latet anguis in herba
Latin
editEtymology
editLiterally "a snake hides in the grass" (Virgil, Eclogue III, v. 93).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈla.tet ˈan.ɡʷis in ˈher.baː/, [ˈɫ̪ät̪ɛt̪ ˈäŋɡʷɪs̠ ɪn ˈhɛrbäː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈla.tet ˈan.ɡwis in ˈer.ba/, [ˈläːt̪et̪ ˈäŋɡwis in ˈɛrbä]
Phrase
edit- there is a snake in the grass