birotus

Latin

Etymology

From bi- (“two, double”) +‎ rota (“wheel”) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

Adjective

birotus (feminine birota, neuter birotum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. two-wheeled

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative birotus birota birotum birotī birotae birota
genitive birotī birotae birotī birotōrum birotārum birotōrum
dative birotō birotae birotō birotīs
accusative birotum birotam birotum birotōs birotās birota
ablative birotō birotā birotō birotīs
vocative birote birota birotum birotī birotae birota

Descendants

  • Italian: baroccio, barroccio, biroccio
    • → German: Barutsche
    • → Spanish: birlocho

References

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