Probably after Ancient Greek *βικάριον (*bikárion), diminutive of Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “vase”). The historical relation with the somewhat synonymous bacarium (from bacriō with alternative form bacariō or from bacar?) is unclear.
bīcārium (n declension, second)
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | bicarium | bicaria |
Genitive | bicariī bicarī1 |
bicariōrum |
Dative | bicariō | bicariīs |
Accusative | bicarium | bicaria |
Ablative | bicariō | bicariīs |
Vocative | bicarium | bicaria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).