Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veni, vidi, vici

/ˈveɪni ˈviːdi ˈviːt͡ʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
veni, -vidi, vi-ci
IPA
/ˈveɪni ˈviːdi ˈviːt͡ʃi/
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēnī vīdī vīcī (“I came, I saw, I conquered”).

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce veni, vidi, vici?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈveɪni ˈviːdi ˈviːt͡ʃi/.
What does veni, vidi, vici mean?
Describes a belligerent attitude.
Where does veni, vidi, vici come from?
Borrowed from Latin vēnī vīdī vīcī (“I came, I saw, I conquered”).

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