bimaris
Latin
Etymology
From bi- (“two”) + mare (“sea”) + -is.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbɪ.ma.rɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbiː.ma.ris]
Adjective
bimaris (neuter bimare); third-declension two-termination adjective
- lying between two seas
Usage notes
Especially an epithet for Corinth.
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | bimaris | bimare | bimarēs | bimaria | |
| genitive | bimaris | bimarium | |||
| dative | bimarī | bimaribus | |||
| accusative | bimarem | bimare | bimarēs bimarīs |
bimaria | |
| ablative | bimarī | bimaribus | |||
| vocative | bimaris | bimare | bimarēs | bimaria | |
References
- “bimaris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “bimaris”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers