Deo volente

English

Etymology

From Latin Deo volente, an absolute ablative.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌdeɪəʊ vəˈlɛnteɪ/, /ˌdiːəʊ vəˈlɛnti/

Interjection

Deo volente

  1. God willing; inshallah.
    • 1973 December 8, A. Nolder Gay, “Coping With Christmas”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 25, page 3:
      Deo volente, I shall be with my new family on Christmas, and perhaps you will be there too.

Synonyms

Translations
God willing — see God willing

Dutch

Interjection

Deo volente

  1. Deo volente; God willing
    Synonym: (near-synonym) ijs en weder dienende

Usage notes
  • Variants of this phrase are occasionally heard in Dutch. Most recently, corona volente ("if COVID-19 wills/allows it") has seen some usage.
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