vox et praeterea nihil

Latin

Etymology

Literally "a voice and nothing else"

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯oːks et prae̯ˈte.re.aː ˈni.hil/, [u̯oːks̠ ɛt̪ präe̯ˈt̪ɛreäː ˈni(ɦ)ɪɫ̪]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /voks et preˈte.re.a ˈni.il/, [vɔks ɛt̪ preˈt̪ɛːreä ˈniːil]

Phrase

vōx et praetereā nihil

  1. nonsense, claptrap; sounds without sense
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