biforis

biforis

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Italic *dwi-
Latin bi-
Latin foris
Latin biforis

    From bi- (“two”) + foris (“door”).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    biforis (neuter bifore); third-declension two-termination adjective

    1. having two doors, having folding doors
    2. having two openings or holes, as a double tibia

    Declension

    Third-declension two-termination adjective.

    singular plural
    masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
    nominative biforis bifore biforēs biforia
    genitive biforis biforium
    dative biforī biforibus
    accusative biforem bifore biforīs
    biforēs     		biforia
    ablative biforī biforibus
    vocative biforis bifore biforēs biforia

    References

    • “biforis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “biforis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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