ubi sunt

[ oo-bee soont ]

noun

1. a poetic motif emphasizing the transitory nature of youth, life, and beauty, found especially in Medieval Latin poems.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ubi sunt¹

1910–15; < Medieval Latin Ubi sunt ( quī ante nōs fuērunt? ) Where are (those who were before us?)

Example Sentences

Geburi consuetudines inveniuntur multimode, et ubi sunt onerose et ubi sunt leviores aut medie.

From Project Gutenberg

Sed ubi sunt vestimenta eorum qui post vota nuncupata perierunt?

From Project Gutenberg