homo homini lupus
Latin
Etymology
From homō (“man”) + hominī (“to man”, dative singular of homō) + lupus (“a wolf”). Literally meaning "man is a wolf to man". Compare the Icelandic maður er manns gaman (“man is the enjoyment of man”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈho.moː ˈho.mi.niː ˈlu.pus/, [ˈhɔmoː ˈhɔmɪniː ˈɫ̪ʊpʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.mo ˈo.mi.ni ˈlu.pus/, [ˈɔːmo ˈɔːmini ˈluːpus]