Expert: Maria - 4/13/2005

Question
I was hoping you could tell me if there is a saying similar to
"and come what may" in latin.

Or the correct translation of "and come what may" into latin.
With pronunciation if possible.

Thanks in advance!

Answer
Hello Jessica,

“And come what may” in the meaning of “Whatever  happens” is in Latin:

“Quidquid evenit”.

Note that  QUIDQUID is ‘what may' ; EVENIT is ‘and come'.

Otherwise “And come what may” is :

« Quod potest eveniat”,
where QUOD is ‘what'; POTEST is ‘may'; EVENIAT is ‘and come'.

As for the pronunciation (see below for Pronunciation Symbols), here it is.

1-“Quidquid evenit”.
kw\i\d kw \i\d              \e\w\e\n \i\t
2- « Quod potest eveniat”
kw\O\d     p\O\t\e\st      \e\w\e\n \i\\&\t

Best regards
Maria
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Pronunciation Symbols

\&\ as a and u in abut    
\&r\as ur/er in further  
\a\ as a in ash   
\A\ as a in ace   
\ä\ as o in mop   
\au\ as ou in out   
\ch\ as ch in chin   
\e\ as e in bet
\E\ as ea in easy
\g\ as g in go
\i\ as i in hit
\I\ as i in ice
\j\ as j in job
\[ng]\ as ng in sing
\O\ as o in go   
\o\ as aw in law
\oi\ as oy in boy
\th\ as th in thin
\th\ as th in the
\ü\ as oo in loot
\u\ as oo in foot
\y\ as y in yet
\zh\ as si in vision