bilix

Latin

Etymology

Equivalent to bi- (“two”) +‎ līcium (“thread, loop”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbi.liːks/, [ˈbɪ.liːks]

Adjective

bilīx (genitive bilīcis); third declension

  1. having a double thread

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative bilīx bilīcēs bilīcia
genitive bilīcis bilīcium
dative bilīcī bilīcibus
accusative bilīcem bilīx bilīcēs bilīcia
ablative bilīcī bilīcibus
vocative bilīx bilīcēs bilīcia

Descendants

  • Old English: twilic (partial calque)

References

  • bilix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bilix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bilix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • bilix in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bilix in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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