Deo volente
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Deo volente, an absolute ablative.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
- God willing; inshallah.
- 1973 December 8, A. Nolder Gay, “Coping With Christmas”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 25, page 3:
- Deo volente, I shall be with my new family on Christmas, and perhaps you will be there too.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
God willing — see God willing
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
- Deo volente; God willing
- Synonym: (near-synonym) ijs en weder dienende
Usage notes edit
- Variants of this phrase are occasionally heard in Dutch. Most recently, corona volente ("if COVID-19 wills/allows it") has seen some usage.