bibio

See also: Bibio

Latin

Etymology

From bibō (“drink”) +‎ -iō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbɪ.bi.oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbiː.bi.o]

Noun

bibiō m (genitive bibiōnis); third declension

A small insect once believed to have been generated in wine.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	bibiō	bibiōnēs
genitive	bibiōnis	bibiōnum
dative	bibiōnī	bibiōnibus
accusative	bibiōnem	bibiōnēs
ablative	bibiōne	bibiōnibus
vocative	bibiō	bibiōnēs

Related terms

Descendants

→ French: bibion
→ Italian: bibione
→ Translingual: Bibio

References

“bibio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
bibio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.