vox audita perit, litera scripta manet
Latin
Alternative forms
- res audita perit, litera scripta manet: A thing heard perishes; the written letter remains.
- litera scripta manet, verbum ut inane perit: The written letter remains, as the empty word perishes.
- littera scripta manet, volat irrevocabile verbum: The written letter remains, the spoken word flies away, not to be recalled.
- vox emissa volat, litera scripta manet: While words spoken may fly away, the written letter remains.
- verba volant, scripta manent: The words fly away, the written letter remains.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯oːks au̯ˈdiː.ta ˈpe.rit ˈliː.te.ra ˈskriːp.ta ˈma.net/, [u̯oːks̠ äu̯ˈd̪iːt̪ä ˈpɛrɪt̪ ˈlʲiːt̪ɛrä ˈs̠kriːpt̪ä ˈmänɛt̪]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /voks au̯ˈdi.ta ˈpe.rit ˈli.te.ra ˈskrip.ta ˈma.net/, [vɔks äu̯ˈd̪iːt̪ä ˈpɛːrit̪ ˈliːt̪ɛrä ˈskript̪ä ˈmäːnɛt̪]
Proverb
vōx audīta perit, lītera scrīpta manet
- A heard voice perishes, but the written letter remains.