morituri te salutant

Latin

Alternative forms

• moritūrī tē salūtāmus (“We who are about to die salute you!”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mo.riˈtuː.riː teː saˈluː.tant/, [mɔ.ɾɪˈt̪uː.ɾiː t̪eː s̠aˈɫ̪uː.t̪an̪t̪]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mo.riˈtu.ri te saˈlu.tant/, [mɔ.riˈt̪uː.ri t̪ɛ saˈluː.t̪an̪t̪]

Phrase

moritūrī tē salūtant

1. Those who are about to die salute you! (Greeting from the gladiators to the Roman emperor).