si vis pacem, para bellum
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin si vis pacem, para bellum.
Proverb
[edit]Latin
[edit]
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “if you want peace, prepare for war”.[1] or "let him who desires peace, prepare for war."[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /siː u̯iːs ˈpaː.kem ˈpa.raː ˈbel.lum/, [s̠iː u̯iːs̠ ˈpäːkɛ̃ˑ ˈpäräː ˈbɛlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /si vis ˈpa.t͡ʃem ˈpa.ra ˈbel.lum/, [siː vis ˈpäːt͡ʃem ˈpäːrä ˈbɛlːum]
Proverb
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: parabellum
- → French: parabellum
References
[edit]- ^ “si vis pacem, para bellum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present..
- ^ Vegetius fl. ad 379–395 Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. "Let him who desires peace, prepare for war". usually quoted as ‘Si vis pacem, para bellum "If you want peace, prepare for war"’ Epitoma Rei Militaris bk. 3, prologue