urbi et orbi
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈur.biː et ˈor.biː/, [ˈʊrbiː ɛt̪ ˈɔrbiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈur.bi et ˈor.bi/, [ˈurbi ɛt̪ ˈɔrbi]
Phrase edit
Usage notes edit
- A standard opening of ancient Roman proclamations; also a traditional Easter blessing by the Pope.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Latin urbī et orbī.
Adverb edit
Further reading edit
- “urbi et orbi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014