totus teres atque rotundus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtoː.tus ˈte.res ˈat.kʷe roˈtun.dus/, [ˈt̪oːt̪ʊs̠ ˈt̪ɛrɛs̠ ˈät̪kʷɛ rɔˈt̪ʊn̪d̪ʊs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈto.tus ˈte.res ˈat.kwe roˈtun.dus/, [ˈt̪ɔːt̪us ˈt̪ɛːres ˈät̪kwe roˈt̪un̪d̪us]

Phrase edit

tōtus teres atque rotundus

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