nuces relinquo
Latin
editEtymology
editLiterally meaning "I relinquish the nuts" or "I abandon nuts", since children used to play with nuts, this meant to give up one's childish ways.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnu.keːs reˈlin.kʷoː/, [ˈnʊkeːs̠ rɛˈlʲɪŋkʷoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnu.t͡ʃes reˈlin.kwo/, [ˈnuːt͡ʃes reˈliŋkwo]
Verb
editnucēs relinquō (present infinitive nucēs relinquere, perfect active nucēs relīquī, supine nucēs relictum); third conjugation
- (idiomatic) to give up childish sports, to throw away one's rattles, to betake oneself to the serious business of life