nuces relinquo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Literally 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) IPA(key): /ˈnu.keːs reˈlin.kʷoː/, [ˈnʊkeːs̠ rɛˈlʲɪŋkʷoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnu.t͡ʃes reˈlin.kwo/, [ˈnuːt͡ʃes reˈliŋkwo]
Verb edit
nucēs 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