festīnā lentē
festīnā lentē
Classical[fɛsˈtiː.naː ˈɫɛn.teː]Ecclesiastical[fesˈtiː.na ˈlɛn.te]
Meaning
- make haste slowly; hasten slowly: an oxymoron equivalent to more haste, less speed
Origins
Calque of Ancient Greek σπεῦδε βραδέως (speûde bradéōs).
Quick answers
- What does festīnā lentē mean in Latin?
- festīnā lentē, a proverb, means “make haste slowly; hasten slowly: an oxymoron equivalent to more haste, less speed”.
- How do you pronounce festīnā lentē?
- In classical Latin, [fɛsˈtiː.naː ˈɫɛn.teː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fesˈtiː.na ˈlɛn.te].