vox clamantis in deserto
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Mark 1:3 and Isaiah 40:3 in the Vulgate; literally, “the voice of one crying out in the wilderness”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯oːks klaːˈman.tis in deːˈser.toː/, [u̯oːks̠ kɫ̪äːˈmän̪t̪ɪs̠ ɪn d̪eːˈs̠ɛrt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /voks klaˈman.tis in deˈser.to/, [vɔks kläˈmän̪t̪is in d̪eˈs̬ɛrt̪o]
Phrase[edit]
- voice in the wilderness; a prophet who is not listened to