panta rhei

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek πάντα ῥεῖ (pánta rheî, “everything flows”), coined by Ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpanta ˈʁɛɪ̯/

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Phrase

panta rhei

1. (higher register, idiomatic) life changes (used to emphasize that things are constantly changing in life and nothing stays the same)

Further reading

• “panta rhei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “panta rhei” in Duden online
• “panta rhei”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
• “panta rhei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek πάντα ῥεῖ (pánta rheî, “everything flows”), coined by Ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpan.ta ˈrɛj/

Phrase

panta rhei

1. (higher register, idiomatic) life changes (used to emphasize that things are constantly changing in life and nothing stays the same)

Further reading

• panta rhei in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• panta rhei in PWN's encyclopedia