panta rhei

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek πάντα (pánta, everything) Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥεῖ (rheî, flows), coined by Ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpanta ˈʁɛɪ̯/
  • Audio:(file)

Phrase

panta rhei

  1. (higher register, idiomatic) life changes (used to emphasize that things are constantly changing in life and nothing stays the same)

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek πάντα ῥεῖ (pánta rheî, everything flows), coined by Ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpan.ta ˈrɛj/
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Phrase

panta rhei

  1. (higher register, idiomatic) life changes (used to emphasize that things are constantly changing in life and nothing stays the same)

Further reading