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in vino veritas

/ˌɪn ˈvi.noʊ ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tɑs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
in vi-no ve-ri-tas
IPA
/ˌɪn ˈvi.noʊ ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tɑs/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Synonym of in wine, there is truth (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol)

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin in vīnō vēritās (literally “in wine there is truth”), from in (“in”) + vīnō, the ablative singular of vīnum (“wine”) + vēritās (“truth”). While various classical writers in both Greek and Latin make similar statements, the form in vino veritas is from the 16th-century humanist Erasmus, and is first attested in English writing soon afterwards in the same century.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɪn ˈvi.noʊ ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tɑs/
  • British English: /ˌɪn ˈviː.nəʊ ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tɑːs/

Synonyms

in wine there is truth

Questions

How do you pronounce in vino veritas?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn ˈvi.noʊ ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tɑs/.
What does in vino veritas mean?
Synonym of in wine, there is truth (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol)
Where does in vino veritas come from?
Borrowed from New Latin in vīnō vēritās (literally “in wine there is truth”), from in (“in”) + vīnō, the ablative singular of vīnum (“wine”) + vēritās (“truth”). While various classical writers in both Greek and Latin make similar statements, the form in vino veritas is from the 16th-century humanist Erasmus, and is first attested in English writing soon afterwards in the same century.

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