vox clamantis in deserto

Latin

Etymology

From Mark 1:3 and Isaiah 40:3 in the Vulgate; literally, “the voice of one crying out in the wilderness”.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯oːks klaːˈman.tis in deːˈser.toː/, [u̯oːks̠ kɫ̪äːˈmän̪t̪ɪs̠ ɪn d̪eːˈs̠ɛrt̪oː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /voks klaˈman.tis in deˈser.to/, [vɔks kläˈmän̪t̪is in d̪eˈs̬ɛrt̪o]

Phrase

vōx clāmantis in dēsertō

  1. voice in the wilderness; a prophet who is not listened to
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