Saturday 7 June 2014

Quocunque jeceris stabit

"Quocunque jeceris stabit" is the motto of the Isle of Man.  In English the meaning is "Whereever you throw it, it will stand."  It is believed to allude to the triskelion or three legs on the Manx coat of arms. 

The standard Latin spelling is "Quocumque ieceris stabit."

quocumque  whithersoever

ieceris  is  2nd person singular perfect subjunctive active of
iacio, -ere, ieci, iactum  vi  to throw

stabit  is 3rd person singular future indicative active of
sto, stare, steti, statum  vt  to stand