veni, vidi, vici
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English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin vēnī vīdī vīcī (literally “I came, I saw, I conquered”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈveɪniː ˈviːdiː ˈviːt͡ʃiː/, (Latinistic) /ˈweɪniː ˈwiːdiː ˈwiːkiː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɛni ˈvidi ˈvit͡ʃi/, (Latinistic) /ˈwɛni ˈwidi ˈwiki/
Phrase edit
veni, vidi, vici
- Used to refer to belligerence.
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:veni, vidi, vici.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Uttered by Julius Caesar in 47 BC as the full text of his message to the Roman senate describing his recent victory over Pharnaces II of Pontus in the Battle of Zela.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯eː.niː ˈu̯iː.diː ˈu̯iː.kiː/, [ˈu̯eːniː ˈu̯iːd̪iː ˈu̯iːkiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈve.ni ˈvi.di ˈvi.t͡ʃi/, [ˈvɛːni ˈviːd̪i ˈviːt͡ʃi]
Phrase edit
Further reading edit
veni, vidi, vici on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
