biennis
Latin
Etymology
From bi- (“two”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [biˈɛn.nɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [biˈɛn.nis]
Adjective
biennis (neuter bienne); third-declension two-termination adjective
- of two years, lasting two years
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Aulus Gellius to this entry?)
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | biennis | bienne | biennēs | biennia | |
| genitive | biennis | biennium | |||
| dative | biennī | biennibus | |||
| accusative | biennem | bienne | biennēs biennīs |
biennia | |
| ablative | biennī | biennibus | |||
| vocative | biennis | bienne | biennēs | biennia | |
Synonyms
- (of two years): biennālis
- (of people: two years old): bīmus
Coordinate terms
- triennis, quadriennis, quinquennis, sexennis, septuennis, octennis, novennis, decennis, undecennis, duodecennis, tridecennis, quattuordecennis, quindecennis, sedecennis, septendecennis, duodevicennis, undevicennis, vicennis, tricennis, quadragennis, quinquagennis, sexagennis, septuagennis, octogennis, nonagennis, centennis, ducentennis, trecentennis, quadringentennis, quingentennis, sescentennis, septingentennis, octingentennis, nongentennis, millennis
Derived terms
- bienniperennāns
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “bĭennis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- bĭennis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 217/2.
- “biennis” on page 233/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)