bípede
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bipēs, bipedem, derived from bi- (“two”) + pēs (“foot”).
Adjective
bípede (feminine bípeda, masculine and feminine plural bípedes)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “bípede”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “bípede”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “bípede” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “bípede” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin bipedem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.pe.d͡ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.pe.de/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbi.pɨ.dɨ/ [ˈbi.pɨ.ðɨ]
- Rhymes: -iped͡ʒi, -ipɨdɨ
- Hyphenation: bí‧pe‧de
Adjective
bípede m or f (plural bípedes, not comparable)
- bipedal (of animals moving with two limbs)
- Synonym: dípode
Noun
bípede m (plural bípedes)
- bipedal (an animal that uses two limbs to move)
- each of a horse's pair of front and back legs