English Explanatory Dictionary

quot homines tot sententiæ

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. There are as many opinions as there are people who hold them.

Pronunciation

[ˌkʷot ˈhomineːs ˌtot senˈtentiai] kwŏt' hŏʹmĭnāz tŏt' sĕntĕnʹtĭī /ˌkwɒt ˈhɒmɪneɪz ˌtɒt sɛnˈtɛntɪaɪ/ kwŏt' hŏʹmĭnāz tŏt' sĕntĕnʹtiī' /ˌkwɑt ˈhɑmɪneɪz ˌtɑt sɛnˈtɛntiˌaɪ/

Word forms

quot homines tot sententiæ

Etymology

From Latin, echoing line 454 of Terence’s Phormio: quot (“how many”) + hominēs (“men”, “people”; nominative plural form of homō: “man”, “person”) + tot (“so many”) + sententiae (“opinions”, “thoughts”; nominative plural form of sententia: “opinion”, “thought”).

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