in cruce corvos pasco
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally "to feed crows on a cross".
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in ˈkru.ke ˈkor.u̯oːs ˈpaːs.koː/, [ɪn ˈkrʊkɛ ˈkɔru̯oːs̠ ˈpäːs̠koː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in ˈkru.t͡ʃe ˈkor.vos ˈpas.ko/, [in ˈkruːt͡ʃe ˈkɔrvos ˈpäsko]
Verb[edit]
in cruce corvōs pāscō (present infinitive in cruce corvōs pāscere, perfect active in cruce corvōs pāvī, supine in cruce corvōs pāstum); third conjugation
- to be hanged