bisulcilingua

Latin

Etymology

From bisulcus (“two-furrowed”) +‎ lingua (“tongue”) thus literally, “having a forked tongue”.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bisulcilingua

  1. hypocritical, deceitful
    • c. 194 BCE, Plautus, Poenulus 5.2.74:
      bisulcilingua, quasi proserpens bestia
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Declension

First-declension adjective found only in the feminine.

singular plural
nominative bisulcilingua bisulcilinguae
genitive bisulcilinguae bisulcilinguārum
dative bisulcilinguae bisulcilinguīs
accusative bisulcilinguam bisulcilinguās
ablative bisulcilinguā bisulcilinguīs
vocative bisulcilingua bisulcilinguae

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