morituri te salutant
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- moritūrī tē salūtāmus (“We who are about to die salute you!”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mo.riˈtuː.riː teː saˈluː.tant/, [mɔrɪˈt̪uːriː t̪eː s̠äˈɫ̪uːt̪än̪t̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mo.riˈtu.ri te saˈlu.tant/, [moriˈt̪uːri t̪ɛː säˈluːt̪än̪t̪]
Phrase edit
- Those who are about to die salute you! (Greeting from the gladiators to the Roman emperor).