vox faucibus haesit
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally "voice stuck in throat"
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯oːks ˈfau̯.ki.bus ˈhae̯.sit/, [u̯oːks̠ ˈfäu̯kɪbʊs̠ ˈhäe̯s̠ɪt̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /voks ˈfau̯.t͡ʃi.bus ˈe.sit/, [vɔks ˈfäːu̯t͡ʃibus ˈɛːs̬it̪]
Phrase[edit]
- (idiomatic) speechless; so astonished as to be unable to speak