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quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs

quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs?
Classical[ˈkʷɪs kʊsˈtoː.di.ɛt ˈɪp.soːs kʊsˈtoː.deːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkʷis kusˈtɔː.di.et ˈip.sos kusˈtɔː.des]

Meaning

  1. “Who guards the guards?”, “Who watches the watchers?”
    audio quid ueteres olim moneatis amici, 'pone seram, cohibe.' sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? cauta est et ab illis incipit uxor.I hear always the admonishment of my friends: "Bolt her in, constrain her!" But who will guard the guardians? The wife plans ahead and begins with them.late 1st or early 2nd century CE, Juvenal, Satura VI, lines 347–348:

Quick answers

What does quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs mean in Latin?
quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs, a phrase, means ““Who guards the guards?”, “Who watches the watchers?””.
How do you pronounce quis cū̆stōdiet ipsōs cū̆stōdēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʷɪs kʊsˈtoː.di.ɛt ˈɪp.soːs kʊsˈtoː.deːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkʷis kusˈtɔː.di.et ˈip.sos kusˈtɔː.des].