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cave canem
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Latin
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FWOTD – 1 May 2020
Pompeii
mosaic bearing the warning "cave canem"
Etymology
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Literally “Beware of the dog”.
Pronunciation
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(
Classical Latin
)
IPA
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key
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:
/ˈka.u̯eː ˈka.nem/
,
[ˈkäu̯eː ˈkänɛ̃ˑ]
(
modern Italianate Ecclesiastical
)
IPA
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key
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:
/ˈka.ve ˈka.nem/
,
[ˈkäːve ˈkäːnem]
Phrase
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cavē
canem
beware of the dog
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Pompeii mosaic bearing the warning "cave canem"
