vox et praeterea nihil

Latin

Etymology

Literally "a voice and nothing else"

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯oːks et prae̯ˈte.re.aː ˈni.hil/, [u̯oːks̠ ɛt̪ präe̯ˈt̪ɛreäː ˈni(ɦ)ɪɫ̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /voks et preˈte.re.a ˈni.il/, [vɔks ɛt̪ preˈt̪ɛːreä ˈniːil]

Phrase

vōx et praetereā nihil

1. nonsense, claptrap; sounds without sense