bisulcilingua
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bisulcus (“two-furrowed”) + lingua (“tongue”) thus literally, “having a forked tongue”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bi.sul.kiˈlin.ɡʷa/, [bɪs̠ʊɫ̪kɪˈlʲɪŋɡʷä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bi.sul.t͡ʃiˈlin.ɡwa/, [bis̬ul̠ʲt͡ʃiˈliŋɡwä]
Adjective[edit]
bisulcilingua
Declension[edit]
First-declension adjective found only in the feminine.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bisulcilingua | bisulcilinguae |
| Genitive | bisulcilinguae | bisulcilinguārum |
| Dative | bisulcilinguae | bisulcilinguīs |
| Accusative | bisulcilinguam | bisulcilinguās |
| Ablative | bisulcilinguā | bisulcilinguīs |
| Vocative | bisulcilingua | bisulcilinguae |
Further reading[edit]
- “bisulcilingua”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press