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.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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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