ita vivam

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi.ta ˈwiː.wam/, [ˈɪ.ta ˈwiː.wã]

Adverb

ita vīvam

  1. as true as I live, so may I live
    • Letters to friends (on Wikisource) by Cicero (text may be found here in Latin and English)
      Extrema pagella pupugit me tuo chirographo. Quid ais? Caesarem nunc defendit Curio? Quis hoc putaret, praeter me? Nam, ita vivam, putavi.
      Your last page, in your own handwriting, was like a dagger in my heart. What say you? Curio now standing up for Caesar? Who had ever expected it? No one but myself! For, as I live, I thought that would happen.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.