latet anguis in herba

Latin

Etymology

Literally "a snake hides in the grass" (Virgil, Eclogue III, v. 93).

Pronunciation
  • (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

latet anguis in herbā

  1. there is a snake in the grass
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