bifidus

Latin

Etymology

From bi- (“two”) +‎ -fidus, related to findere (“to split”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bifidus (feminine bifida, neuter bifidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. bifid, split in two parts
  2. cleft, cloven
  3. two-forked

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative bifidus bifida bifidum bifidī bifidae bifida
genitive bifidī bifidae bifidī bifidōrum bifidārum bifidōrum
dative bifidō bifidae bifidō bifidīs
accusative bifidum bifidam bifidum bifidōs bifidās bifida
ablative bifidō bifidā bifidō bifidīs
vocative bifide bifida bifidum bifidī bifidae bifida

Coordinate terms

Descendants

Inherited:

  • Spanish: befo, belfo (possibly from Asturian)

Borrowed:

References

  • “bifidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “bifidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bifidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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