biformis
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bis (“twice”) + -fōrmis (“having the form of”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /biˈfoːr.mis/, [bɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /biˈfor.mis/, [biˈfɔrmis]
Adjective
[edit]bifōrmis (neuter bifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective
- Having two forms
- two-faced (as Janus)
Declension
[edit]Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | bifōrmis | bifōrme | bifōrmēs | bifōrmia | |
| genitive | bifōrmis | bifōrmium | |||
| dative | bifōrmī | bifōrmibus | |||
| accusative | bifōrmem | bifōrme | bifōrmēs bifōrmīs |
bifōrmia | |
| ablative | bifōrmī | bifōrmibus | |||
| vocative | bifōrmis | bifōrme | bifōrmēs | bifōrmia | |
References
[edit]- “biformis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “biformis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- biformis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.