bisulcilingua
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom bisulcus (“two-furrowed”) + lingua (“tongue”) thus literally, “having a forked tongue”.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /bi.sul.kiˈlin.ɡʷa/, [bɪs̠ʊɫ̪kɪˈlʲɪŋɡʷä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bi.sul.t͡ʃiˈlin.ɡwa/, [bis̬ul̠ʲt͡ʃiˈliŋɡwä]
Adjective
editbisulcilingua
Declension
editFirst-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