latet anguis in herba
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally "a snake hides in the grass" (Virgil, Eclogue III, v. 93).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) 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