subdolus

Latin

Etymology

From sub (“under”) +‎ dolus (“deceit”).

Adjective

subdolus (feminine subdola, neuter subdolum); first/second-declension adjective

1. crafty, cunning, sly, subtle

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	subdolus	subdola	subdolum		subdolī	subdolae	subdola
Genitive	subdolī	subdolae	subdolī		subdolōrum	subdolārum	subdolōrum
Dative	subdolō		subdolō		subdolīs
Accusative	subdolum	subdolam	subdolum		subdolōs	subdolās	subdola
Ablative	subdolō	subdolā	subdolō		subdolīs
Vocative	subdole	subdola	subdolum		subdolī	subdolae	subdola

Synonyms

• vafer
• astūtus
• callidus

Descendants

• English: subdolous
• Italian: subdolo

References

• “subdolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “subdolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers