ad majorem Dei gloriam

Initialism of ad majorem Dei gloriam (“for the greater glory of God”).


de gustibus non est disputandum

dē gustibus nōn est disputandum (canonical)

[d̪eːˈɡʊs̠t̪ɪbʊs̠ ˈnoːnɛs̠t̪ d̪ɪs̠pʊˈt̪än̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ]

Uncertain; likely of non-classical origin. An alternative, more recent form is de gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum (“there’s no arguing about tastes and colors”).

Et propterea de gustibus non est disputandum, eo quòd tot sint sententiae quot capita, ut est in proverbio.

1584, Giuseppe Mascardi, Conclusiones omnium probationum, quae in utroque Foro quotidie versantur, Iudicibus, Advocatis, Causidicis, omnibus denique Iuris Pontoficii, Caesareique professoribus utiles, practicabiles, ac necessariae:

And therefore there is no debate about taste, because there are as many opinions as there are heads, as the proverb goes.

[…] id enim fieri debet ob variam sensuum dispositionem, et sub hoc respectu verissimum est: de gustibus non est disputandum.

1849, Franciscus Rothenflue, Institutiones philosophiae theoreticae in usum praelectionum, volume I, page 117:

[…] indeed, it ought to be possible, on account of the varied array of inclinations [that exist], and in this respect it is very true: there's no accounting for taste

Et cum tanta sit inter Protestantes in determinandis articulis fundamentalibus opinionum diversitas, utique redit et his tritum illud proverbium: De gustibus non est disputandum, quod in praxim misere deductum fuit: […]

1856, Thomas ex Charmes, Theologia dogmatica, volume I, page 178:

And since the diversity of opinions among Protestants on determining the fundamental articles is so great, it certainly recalls that trite proverb: there's no accounting for taste, which was derived from unpleasant practical experience […]

[…] morales controversiae gustu dirimi non possunt, nec per adagium: „de gustibus non est disputandum”, quod in moralibus absurdum est.

1886, Julio Costa-Rossetti, Philosophia moralis seu Institutiones Ethicae et Juris naturae, page 122:

[…] moral debates cannot be ended with one's taste, nor with the adage: "there's no accounting for taste", which is absurd for morals.

there's no accounting for taste
there's no accounting for taste

there's no accounting for taste (lit. 'one shouldn't discuss tastes.')

dē gustibus et colōribus nōn disputandum est

dē gustibus et dē colōribus nōn disputandum

dē gustibus et dē colōribus nōn est disputandum


ceterum censeo

From Cato the Elder's practice of ending every speech, no matter the topic, with ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam ("furthermore, I propose that Carthage is to be destroyed").

"furthermore, I propose": a formulaic expression used to end a speech by reinforcing one, often unrelated, major view


quod erat demonstrandum

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quod erat dēmōnstrandum (plural quae erant dēmōnstranda)

quod erat dēmōnstrandum (canonical)
quae erant dēmōnstranda (plural)

[ˈkʷɔd̪ɛräd̪ːeːmõːs̠ˈt̪rän̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ]

Calque of Ancient Greek ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι (hóper édei deîxai, literally “(that) which was to be demonstrated”).

cal

ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι

which was to be proved; which was to be demonstrated.


non nobis solum

"Not for ourselves alone;" a motto indicating an ideal of unselfishness, and of a betterment of the self in order to help others.


quis custodiet ipsos custodes

quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs (canonical)

/kʷis kusˈtoː.di.et ˈip.soːs kusˈtoː.deːs/

[kʷɪs̠ kʊs̠ˈt̪oːd̪iɛt̪ ˈɪps̠oːs̠ kʊs̠ˈt̪oːd̪eːs̠]

[kwis kusˈt̪ɔːd̪iet̪ ˈipsos kusˈt̪ɔːd̪es]

/kʷis kuːsˈtoː.di.et ˈip.soːs kuːsˈtoː.deːs/

[kʷɪs̠ kuːs̠ˈt̪oːd̪iɛt̪ ˈɪps̠oːs̠ kuːs̠ˈt̪oːd̪eːs̠]

audio quid ueteres olim moneatis amici, 'pone seram, cohibe.' sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? cauta est et ab illis incipit uxor.

late 1st or early 2nd century CE, Juvenal, Satura VI, lines 347–348:

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.

“Who guards the guards?”, “Who watches the watchers?”


vive ut vivas

[ˈu̯iːu̯ɛ ʊt̪ ˈu̯iːu̯äːs̠]

(literally) "live that you may live". One should live a very full life, without fear of a possible future consequences.

live life to the fullest
live life to the fullest

"live that you may live forever."https://web.archive.org/web/20120622192315/http://www.family-crests.com/translationofover500commonmottos.aspx


ad fontes

[äd̪ ˈfɔn̪t̪eːs̠]

Ad (“to”) + fontēs, accusative plural form of fōns (“fountain”, “spring”, “source”) = literally, “to the springs or sources”; probably drawn from Psalm XLII, verse 1 of the Latin Vulgate by Spanish humanists.

(idiomatic) Go to the sources: An expression emphasizing the importance of conducting fundamental research and of consulting primary sources.


Deus vult

[ˈd̪eʊs̠ u̯ʊɫ̪t̪]

From Deus (“God”) + vult (“he's willing”), third person singular of volō (“I'm willing”). See also French Dieu le veut.


cave canem

[ˈkäu̯eː ˈkänɛ̃ˑ]


tempus fugit

[ˈt̪ɛmpʊs̠ ˈfʊɡɪt̪]


veni, vidi, vici

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vēnī vīdī vīcī

vēnī vīdī vīcī

Uttered by Julius Caesar in 47 BC as the full text of his message to the Roman senate describing his recent victory over Pharnaces II of Pontus in the Battle of Zela.

I came, I saw, I conquered
I came, I saw, I conquered

Battle of Zela
Julius Caesar
Pharnaces II of Pontus


sic transit gloria mundi

[s̠iːk ˈt̪rä̃ːs̠ɪt̪ ˈɡɫ̪oːriä ˈmʊn̪d̪iː]

From sīc (“thus, so”) + trānsit (“it goes over, it crosses”) the third person singular of trānseō (“I go over, I cross”) + glōria (“glory”) + mundī (“of the world”) the genitive of mundus (“the world”). Literally meaning "thus passes the glory of the world" or "thus goes the glory of the world". The traditional translation is "thus passes earthly glory".

‘Thus passeth the glory of the world’, a traditional phrase used in the ritual of papal coronation.


opera omnia

The “complete works”. This title has been given to many such collections, for instance, that of Leonhard Euler.


vis major

Vis major; "greater force"; "act of God"; unavoidable accident.


semel furibundus, semper furibundus praesūmitur

semel furibundus (canonical)
semper furibundus praesūmitur (canonical)

semel furibundus, semper furibundus praesumitur

/ˈse.mel fu.riˈbun.dus ˈsem.per fu.riˈbun.dus prae̯ˈsuː.mi.tur/

[ˈs̠ɛmɛɫ̪ fʊrɪˈbʊn̪d̪ʊs̠ ˈs̠ɛmpɛr fʊrɪˈbʊn̪d̪ʊs̠ präe̯ˈs̠uːmɪt̪ʊr]

/ˈse.mel fu.riˈbun.dus ˈsem.per fu.riˈbun.dus preˈsu.mi.tur/

[ˈsɛːmel furiˈbun̪d̪us ˈsɛmper furiˈbun̪d̪us preˈs̬uːmit̪ur]

(law) Once shown to be insane, always presumed to be insane.


vim vi repellere licet

[u̯ɪ̃ˑ u̯iː rɛˈpɛlːʲɛrɛ ˈlʲɪkɛt̪]

From the Digest of Justitian (6th century), the principle of self-defense in Roman law.

(law) It is permitted to repel force with force.


pater semper incertus est

[ˈpät̪ɛr ˈs̠ɛmpɛr ɪŋˈkɛrt̪ʊs̠ ɛs̠t̪]

"The father is always uncertain" (i.e. the identity of a child’s father is always in question)


semper eadem

[ˈs̠ɛmpɛr ˈeäd̪ɛ̃ˑ]


HSE

Abbreviation of hic sepultus est (here is buried)


cur non

Cūr ego tēcum nōn sum?

Cūr nōn illam hūc transferrī iubēs?

Why don't you command her to be brought over hither?

Cūr nōn ēmistī restem suspendiō?

Why do you not buy a halter, and hang yourself?


quid est

[kʷɪd̪ ɛs̠t̪]

From quid the neuter of quis (“what”) + est (“it is”), form of esse (“to be”). Literally meaning "what is it?".


e medio abeo

[ɛː ˈmɛːd̪io ˈäːbeo]

From e (“out of, from”) + medio, the ablative of medium (“middle, public”) + abeo (“I depart”). Hence literally “out of the public I depart” or “I pass away from the public”.


primum non nocere

First, do no harm (an adage taught to medical students reminding them to consider the possible harm of any intervention).


a lacte cunisque

[äː ˈɫ̪äkt̪ɛ kuːˈniːs̠kʷɛ]

From ā (“from”) lacte (“milk”) cūnīs (“cradle”) + -que (“and”). Hence literally “from milk and cradle”.

(idiomatic) From the cradle, from infancy.


carpe noctem

[ˈkärpɛ ˈnɔkt̪ɛ̃ˑ]

seize the night (make the most of the night)


ubi maior minor cessat

(literally) "Where the greater is there, the lesser ceases (or becomes negligible)"; in the presence of a more important person, the less important one loses relevance.


sapere aude

[ˈs̠äpɛrɛ ˈäu̯d̪eː]

Literally, “dare to know”. It is from the epithet of a parable, explaining that a fool waits for the stream to stop before crossing.
The original use seems to be in Epistle II of Horace's Epistularum liber primus: Dimidium facti qui coepit habet: sapere aude (“He who has begun is half done: dare to know!”).

have courage to use your own reason, in the context of committing to tasks that need to be embarked upon, however unpleasant or awkward


compositum jus fasque animi

Early use of this phrase in Persii Satira Secunda ("Second Satire of Persius").
It became a quoted motto by English writers.


contra jus fasque

contrary to law and justice; opposing law and justice


memento mori

(idiomatic) Do not forget that you are only human.


p. m.

per/pro mille (‰) — permille (per mille)

post mortem — post mortem (post-mortem, postmortem)


de die ad diem

[d̪eː ˈd̪ieː äd̪ ˈd̪iɛ̃ˑ]

[d̪ɛː ˈd̪iːe äd̪ ˈd̪iːem]


ain' tu

Univerbation of ais (“you say”) + -ne/-n (“focusing/interrogative enclitic particle”) + tū (“you”).

univ

are you saying...? what, really? indeed?


homost

A contraction of homō (“man”) and est (“it is”), the present tense third person singular of sum (“I am”). Literally meaning "it is a man" or "the man is".


homo homini lupus

desc

→ English: man is a wolf to man (calque)

→ Finnish: ihminen on ihmiselle susi (calque)

→ French: l’homme est un loup pour l’homme (calque)

→ Hungarian: ember embernek farkasa (calque)

⇒ Icelandic: maður er manns gaman (“man is the enjoyment of man”) (antonymic calque)

→ Polish: człowiek człowiekowi wilkiem (calque)

→ Portuguese: o homem é o lobo do homem (calque)

челове́к челове́ку волк

→ Russian: челове́к челове́ку волк (čelovék čelovéku volk) (calque)

[ˈhɔmoː ˈhɔmɪniː ˈɫ̪ʊpʊs̠]

From homō (“a human being, man”) + hominī (“to man”, dative singular of the same) + lupus (“a wolf”). As is typical of Latin proverbs, the sentence is nominal (lacks the copular est).
First attested in Erasmus' Adagia, a variation on the proverb alluded to by Plautus in Lupus est homō hominī, nōn homō, quom quālis sit nōn nōvit ("To a human, a human is not a human but a wolf when he doesn't know what the other one is like"). Compare Erasmus' Hominī nūlla fera perniciōsior quam homō ("No beast is more dangerous to a human than another human").

man is a wolf to man
man is a wolf to man

man is a wolf to man (what wolf is to other animals, man is to another man)


quid agis

[ˈkʷɪd̪äɡɪs̠]

From quid (“what”) + agis (“you're doing”) the second person form of agō (“I do”).

Quid agis, dulcissime rērum?

(colloquial) what's up?, how are you?, how do you do?

(colloquial, in surprise) what are you doing (there)?, what are you up to?


quota hora est

From quota the feminine of quotus (“what number of”) + hōra (“hour”) + est (“it is”) the third person singular of sum (“I am”). Literally meaning "what is the number of the hour?".

Quota hora est? - Hora septima minuta tertia decima est.

Quota hora est? - Decima hora est cum quadrante.

What time is it? - It's a quarter past ten.

Quota hora est? - Decima hora est cum sēmisse.

What time is it? - It's thirty minutes past ten.

Quota hora est? - Hora undecima cum sēmisse.

What time is it? - It's half past eleven.

Quota hora est? - Hora prima cum dodrante.

What time is it? - It's a quarter to two.

A glossary of Latin words and phrases pertaining to time


quid tibi est

[ˈkʷɪt̪ːɪbiːs̠t̪]

[ˈkʷɪt̪ːɪbɪs̠t̪]

From quid the neuter of quis (“what”) + tibī̆ (“to you”) the dative of tū (“you”) + est (“it is”), form of esse (“to be”). Literally meaning "what do you have?".

Cistellaria by Plautus
Quid tibī est?
Alcēsimarchum nōn vidēs? Ferrum tenēt!
What's wrong?
Don't you see Alcesimarchus? He's got a sword!

(idiomatic) what is it?, what's the matter?, what's wrong?, what ails you?


non plus ultra

→ Dutch: non plus ultra

→ German: Non Plus Ultra

→ English: ne plus ultra

→ French: non plus ultra

→ German: Nonplusultra

→ Italian: non plus ultra

[noːn pɫ̪uːs̠ ˈʊɫ̪t̪räː]

Literally, “nothing further beyond”, nōn (“not”) + plūs (“more”) + ultrā (“beyond”). An ancient post-classical Mediterranean aphorism, fabulously alleged to have been inscribed somewhere upon the Pillars of Hercules as a warning to ships to sail no further. Adopted during the Renaissance as a metaphor for the stifling influence of ancient philosophy on the progress of thought. Compare Gādēs.

A warning to not go beyond (this point).


ars longa, vita brevis

ars longa (canonical)
vīta brevis (canonical)

A Latin translation of the Ancient Greek of a phrase from Hippocrates' Aphorisms, section 1, number 1: “Ὁ βίος βραχύς ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρά (Ho bíos brakhús hē dè tékhnē makrá)”.

art is long, life is short
art is long, life is short


mihi nomen est

From mihī̆ (“to me”), the dative form of ego (“I”) + nōmen n (“name”, nominative) + est (“is”). Literally meaning “the name to me is X" or more idiomatically, “I have X for a name”, “I have the name of X”.

Ille dixit: Thorolfus mihi nomen est.


carpe diem cras

From carpe diem (“seize the day”) and crās (“tomorrow”); the former from Horace, Odes I.xi.8: Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero, meaning “seize the day while trusting as little as possible on what tomorrow might bring”.


quae erant demonstranda

[kʷäe̯ ˈɛrän̪t̪ d̪eːmõːˈs̠t̪rän̪d̪ä]

quae (nominative neuter plural of quī) + erant (third-person plural imperfect active indicative of sum) + dēmōnstranda (nominative neuter plural of dēmōnstrandus, future participle of dēmōnstrō)

1986: Girolamo Saccheri, George Bruce Halsted (translator), Girolamo Saccheri’s Euclides vindicatus, page 24 (AMS Bookstore; ISBN 0‒8284‒0289‒2, 978‒0‒8284‒0289‒7)

Itaque constat junctam CD aequalem fore, aut mino- rem, aut majorem ipsa AB, prout anguli ad eandem CD fuerint aut recti, aut obtusi, aut acuti. Quae erant demonstranda.

quod erat dēmōnstrandum
quod erat demonstrandum#Latin


notate bene

[nɔˈt̪äːt̪ɛ ˈbɛnɛ]


quanti constat

[ˈkʷän̪t̪iː ˈkõːs̠t̪ät̪]


unde es

[ˈʊn̪d̪ɛ ɛs̠]

From unde (“from where, whence”) + es (“you are”), the second-person singular present active indicative form of sum (“I am”).

Quid eōs quaeris? Aut quis es(s)? Aut unde es(s)? Aut unde advenīs?

Why are you looking for them? Who are you? Where are you from? Where are you coming from?


quod nomen tibi est

[kʷɔnˈnoːmɛn̪ˈt̪ɪbɪs̠t̪]

From a reanalysis of quid nōmen tibī̆ est (“what is your name?”), where the pronominal interrogative quid (“what”) was hypercorrected to the adnominal determiner quod (“which”), perhaps caused by the progressively increasing confusion between the two paradigms. The resulting literal meaning is "which name do you have?", or more idiomatically "which is your name?".

quid nōmen tibī̆st?

phonetic spelling indicating clitisation, also called prodelision or aphaeresis


quid nomen tibi est

From quid n (“what”, nominative) + nōmen n (“name”, nominative) + tibī̆ (“to you”, dative) + est (“is”). Literally meaning “what is the name to you” or “what do you have for a name?”.

c. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Amphitryon 1.1.363–4:hypotactic.com

MERCURY: Who's your master then?SOSIA: Amphitryon, who's now in command of the Theban forces,to whom Alcmena is married... M: You what?! What is your name?

MERCVRIVS: Quis erus est igitur tibī?SOSIA: Amphitruō, quī nunc praefectust Thēbānīs legiōnibus,quīcum nūpta est Alcumēna... MERCVRIVS: Quid aīs?! Quid nōmen tibī est?


res loquitur ipsa

rēs ipsa loquitur
res ipsa loquitur#Latin


et hoc genus omne

[ɛt̪ hɔk ˈɡɛnʊs̠ ˈɔmnɛ]

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see et, hoc, genus, omne.


pro bono publico

Popularized by the Classical orator Cicero.


quid ais

[ˈkʷɪd̪äiːs̠]

[ˈkʷɪd̪äɪs̠]

From quid (“what”) + aī̆s (“you say”), the 2nd person sg. of aiō (“I say”).

MERCVRIVS: Quis erus est igitur tibī?
SOSIA: Amphitruō, quī nunc praefectust Thēbānīs legiōnibus, quīcum nūpta est Alcumēna.
MERCVRIVS: Quid aīs?! Quid nōmen tibī est?
SOSIA: Sōsiam vocant Thēbānī[…]
MERCVRIVS: Tūn' tē audēs Sōsiam esse dīcere, quī ego sum?
MERCURY: Who's your master then?
SOSIA: Amphitryon, who is now in command of the Theban forces, to whom Alcmena is married.
MERCURY: You what?! What's your name?
SOSIA: The Thebans call me Sosia […]

c. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Amphitryon I.1.363

MERCURY: You dare say that you're Sosia, which is me?

(colloquial, indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, the previous remark; to express skepticism) eh?, what?, what did you say?, what are you saying?, you don't say!

or requesting confirmation of; the previous remark; to express skepticism; or requesting confirmation of; the previous remark; to express skepticism

CHARMIDES: (After talking to himself) Sed quid aīs, quō inde īstī porrō?

THAIS: Ita mē dī ament honestust.

161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Eunuchus 3.2

THAIS: God bless me he's handsome.
PARMENO: What do you say, Gnatho? Do you see anything to find fault with? And what say you, Thraso? They're speechless, which is praise enough. Test him on literature, athletics, music; I'll warrant him well skilled in everything a gentleman should know.

PARMENO: Quid tū aīs, Gnathō? Numquid habēs quod contemnās? Quid tū autem, Thrasō? Tacent: satis laudant. Fac perīclum in līterīs, fac in palaestrā, in mūsicīs: quae līberum scīre aequom est adolēscentem sollertem dabō.

(colloquial, followed by a question, attracting the addressee's attention) tell me, what do you say?


ita vero

[ˈɪt̪ä ˈu̯eːroː]

[ˈiːt̪ä ˈvɛːro]


S.C.

Alternative form of SC, initialism of Senatus consulto, with consultation of the Senate, by order of the Senate.


s.t.

(German universities, proscribed) sine tempore (without time, indicating that an event will begin punctually)


vide supra

see above, a term used to refer a reader to an earlier place in a text


vide infra

see below!, a term used to refer a reader to a later place in a text


benigne dicis

Literally "you speak kindly", from benignē (“kindly”) + dīcis, second-person singular present indicative of dīcō (“I speak”).


nil sub sole novum

nihil sub sōle novum
nihil sub sole novum#Latin

Alternative form of nihil sub sōle novum


nihil sub sole novum

[ˈni(ɦ)ɪɫ̪ s̠ʊb ˈs̠oːɫ̪ɛ ˈnou̯ʊ̃ˑ]

Vulgate translation at Ecclesiastes 1:10 (1:9 in most other versions), Semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew אֵין כָּל חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ (“there is nothing new under the sun”): nihil (“nothing”) + sub (“under, beneath”) + sōle (ablative singular form of sōl: “[the] sun”) + novum (neuter nominative singular form of novus: “new”) = “nothing new under the sun”.

sl

אֵין כָּל חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ

there is nothing new under the sun
there is nothing new under the sun

“there is nothing new under the sun”; there is nothing truly novel in existence.


aerae vulgaris

anno aerae nostrae vulgaris

1615, Joannes Kepler, Joannis Keppleri Mathematici Eclogae chronicae ex epistolis doctissimorum aliquot Virorum, & Suis mutuis, Quibus examinantur tempora nobilissima I. Herodis Herodiadumque. II Baptismi & Ministerii Christi annorum non plus 2 1/4. III. Passionis, Mortis Et Resurrectionis Dn. N. Iesu Christi, anno aerae nostrae vulgaris, 31. non, ut vulgo 33. IV. Belli Iudaici, quo funerata fuit cum Ierosolymis & Templo Synagoga Iudaica, sublatumque Vetus Testamentum. Inter alia & Commentarius luculentus in locum Epiphanii obscurissimum de cyclo veteri Iudaeorum., Francofurti, Typis Ioannis Bringeri, Impensis vero Godefridi Tampachii:


tantundem

[t̪än̪ˈt̪ʊn̪d̪ɛ̃ˑ]

From tantusdem: the adjective forms are semi-regularly derived, with the -m of the tantum element assimilated to -n by the following initial d- of the -dem element; the noun is a substantivisation of the adjective’s neuter forms, with the prosentential phrase and adverb both deriving from it.


SDG

Initialism of sōlī Deō glōria (“glory to God alone”).


ante Christum natum

anno XVI ante Christum natum

(literally, “in the year 16 before Christ's birth”)


post Christum natum

[pɔs̠t̪ ˈkʰriːs̠t̪ʊ̃ˑ ˈnäːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]

anno XVI post Chrīstum nātum

The 16th year “after the birth of Christ.”


haud scio an

[äu̯d̪ ˈʃiːo än]

(idiomatic, intransitive, of statement) I do not know whether…(such and such is true), perhaps…(such and such is true)


ad locum

(New Latin, textual criticism, often elliptically) on the passage (used to refer to a commentary on the specified passage)


more burgensium

In the manner of civil elections (e.g. as members of parliament etc. are elected)


nisi quod

Nec Vettius Bolanus, manentibus adhuc civilibus bellis, agitavit Britannian disciplina: eadem inertia erga hostis, similis petulantia castrorum, nisi quod innocens Bolanus et nullis delictis invisus caritatem paraverat loco auctoritatis.

Nor did Vettius Bolanus, with the civil wars still on-going, trouble Britain with discipline: there was the same inactivity towards foes, the same insolence of the camps, except that Bolanus (unblemished in reputation and hated for no offense) furnished kindness in the place of authority.


qui et

Darius qui et Nothus ann. XVIIII.

Darius, also known as 'Nothus', [ruled for] 19 years. — Bede, Chronica Minor


et ux.

(law) Abbreviation of et uxor ("and the wife" or "and his wife").


totus teres atque rotundus

[ˈt̪oːt̪ʊs̠ ˈt̪ɛrɛs̠ ˈät̪kʷɛ rɔˈt̪ʊn̪d̪ʊs̠]

[ˈt̪ɔːt̪us ˈt̪ɛːres ˈät̪kwe roˈt̪un̪d̪us]

Originally from the Satires of Horace as In se ipso totus teres atque rotundus ("In himself entirely smooth and round").

self-confident and self-sufficient; well-rounded; all in all


casu consulto

[ˈkäːs̠uː kõːˈs̠ʊɫ̪t̪oː]

accidentally on purpose
accidentally on purpose


cogito, ergo sum

[ˈkoːɡɪt̪oː ˈɛrɡoː s̠ʊ̃ˑ]

First written in French by René Descartes, a 17th century French philosopher, in Discourse on the Method (1637) as je pense donc je suis, which he later expressed in Latin in Principles of Philosophy (1644).

I think therefore I am
I think therefore I am


Hannibal ad portas

"Hannibal is at the gates!" Used to express fear or anxiety, or to instill it in others (particularly children).


nihil obstat

(Roman Catholicism) This book has been found not to have breached religious or moral norms.


in camera caritatis

just between you and me - signifies a friendly rebuke, spoken in private


eadem mutata resurgo

[eˈäːd̪ɛ̃ˑ muːˈt̪äːt̪ä rɛˈs̠ʊrɡoː]

* eādem (“the same”)
* mūtāta (“having changed”)
* resurgō (“I rise”)


fiat lux

[ˈfiːät̪ ɫ̪uːks̠]

Let there be light, be light made, especially in the context of light being a metaphor for wisdom.


prius pariet locusta Lucam bovem

prius pariet locusta Lūcam bovem (canonical)

(of impossible things) A locust will sooner give birth to an elephant


porta itineri longissima

[ˈpɔrt̪ä ɪˈt̪ɪnɛriː ɫ̪ɔŋˈɡɪs̠ːɪmä]

From Varro; literally, "the gate to the journey [is the] furthest".

the first step is always the hardest
the first step is always the hardest

(of journeys) the first step is always the hardest


pendere filo

to be in great danger or peril (literally to hang by a thread)


pendere tenui filo

to be in great danger or peril (literally to hang by a thin thread)


verba facit emortuo

He or she speaks to the dead (i.e. He or she does something to no avail or in vain)


quot servi, tot hostes

quot servī (canonical)
tot hostēs (canonical)

[kʷɔt̪ ˈs̠ɛru̯iː t̪ɔt̪ ˈhɔs̠t̪eːs̠]

Literally, “as many slaves, so many enemies”. Most likely a simplification of earlier proverbs such as totidem hostēs esse quot servōs (“to be just as many enemies as slaves”) in Seneca the Younger.

lit

Quot servi, tot hostes, in proverbio est, de quo Sinnius Capito existomat errorem hominibus intervenisse praepostere plurimis enuntiantibus.

1880, Sextus Pompeius Festus, edited by Karl Otfried Müller, Sexti Pompei Festi De verborum significatione quae supersunt cum Pauli Epitome, Leipzig, page 261/1:

"As many slaves, so many enemies," is in a proverb, of which Sinnius Capito reckons an error by humans has intervened irregularly through many tellings.


Iovem lapidem iurare

[ˈi̯ou̯ɛ̃ˑ ˈɫ̪äpɪd̪ɛ̃ˑ i̯uːˈräːrɛ]

Quōmodo autem tibi placēbit Iovem lapidem iūrāre, cum sciās Iovem īrātum esse nēminī posse?

62 – 43 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares 7.12

Again, how will it please you to swear by the Jupiter Stone, when you know that Jupiter cannot be angry with anyone?

“Iovem lapidem,” inquit “quod sānctissimum iūsiūrandum habitum est, parātus egō iūrāre sum Vergilium hoc numquam scrīpsisse, sed Hygīnum egō vērum dīcere arbitror.”

c.''' 125 – c. 180 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 1.21

He said, “I am ready to swear by the Jupiter Stone, which is considered the most sacred of oaths, that Virgil never wrote that, but (instead) I judge that Hyginus speaks the truth.”

to swear by the Jupiter Stone (Iuppiter Lapis), to make the most sacred of oaths


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praesentī fortūnā pējor est futūrī metus

praesenti fortuna pejor est futuri metus

praesenti fortuna peior est futuri metus#Latin

alternative typography of praesentī fortūnā pēior est futūrī metus


praesentī fortūnā pēior est futūrī metus

praesenti fortuna peior est futuri metus

/prae̯ˈsen.tiː forˈtuː.naː ˈpeː.i̯or est fuˈtuː.riː ˈme.tus/

[präe̯ˈs̠ɛn̪t̪iː fɔrˈt̪uːnäː ˈpeːi̯ɔr ɛs̠t̪ fʊˈt̪uːriː ˈmɛt̪ʊs̠]

/preˈsen.ti forˈtu.na ˈpe.jor est fuˈtu.ri ˈme.tus/

[preˈs̬ɛn̪t̪i forˈt̪uːnä ˈpɛːjor ɛst̪ fuˈt̪uːri ˈmɛːt̪us]

the fear of the future is worse than present fortune

praesentī fortūnā pējor est futūrī metus


matellam praesto alicui

[mäˈt̪ɛlːʲä̃ˑ ˈpräe̯s̠t̪oː ˈälʲɪkʊi̯]

From matella (“chamber pot”), praestō (“offer”) and aliquis (“someone”).

I provide (someone) the most menial services (literally “I offer (someone) the chamber-pot”)


QFFFS

Initialism of quod felix, faustum, fortunatumque sit (“may this be propitious, lucky and successful”).


de gustibus non disputandum est

dē gustibus nōn disputandum est (canonical)

/deː ˈɡus.ti.bus noːn dis.puˈtan.dum est/

[d̪eː ˈɡʊs̠t̪ɪbʊs̠ noːn d̪ɪs̠pʊˈt̪än̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ ɛs̠t̪]

[d̪ɛː ˈɡust̪ibus nɔn d̪ispuˈt̪än̪d̪um ɛst̪]

de gustibus non est disputandum
de gustibus non est disputandum

A hypercorrected form of de gustibus non est disputandum


flocci non facio

Literally, “I do not make it to be worth a trifle”. Floccī is the genitive singular of floccus (“wisp, trifle”), acting as a “genitive of value”.

lit

ex quo intellectum est τρισαρειοπαγίτας ambitum, comitia, interregnum, maiestatem, totam denique rem publicam flocci non facere
From which I understand that the three-times-Areopagites [i.e., vaunted judges] don’t give a damn about bribery, the comitia, the interregnum, lèse majesté, or for that matter the entire commonwealth

106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Letters to Atticus 4.15.4

(idiomatic) I don't care; I don't give a damn (about); I don't give a fuck; I don't give a flying fuck; I don't give a shit; I don't give a rat's ass.


salus populi suprema lex esto

salūs populī suprēma lēx estō (canonical)

The health of the people shall be the supreme law


quamdiu se bene gesserint

Tresdecim vero presbyteros associamus praeposito supradicto quam diu se bene gesserint per ipsum exhibendos honeste.

1269, Walter de la Wyle, Fundatio domus Sancti Eadmundi Sarum [Charter of Foundation of St. Edmund's College, Sarum]:

We associate in particular thirteen priests to the aforementioned provost for as long as they behave well by comporting themselves honestly.

(England, law, of an office) Held as long as the officeholder does not abuse the post (literally, “As long as they behave well”).


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advocātus et nōn latrō, rēs mīranda populō

advocātus et nōn latrō (canonical)
rēs mīranda populō (canonical)

advocatus et non latro, res miranda populo

an advocate and not a bandit, (what) a marvelous thing for the people!


quomodo stas

[ˈkʷoːmɔd̪ɔ s̠t̪äːs̠]

14th century, Tadeus de Pepolia, Arch. Status Boloniae Lib. potestatis processus XVIII Martii MCCCXXXVIII (Arch. di Stato di Bologna lib. di podestà processo 28 Marzo 1338)
Ipse idem Mengotius locutus fuit eum dicto conestabili de anno et de mense presentibus extra arcam qua itur ad Sanctam Mariam in monte per hunc modum videlicet: "Quid facis tu et quomodo stas tu"? Et ipse respondit: "Ego bene facio". Et tunc ipse Mengotius dixit: "Quomodo stas tu"? "Bene, quod tu non habes nisi XXII socios ad banderiam tuam et Guiotus de Laxoza habet XXXV socios. Quid diceres tu si ego ita facerem quod esses dives"? Et ipse respondit: "quomodo possis tu facere"?
Mengotius himself had spoken by word to the constable about the present year and month outside of the arch that goes to Saint Mary upon the mount clearly through this way: "How do you do and how are you?" And he answered: "I am doing well". And then Mengotius said: "How are you"? "Well, because you do not even have twenty two allies at your banner and Guiotus de Laxoza has thirty five allies. What would you say if I were to make you rich"? And he replied: "how would you be able to do that"?

(Medieval Latin, idiomatic) how are you? (literally how do you stand?)


ex turpi causa non oritur actio

ex turpī causā nōn orītur actiō (canonical)

(law) From a dishonorable cause an action does not arise: a legal doctrine stating that a plaintiff cannot pursue a legal remedy arising in connection with his/her own illegal act.


sub omni canone

German: unter aller Kanone

(in Germany, of an academic thesis) Unworthy of even the lowest mark; failed outright.


alea iacta est

[ˈäːɫ̪eä ˈi̯äkt̪ä ɛs̠t̪]

[ˈäːleä ˈjäkt̪ä ɛst̪]

(idiomatic) Alternative form of iacta ālea est


iacta alea est

[ˈi̯äkt̪ä ˈäːɫ̪eä ɛs̠t̪]

[ˈjäkt̪ä ˈäːleä ɛst̪]

Grammatically incorrect translation, by Suetonius, of an Ancient Greek phrase by Menander, ἀνερρίφθω κύβος (anerrhíphthō kúbos, “let the die be cast”), quoted in its original language by Julius Caesar. A more accurate translation would be iacta alea esto. See the die is cast for more.

(idiomatic) the die is cast (the future is determined)

Julius Caesar
Menander
Suetonius
la:iacta alea est


acta est fabula, plaudite

ācta est fābula (canonical)
plaudite (canonical)

Literally, “the story is done, applaud”.

the end (commonly said at the end of Roman plays)


pecunia non olet

→ Dutch: geld stinkt niet (calque)

desc

→ English: money does not smell (calque)

→ French: l’argent n’a pas d’odeur (calque)

→ German: Geld stinkt nicht (calque)

де́ньги не па́хнут

→ Russian: де́ньги не па́хнут (dénʹgi ne páxnut) (calque)

[pɛˈkuːniä noːn ˈɔɫ̪ɛt̪]

Literally “money does not stink”. According to Suetonius, this sentence was Vespasian's reply to his son Titus, complaining about the urine tax he had imposed.
Compare English where there's muck there's brass.

cog

money does not smell
money does not smell

money does not smell (the value of money is not affected by the business it comes from, even from the most unpleasant one)


s. v.

Abbreviation of sub verbō or sub vōce (under the word); s.v.


nihil est

don't mention it (ritual reply to "Thank you")


et caetera

Nonstandard spelling of et cetera.: and so on, and so forth


favete linguis

Literally a command to more than one person to "express your support by means of your tongues!" in allusion to the silence maintained in sacred rituals.


Roma locuta, causa finita

Rome has spoken, the discussion is over (used to end a debate or discussion, with "Rome" acting as a metonym for the Catholic papacy)


Lux Mundi

Literally, “light of the world”. From John 8:12 in the Vulgate: “Iterum ergo locutus est eis Jesus, dicens: Ego sum lux mundi: qui sequitur me, non ambulat in tenebris, sed habebit lumen vitae. (“Then Jesus spoke again to the people, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”)

lang

Sancta Maria gloriosa Dei genetrix et semper virgo quae mundo meruisti generare salutem et lucem mundi caelorumque gloriam obtulisti sedentibus in tenebris et umbra mortis […]

9th century, Book of Cerne (Cambridge University Library MS LI.1.10), folio 78r:

Glorious and ever-virgin holy Mary, mother of God, who merited to give birth to salvation for the world, and bestowed the light of the world [Jesus Christ] and the glory of the heavens to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death […]

O quam speciosa gemma et margarita quam lucis mundi illustrat gratia!

c. 990, Gradual of the Abbey of Prüm (BNF MS lat. 9448), folios 9v–10r:

O how splendid a jewel and pearl that the grace of the light of the world [Jesus Christ] illumines!

Intuitu provocavit ad lacrymas, quasi in mentem ei reducens quoties negaverat, quod ei praedixerat, nec potuit in tenebris remanere quem lux mundi respexit.

12th century, Glossa Ordinaria, Luke 22:61:

Having looked upon [Peter], [Jesus] provoked him to tears, as if recalling to his mind that as much as he had denied what he had foretold to him, what the light of the world looked upon could not remain in darkness.

(Ecclesiastical Latin, poetic) Jesus Christ


ex injuria jus non oritur

/eks inˈi̯uː.ri.aː i̯uːs noːn oˈriː.tur/

[ɛks̠ ɪnˈi̯uːriäː i̯uːs̠ noːn ɔˈriːt̪ʊr]


hic manebimus optime

Coined by an unknown soldier according to Titus Livius.


vexata quaestio

la-noun

vēxāta quaestiō f (genitive vēxātae quaestiōnis); third declension

vēxāta quaestiō (canonical feminine)
vēxātae quaestiōnis (genitive)
vēxāta quaestiō (nominative singular)
vēxātae quaestiōnēs (nominative plural)
vēxātae quaestiōnis (genitive singular)
vēxātārum quaestiōnum (genitive plural)
vēxātae quaestiōnī (dative singular)
vēxātīs quaestiōnibus (dative plural)
vēxātam quaestiōnem (accusative singular)
vēxātās quaestiōnēs (accusative plural)
vēxātā quaestiōne (ablative singular)
vēxātīs quaestiōnibus (ablative plural)
vēxāta quaestiō (singular vocative)
vēxātae quaestiōnēs (plural vocative)

From vexata (“vexed”) + quaestio (“question”).

A vexed, unresolved, or intractable question.


credat Judaeus Apella, non ego

crēdat Jūdaeus Apella (canonical)
nōn ego (canonical)

crēdat iūdaeus Apella, nōn ego
credat iudaeus Apella, non ego#Latin

alternative typography of crēdat iūdaeus Apella, nōn ego


credat iudaeus Apella, non ego

crēdat iūdaeus Apella (canonical)
nōn ego (canonical)

tell it to the marines
tell it to the marines

tell it to the marines (literally, “let the Jew Apella believe it; I do not”)


QAC

(New Latin) Abbreviation of quaque ante cibum (“before every meal”).


quam diu bene se gesserint

quamdiū sē bene gesserint
quamdiu se bene gesserint#Latin

Alternative form of quamdiū sē bene gesserint


durante beneplacito

At someone's discretion; (law, of an office) held at the discretion of the monarch (literally, “While pleased; at his/her pleasure”).


quamdiu se bene gesserit

singular of quamdiū sē bene gesserint, referring to a specific person


v s l m

Initialism of vōtum solvit libēns meritō (“has fulfilled his vow freely as merited”).


porro Quirites

Porrō, Quirītēs! lībertātem perdimus.

c.''' 105 BCE – 43 BCE, Decimus Laberius, Fragments 361 in Scaenicae Romanorum Poesis Fragmenta (volume I), Otto Ribbeck (editor), Leipzig 1897

Hither, ye Romans! we’re losing our liberty.

Porrō―nam quis erit modus?―Quirītēs,
aut praecīdite sēmināle membrum,
quod tōtīs mihi noctibus fatīgant
vīcīnae sine fīne prūrientēs
vērnīs passeribus salāciōrēs,
aut rumpar, nec habēbitis Priāpum.
Hither―for what measure will there be?―Romans,
either cut me the seminal member,
which in all the nights exhaust
the neighbour women, endlessly itching
more lecherous than the springtime sparrows,

c.''' 1st C. CE, various authors, Priapeia 26.1–6

or I’ll break, and you’ll have no Priapus.

Nec diū tāle facinus meīs oculīs tolerantibus, “Porrō Quirītēs” prōclāmāre gestīvī […]

c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 8.29.5

And, my eyes not tolerating such a travesty any longer, I struggled to cry out “Hither, ye Romans” […]


plus ultra

[pɫ̪uːs̠ ˈʊɫ̪t̪räː]

Literally, “further beyond”, a reversal of nōn plūs ultra (“nothing further beyond”), adopted as personal motto of Charles V following the discovery of the New World.

(Go) further beyond; (by extension) take risks.


a. d.

a. d. III. Non. Febr. or a. d. III Non. Febr. = ante diem tertium Nonas Februarias = 3rd February


A. D.

Abbreviation of anno Domini: AD/A.D./A. D., in the year of the Lord, in the year of our Lord


pro eo quod

Item nullus dēbet pūnīrī prō eō, quod est commendabile.

Likewise, no one should be punished for that, which is commendable


regina regit colorem

[reːˈɡiːnä ˈrɛɡɪt̪ kɔˈɫ̪oːrɛ̃ˑ]

Literally, “The Queen rules [her own] colour”, or more loosely translated as “the Queen takes her own colour”. From the fact that, in chess, the white Queen always starts the game on the white file d1, and black Queen starts on the black file d8.

lit

(chess) the Queen in chess, always starts on the colour of its own.


vae victis

[u̯äe̯ ˈu̯ɪkt̪iːs̠]

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).

Inde inter Q. Sulpicium tribūnum mīlitum et Brennum rēgulum Gallōrum conloquiō trānsācta rēs est, et mīlle pondō aurī pretium populī gentibus mox imperātūrī factum. Reī foedissimae per sē adiecta indignitās est: pondera ab Gallīs allāta inīqua, et, tribūnō recūsante, additus ab īnsolente Gallō ponderī gladius, audītaque intoleranda Rōmānīs vōx: "vae victīs!"

late 1st c. BC, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 5.48

Hence a meeting took place between Q. Sulpicius, the tribune, and Brennus, chieftain of the Gauls, who agreed on 1000 pounds of gold as the ransom price of a people soon about to rule the nations. This transaction was foul on its own, and yet was aggravated by an indignity: the Gauls brought forth unjust weights, and when the tribune protested, the insolent Gaul threw his sword onto the scale, with a phrase intolerable to the Romans, "Woe to the conquered!"


damnant quod non intelligunt

[ˈd̪ämnän̪t̪ kʷɔd̪ nɔn ɪn̪ˈt̪ɛlːʲɪɡʊn̪t̪]

[ˈd̪ämnän̪t̪ kwɔd̪ nɔn in̪ˈt̪ɛlːiɡun̪t̪]

Literally, “they condemn what they do not understand”. First used by Quintilian (c. 35 – c. 100 AD). Some sources credit it to Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC).


tu quoque, mi fili

tū quoque (canonical)
mī fīlī (canonical)

[ˈt̪uːkʷɔkʷɛ miːˈfiːlʲiː]

A variant translation, especially popular in French, of Ancient Greek καὶ σύ, τέκνον (kaì sú, téknon). The Greek is attributed to Caesar as his last words, but on no supporting evidence. Consists of tū (“thou, you (sg.)”), quoque (“also, too”), and the vocatives of meus (“my”) and fīlius (“son”).

cog

καὶ σύ, τέκνον


quomodo te habes

[ˈkʷoːmɔd̪ɔ t̪eː ˈhäbeːs̠]


hoc anno

Insular Romance:

Sardinian: occannu

North Italian:

Friulian: unjan

Romansch: uon, ingon

Gallo-Romance:

Old Franco-Provençal: oyan

Franco-Provençal: oyan

Old French: oan (see there for further descendants)

Old Occitan: ogan (see there for further descendants)

Ibero-Romance:

Old Galician-Portuguese: ogano

Galician: hogano

Portuguese: ogano

Old Leonese:

Asturian: anguaño

Leonese: anguanu

Mirandese:

Extremaduran: ogañu

Old Spanish: oganno

Ladino: oganyo

Spanish: hogaño

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nodum in scirpo quaerere

[ˈnɔd̪ʊ̃ˑ ɪn ˈs̠kɪrpɔ ˈkʷäe̯rɛrɛ]

Literally, “to seek a knot in a bulrush”

lit

"In scirpo nodum quaeris." Plautus, Menaechmi, Act 2, Scene 1, line 22

to find a difficulty where there is none; to find trouble where there is none


pater est quem nuptiae demonstrant

pater est quem nū̆ptiae dēmōnstrant (canonical)

Literally, “The father is he whom marriage indicates”.

lit

(law) the child of a married mother is always supposed to be the legitimate offspring of her husband


aliud cura

[ˈälʲiʊd̪ ˈkuːräː]

Atqui reperiam: aliud cura.

161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Phormio 2.1.235

(colloquial) don’t worry, never mind, do not be concerned


non omnis moriar

Literally, “not all of me will die”, or more loosely translated as “I shall not all die”. From Horace's Odes 3/30:6.

(idiomatic) A phrase expressing the belief that a part of the speaker will survive beyond death.


de gustibus

Elliptical form of de gustibus non est disputandum


aperi oculos

Catalan: abriulls, abrulls

desc

Mozarabic: [script needed] (abreweḷo) (doc. ca. 1100)

⇒ Old Leonese: Pedro Abrueyo (name)

Old Galician-Portuguese: [Term?]

Galician: abrollo

Portuguese: abrolho

Spanish: abrojo

Álava: abreojos

[ˈäpɛriː ˈɔkʊɫ̪oːs̠]

(This entry is a descendant hub.) open [your] eyes!


head

in nōmine patris et fīliī et spīritūs sānctī

in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti

/in ˈnoː.mi.ne ˈpa.tris et ˈfiː.li.iː et ˈspiː.ri.tuːs ˈsaːnk.tiː/

[ɪn ˈnoːmɪnɛ ˈpät̪rɪs̠ ɛt̪ ˈfiːlʲiː ɛt̪ ˈs̠piːrɪt̪uːs̠ ˈs̠äːŋkt̪iː]

/in ˈno.mi.ne ˈpa.tris et ˈfi.li.i et ˈspi.ri.tus ˈsank.ti/

[in ˈnɔːmine ˈpäːt̪ris ɛt̪ ˈfiːliː ɛt̪ ˈspiːrit̪us ˈsäŋkt̪i]

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti

in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus sancti

in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus sancti


in cauda venenum

desc

→ Dutch: het venijn zit in de staart (calque)

[ɪn ˈkäu̯d̪äː u̯ɛˈneːnʊ̃ˑ]

Literally “in the tail the venom”, “the venom is in the tail.”


h. e.

Alternative form of h.e., abbreviation of hoc or hic est: i.e., that is, in other words


h.e.

From theſe conſiderations, ſome of the Jewiſh Rabbins (and Midraſh Ribba) have concluded that Meſſiah ſhoutd be born in Ethanim or Tiſri, h. e. in the 7th Moneth.

1687, Increaſe Mather, “Againſt profane Chriſt-maſs-keeping.”, in A Testimony Against ſeveral Prophane and Superſtitious Customs, Now Practiſed by ſome in New England, The Evil whereof is evinced from the Holy Scriptures, and from the Writings both of Ancient and Modern Divines., London, →OCLC, page 22:

Synonym of i.e., abbreviation of hoc or hic est: i.e., that is, in other words


extra omnes

Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff


senatus populusque romanus

[s̠ɛˈnäːt̪ʊs̠ pɔpʊˈɫ̪ʊs̠kʷɛ roːˈmäːnʊs̠]

From senātus (“senate”) populus (“people”) + -que (“and”) rōmānus (“Roman”). Hence literally, “The Roman Senate and People”.


a. reg.

(numismatics) Abbreviation of annō regiminis.


anno regiminis

[ˈänːoː rɛˈɡɪmɪnɪs̠]


TRP

(chiefly money) Initialism of tribunicia potestate, holding the power of a tribune, with veto power.


votis XX

[ˈu̯oːt̪iːs̠ u̯iːkɛnˈnäːlʲɪbʊs̠]

(coins) With vows made for twenty years of prosperity


do ut des

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; quid pro quo


rupta via

la-noun

rupta via f (genitive ruptae viae); first declension

ruptae viae (genitive)
rupta via (nominative singular)
ruptae viae (nominative plural)
ruptae viae (genitive singular)
ruptārum viārum (genitive plural)
ruptae viae (dative singular)
ruptīs viīs (dative plural)
ruptam viam (accusative singular)
ruptās viās (accusative plural)
ruptā viā (ablative singular)
ruptīs viīs (ablative plural)
rupta via (singular vocative)
ruptae viae (plural vocative)

Franco-Provençal: rota

desctree

Old French: rote
French: route
Gallo: rote
Norman: route
→ Middle English: route
English: route

[ˈrʊpt̪ä ˈu̯iä]

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