in cauda venenum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally “in the tail the venom”, “the venom is in the tail.”
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in ˈkau̯.daː u̯eˈneː.num/, [ɪn ˈkäu̯d̪äː u̯ɛˈneːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in ˈkau̯.da veˈne.num/, [in ˈkäːu̯d̪ä veˈnɛːnum]
Phrase[edit]
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Descendants[edit]
- → Dutch: het venijn zit in de staart (calque)