morituri te salutant

Latin

Alternative forms

• moritūrī tē salūtāmus (“We who are about to die salute you!”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) 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

moritūrī tē salūtant

1. Those who are about to die salute you! (Greeting from the gladiators to the Roman emperor).