duabus sellis sedeo
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to sit on two saddles”. Compare the Icelandic bera kápuna á báðum öxlum (“to carry the coat on both shoulders”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /duˈaː.bus ˈsel.liːs ˈse.de.oː/, [d̪uˈäːbʊs̠ ˈs̠ɛlːʲiːs̠ ˈs̠ɛd̪eoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /duˈa.bus ˈsel.lis ˈse.de.o/, [d̪uˈäːbus ˈsɛlːis ˈsɛːd̪eo]
Verb
[edit]duābus sellīs sedeō (present infinitive duābus sellīs sedēre, perfect active duābus sellīs sēdī, supine duābus sellīs sessum); second conjugation
- to fall between two stools, keep in with both parties, to sit on two stools, to wear two hats, to ride two horses with one ass
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of duābus sellīs sedeō (second conjugation)