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caldum mēiere et frīgidum pōtāre

caldum mēiere et frīgidum pōtāre
Classical[ˈkaɫ.dũː ˈmeː.jɛ.rɛ ˈɛt ˈfriː.ɡɪ.dũː poːˈtaː.rɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈkal.dum ˈmɛː.je.re ˈɛt ˈfriː.d͡ʒi.dum poˈtaː.re]

Meaning

  1. one gives more than one receives; one gives back generously what one has received.
    nunc hoc est caldum meiere et frigidum potarenow so far it is to drink it cold and piss it hotc. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 67

Origins

From the Satyricon of Petronius. Literally: "To piss it hot and drink it cold."

Quick answers

What does caldum mēiere et frīgidum pōtāre mean in Latin?
caldum mēiere et frīgidum pōtāre, a proverb, means “one gives more than one receives; one gives back generously what one has received.”.
How do you pronounce caldum mēiere et frīgidum pōtāre?
In classical Latin, [ˈkaɫ.dũː ˈmeː.jɛ.rɛ ˈɛt ˈfriː.ɡɪ.dũː poːˈtaː.rɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkal.dum ˈmɛː.je.re ˈɛt ˈfriː.d͡ʒi.dum poˈtaː.re].