LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjective

bisulcilingua

bisulcilingua
Classical[bɪ.sʊɫ.kɪˈlɪŋ.ɡʷa]Ecclesiastical[bi.s̬ul̠ʲ.t͡ʃiˈliŋ.ɡʷa]

Meaning

  1. hypocritical, deceitful
    bisulcilingua, quasi proserpens bestiac. 194 BCE, Plautus, Poenulus 5.2.74

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebisulcilinguabisulcilinguae
genitivebisulcilinguaebisulcilinguārum
dativebisulcilinguaebisulcilinguīs
accusativebisulcilinguambisulcilinguās
ablativebisulcilinguābisulcilinguīs
vocativebisulcilinguabisulcilinguae

bĭsulcĭlingua, ae, adj. bisulcuslingua,
I. with a cloven tongue; trop., of a hypocrite, a double-tongued, deceitful person: bisulcilingua, quasi proserpens bestia, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 74.

Origins

Compound of bisulcus (“two-furrowed”) + lingua (“tongue”) thus literally, “having a forked tongue”.

Quick answers

What does bisulcilingua mean in Latin?
bisulcilingua, a adjective, means “hypocritical, deceitful”.
How do you pronounce bisulcilingua?
In classical Latin, [bɪ.sʊɫ.kɪˈlɪŋ.ɡʷa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bi.s̬ul̠ʲ.t͡ʃiˈliŋ.ɡʷa].