biennis
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /biˈen.nis/, [biˈɛnːɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /biˈen.nis/, [biˈɛnːis]
Adjective
biennis (neuter bienne); third-declension two-termination adjective
- of two years, lasting two years
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Aulus Gellius to this entry?)
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | biennis | bienne | biennēs | biennia | |
| Genitive | biennis | biennium | |||
| Dative | biennī | biennibus | |||
| Accusative | biennem | bienne | biennēs biennīs |
biennia | |
| Ablative | biennī | biennibus | |||
| Vocative | biennis | bienne | biennēs | biennia | |
Synonyms
- (of two years): biennālis
- (of people: two years old): bīmus
Related terms
References
- “bĭennis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- bĭennis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 217/2
- “biennis” on page 233/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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