Dum Spiro Spero
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Dum Spiro Spero is a Latin phrase meaning "While I breathe, I hope," famously used as the state motto of South Carolina.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dum Spiro Spero canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Latin phrase ⓘ |
| alternativeTranslation | As long as I breathe, I hope ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
hope
ⓘ
perseverance ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalOrigin |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| firstWord | Dum ⓘ |
| grammaticalMood | indicative ⓘ |
| hasMottoStatusIn | U.S. state mottos ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literalComponentMeaning |
Dum means while or as long as
ⓘ
Spero means I hope ⓘ Spiro means I breathe ⓘ |
| meaningInEnglish | While I breathe, I hope ⓘ |
| mottoOf | South Carolina ⓘ |
| partOfSpeechPattern | conjunction-verb-verb ⓘ |
| person | first person singular ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| secondWord | Spiro ⓘ |
| semanticField |
hope
ⓘ
life ⓘ time ⓘ |
| tense | present ⓘ |
| theme |
endurance
ⓘ
life and hope connection ⓘ optimism ⓘ |
| thirdWord | Spero ⓘ |
| use | state motto ⓘ |
| usedAs |
epigraph
ⓘ
literary motto ⓘ personal motto ⓘ |
| usedBy |
families
ⓘ
institutions ⓘ organizations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
coats of arms
ⓘ
heraldry ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ |
| wordCount | 3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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