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From a book by Suetonius (Vit. Tib., 2.2) and Cicero (De Natura Deorum, 2.3). The phrase was said by Roman admiral Publius Claudius Pulcher right before the battle of Drepana, as he threw overboard the sacred chickens which had refused to eat the grain offered them—an unwelcome omen of bad luck. Thus, the sense is, "if they do not perform as ...
Horace, Odes 3, 2, 13. Also used by Wilfred Owen for the title of a poem regarding World War I, Dulce et Decorum Est (calling it "the old Lie"). dulce et utile: a sweet and useful thing / pleasant and profitable: Horace, Ars Poetica: poetry must be dulce et utile, i.e., both enjoyable and instructive. dulce periculum: danger is sweet
This is a list of Wikipedia articles of Latin phrases and their translation into English. To view all phrases on a single, lengthy document, see: List of Latin phrases (full) The list is also divided alphabetically into twenty pages:
List of Latin phrases (U) V. List of Latin phrases (V) This page was last edited on 16 April 2024, at 06:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
[5] cwt. centum weight "hundredweight" [1] This is a mixture of Latin and English abbreviations. DG Dei gratia "by the grace of God" [1] A part of the monarch's title, it is found on all British and Canadian coins. DV Deo volente "God willing" ead. eadem "the same" (woman) See id. below. Eadem is pronounced with stress on the first e. et al.
Propertius, Elegies Book III, 2 initium sapientiae timor Domini: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: Psalm 111:10. Motto of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. iniuriae qui addideris contumeliam: you who have added insult to injury: Phaedrus, Fables 5/3:5. inopiae desunt multa, avaritiae omnia
Latin Translation Notes vacate et scire: be still and know. Motto of the University of Sussex: vade ad formicam: go to the ant: From the Vulgate, Proverbs 6:6. The full quotation translates as "Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!" [2] vade mecum: go with me: A vade-mecum or vademecum is an item one carries around ...
Neo-Latin terminology (2 C, 3 P) P. Latin philosophical phrases (1 C, 50 P) ... Pages in category "Latin words and phrases" The following 200 pages are in this ...