caldum meiere et frigidum potare

Latin

Etymology

From the Satyricon of Petronius. Literally: "To piss it hot and drink it cold."

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.dum ˈmeː.i̯e.re et ˈfriː.ɡi.dum poːˈtaː.re/, [ˈkäɫ̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ ˈmeːi̯ɛrɛ ɛt̪ ˈfriːɡɪd̪ʊ̃ˑ poːˈt̪äːrɛ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkal.dum ˈme.je.re et ˈfri.d͡ʒi.dum poˈta.re/, [ˈkäl̪d̪um ˈmɛːjere ɛt̪ ˈfriːd͡ʒid̪um poˈt̪äːre]

Proverb

caldum mēiere et frīgidum pōtāre

  1. one gives more than one receives; one gives back generously what one has received.
    • c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 67:
      nunc hoc est caldum meiere et frigidum potare
      now so far it is to drink it cold and piss it hot
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