phrase

nihil sub sōle novum

Classical[ˈni.(ɦ)ɪɫ ˈsʊb ˈsoː.ɫɛ ˈnɔ.wũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈniː.kil ˈsub ˈsɔː.le ˈnɔː.vum]

Meaning

“there is nothing new under the sun”; there is nothing truly novel in existence.

Origins

Vulgate translation at Ecclesiastes 1:10 (1:9 in most other versions), Semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew אֵין כָּל חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ (“there is nothing new under the sun”): nihil (“nothing”) + sub (“under, beneath”) + sōle (ablative singular form of sōl: “[the] sun”) + novum (neuter nominative singular form of novus: “new”) = “nothing new under the sun”.

Quick answers

What does nihil sub sōle novum mean in Latin?

nihil sub sōle novum, a phrase, means ““there is nothing new under the sun”; there is nothing truly novel in existence.”.

How do you pronounce nihil sub sōle novum?

In classical Latin, [ˈni.(ɦ)ɪɫ ˈsʊb ˈsoː.ɫɛ ˈnɔ.wũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈniː.kil ˈsub ˈsɔː.le ˈnɔː.vum].