bifrons

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Latin

Etymology

bi- (“two”) +‎ frōns (“forehead, countenance”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.frons/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.frons/,

Adjective

bifrōns (genitive bifrontis); third-declension one-termination adjective

having two foreheads, having two faces

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	bifrōns			bifrontēs	bifrontia
genitive	bifrontis			bifrontium
dative	bifrontī			bifrontibus
accusative	bifrontem	bifrōns		bifrontēs	bifrontia
ablative	bifrontī			bifrontibus
vocative	bifrōns			bifrontēs	bifrontia

References

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

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