morituri te salutant
Latin
Alternative forms
- moritūrī tē salūtāmus (“We who are about to die salute you!”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɔ.rɪˈtuː.riː ˈteː saˈɫuː.tant]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mo.riˈtuː.ri ˈtɛː saˈluː.tant]
Phrase
- Those who are about to die salute you! (Greeting from the gladiators to the Roman emperor).