bimus

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word bimus. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word bimus, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say bimus in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word bimus you have here. The definition of the word bimus will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofbimus, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Latin

Etymology

Possible contraction of *bihiemus, from bis + hiems, or inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dwiǵʰimos; compare Proto-Germanic *twigimaz (“two years old”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bīmus (feminine bīma, neuter bīmum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. two years old
  2. lasting two years

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative bīmus bīma bīmum bīmī bīmae bīma
genitive bīmī bīmae bīmī bīmōrum bīmārum bīmōrum
dative bīmō bīmae bīmō bīmīs
accusative bīmum bīmam bīmum bīmōs bīmās bīma
ablative bīmō bīmā bīmō bīmīs
vocative bīme bīma bīmum bīmī bīmae bīma

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: bimo

References

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