Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i came, i saw, i conquered

/ˌaɪ̯ ˈkeɪ̯m | ˌaɪ̯ ˈsɔː | ˌaɪ̯ ˈkɒŋ.kə(ɹ)d/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: I came, I saw, I con-quered
IPA: /ˌaɪ̯ ˈkeɪ̯m | ˌaɪ̯ ˈsɔː | ˌaɪ̯ ˈkɒŋ.kə(ɹ)d/

38

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

I gained a total and swift victory.

Etymology

Calque of Latin vēnī, vīdī, vīcī (“I came, I saw, I conquered”).

Questions

How do you pronounce i came, i saw, i conquered?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaɪ̯ ˈkeɪ̯m | ˌaɪ̯ ˈsɔː | ˌaɪ̯ ˈkɒŋ.kə(ɹ)d/.
What does i came, i saw, i conquered mean?: I gained a total and swift victory.
Where does i came, i saw, i conquered come from?: Calque of Latin vēnī, vīdī, vīcī (“I came, I saw, I conquered”).

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