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) IPA(key): /ˈho.moː ˈho.mi.niː ˈlu.pus/, [ˈhɔ.moː ˈhɔ.mɪ.niː ˈɫʊ.pʊs]

Phrase

homō hominī lupus

  1. man is like a wolf to man
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