biformis

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Latin

Etymology

From bis (“twice”) +‎ -fōrmis (“having the form of”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bifōrmis (neuter bifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. Having two forms
  2. two-faced (as Janus)

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative bifōrmis bifōrme bifōrmēs bifōrmia
genitive bifōrmis bifōrmium
dative bifōrmī bifōrmibus
accusative bifōrmem bifōrme bifōrmēs
bifōrmīs 		bifōrmia
ablative bifōrmī bifōrmibus
vocative bifōrmis bifōrme bifōrmēs bifōrmia

References

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