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German
Etymology
doppelzüngig + -ler or doppel- + Zunge + -ler
Noun
Doppelzüngler m (strong, genitive Doppelzünglers, plural Doppelzüngler, feminine Doppelzünglerin)
- (uncommon) double-tongued person
1867, Friedrich Bodenstedt, “Zweiter Aufzug. Dritte Scene.”, in Macbeth, translation of original by William Shakespeare, page 28:Da ist gewiß so ein Doppelzüngler, der für und gegen beide Parteien schwören konnte; der mit Gottes Hülfe Schwindel genug trieb und sich doch nicht in den Himmel hineinschwindeln konnte. Nur herein, Doppelzüngler!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (obsolete) bilingual (person who is able to use two languages)
Declension
Declension of Doppelzüngler
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