sum ubi

Latin

Etymology

From sum (“I am”) + ubi (“in colloquial language: in which, by which, with which, wherewith; with whom, by whom”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) MFA^(ključ): /sum ˈu.bi/, [sʊ̃ˑ ˈʊ.bɪ]

Verb

sum ubi

1. sometimes, sometime or another, one day
   • the play Pseudolus by T. Maccius Plautus (the text may be read here)

     Simo: Erit ubi te ulciscar, si vivo.

     Pseudolus: Quid minitare? Habeo tergum.

     Simo: There will be an opportunity for me to be revenged on you one day, if I live.

     Pseudolus: Why do you threaten? I've got a back of my own.

See also

• sum cum