What does subdolus mean in Latin?

subdolus, a adjective, means “crafty, cunning, sly, subtle”.

Where does subdolus come from?

Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin subdolus.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

subdolus (feminine subdola, neuter subdolum, adverb subdolē)

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	subdolus	subdola	subdolum
genitive	subdolī	subdolae	subdolī
dative	subdolō	subdolae	subdolō
accusative	subdolum	subdolam	subdolum
ablative	subdolō	subdolā	subdolō
vocative	subdole	subdola	subdolum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	subdolī	subdolae	subdola
genitive	subdolōrum	subdolārum	subdolōrum
dative	subdolīs	subdolīs	subdolīs
accusative	subdolōs	subdolās	subdola
ablative	subdolīs	subdolīs	subdolīs
vocative	subdolī	subdolae	subdola

sub-dŏlus, a, um, adj.,

I. somewhat crafty, cunning, sly, subtle, deceptive, or deceitful (mostly ante - class. and post - Aug.; syn.: fallax, astutus): homo et sycophanta et subdolus, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 72; id. Mil. 2, 4, 2; id. Men. 3, 2, 24; id. Aul. 2, 5, 8; id. Poen. 5, 2, 129: ut viro subdola sies, memento, id. Cas. 4, 4, 5: subdola adversus senem, id. Ep. 2, 3, 13: jugurtha, cognitā vanitate legati, subdolus ejus augere amentiam, Sall. J. 38, 1: occultus ac subdolus fingendis virtutibus, Tac. A. 6, 51.—Transf., of things: animus audax, subdolus, varius, Sall. C. 5, 4: subdolus ac versutus animus, Vell. 2, 102, 1: mendacia, Plaut. Capt. 3, 3, 5: perfidia, id. Mil. 3, 3, 68: oratio, * Caes. B. G. 7, 31: lingua, Ov. A. A. 1, 598: modestia, Tac. A. 6, 20 et saep.: pellacia ponti, Lucr. 2, 560; 5, 1003; cf.: ea loci forma incertis vadis subdola et nobis adversa, Tac. H. 5, 14: tendit rete subdolum turdis, Mart. 3, 58, 26.—Adv.: subdŏlē, somewhat craftily, cunningly, or deceitfully: subdole blanditur, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 12: nihil subdole, nihil versute, Cic. Brut. 9, 35.

Latin dolor Latin dolus Latin subdolus From sub (“under”) + dolus (“deceit”).

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