Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verbum sapienti

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ver-bum s-api-en-ti
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded.

Etymology

A shortening of Latin verbum sapienti sat est (“a word is enough to a wise man”). Compare verbum sat.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Phrases

verb. sap. word to the wise

Frequently Paired Words

est sapienti sat verbum word to the wise

Synonyms

enough said verb. sap. verbum sapienti sat est verbum sat verbum sat est verbum sat sapienti verbum sat sapienti est

Questions

What does verbum sapienti mean?: Used to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded.
Where does verbum sapienti come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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