fortis Fortuna adiuvatとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Literally "(the) strong (ones), Fortune helps." From Terence's comedy play Phormio, line 203, dating to 161 BCE. Cited by Cicero in the 1st century BCE as a vetus prōverbium (“old proverb”).

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [ˈfɔr.tiːs fɔrˈtuː.na ˈad.jʊ.wat]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [ˈfɔr.tis forˈtuː.na ˈad.ju.vat]

ことわざ

fortīs Fortūna adiuvat

1. fortune favors the bold
   • 161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Phormio 203:

     Ergo istaec quom ita sint, Antipho,
     Tanto magis te advigilare aequomst: fortis fortuna adiuvat

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

使用する際の注意点

Often misquoted in English texts as fortēs Fortūna juvat, which uses the accusative plural ending -ēs instead of the accusative ending -īs. Although grammatically correct, the form ending in -ēs is not the one used in Terence's play.

派生した語

• → English: fortune favors the bold (calque)