suum cuique

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.um ˈkuj.kʷe/, [ˈsʊ.ũ ˈkʊj.kᶣɛ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.um ˈkuj.kwe/, [ˈsuː.um ˈkuj.kwe]

Phrase

suum cuique

  1. (idiomatic) to each according to its own merits; to each his own
    • Cicero
      Suum cuique pulchrum est.
      To each its own is beautiful.
      Suum cuique tribuere.
      To give each its own.

Synonyms
  • unicuique suum
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