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]
• (modern Italianate 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