biennis
Latin
Etymology
From bi- (“two”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /biˈen.nis/, [bɪˈɛn.nɪs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /biˈen.nis/
Adjective
biennis (neuter bienne); third declension
- of two years, lasting two years
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Aulus Gellius to this entry?)
Declension
Third declension.
| 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 | biennia | |
| ablative | biennī | biennibus | |||
| vocative | biennis | bienne | biennēs | biennia | |
Synonyms
- (of two years): biennālis
Related terms
Descendants
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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