Archive for 'Latin Phrases' Category
Latin Phrase of the Day: Caput mundi
31 December 2010Caput mundi Head (capital) of the world (i.e., Rome)
Latin Phrase of the Day: Frustra laborant quotquot se calculationibus fatigant pro inventione quadraturae circuli
30 December 2010Frustra laborant quotquot se calculationibus fatigant pro inventione quadraturae circuli Futile is the labor of those who fatigue themselves with calculations to square the circle. (Michael Stifel, 1544)
Latin Phrase of the Day: Nemo risum praebuit, qui ex se coepit
29 December 2010Nemo risum praebuit, qui ex se coepit Nobody is laughed at, who laughs at himself. (Seneca)
Latin Phrase of the Day: Post coitem
28 December 2010Post coitem After sexual intercourse
Latin Phrase of the Day: Ad eundem gradum
27 December 2010Ad eundem gradum To the same degree (i.e., equal blame or praise)
Latin Phrase of the Day: Pyramidalis
26 December 2010Pyramidalis Pyramidal
Latin Phrase of the Day: SPQR (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
25 December 2010SPQR (Senatus Populusque Romanus) The Senate and the Roman people
Latin Phrase of the Day: O praeclarum custodem ovium lupum!
24 December 2010O praeclarum custodem ovium lupum! An excellent protector of sheep, the wolf! (Cicero)
Latin Phrase of the Day: Te audire non possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure
23 December 2010Te audire non possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure I can’t hear you. I have a banana in my ear
Latin Phrase of the Day: Aestimatio capitis
22 December 2010Aestimatio capitis Estimation of the head; price of a man
Latin Phrase of the Day: Ad captandum vulgus
21 December 2010Ad captandum vulgus Appealing to the emotions of the crowd
Latin Phrase of the Day: Aurora Musis amica
20 December 2010Aurora Musis amica Dawn is friend of the muses. (Early bird catches the worm.)
Latin Phrase of the Day: Discere et docere
19 December 2010Discere et docere To learn and to teach
Latin Phrase of the Day: Ex abundantia
18 December 2010Ex abundantia Out of the abundance
Latin Phrase of the Day: Suo loco
17 December 2010Suo loco In a person’s rightful place
