biscoctus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bis + coctus. Attested in the writings of Abbo.[1]
Adjective
[edit]biscoctus (feminine biscocta, neuter biscoctum); first/second-declension adjective (Early Medieval Latin)
- (literally) twice-baked, twice-cooked
Usage notes
[edit]Often accompanies pānis (“bread”), with the overall combination referring to a sort of hardtack or hard biscuit.
Inflection
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | biscoctus | biscocta | biscoctum | biscoctī | biscoctae | biscocta | |
| genitive | biscoctī | biscoctae | biscoctī | biscoctōrum | biscoctārum | biscoctōrum | |
| dative | biscoctō | biscoctae | biscoctō | biscoctīs | |||
| accusative | biscoctum | biscoctam | biscoctum | biscoctōs | biscoctās | biscocta | |
| ablative | biscoctō | biscoctā | biscoctō | biscoctīs | |||
| vocative | biscocte | biscocta | biscoctum | biscoctī | biscoctae | biscocta | |
Descendants
[edit]- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: biscotto (see there for further descendants)
- Gallo-Italic:
- Ligurian: beschéutto
- Piedmontese: bëscheuit
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References
[edit]- ^ biscoctus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)