biennis

Latin

Etymology

From bi- (“two”) +‎ annus (“year”) +‎ -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /biˈen.nis/, [biˈɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /biˈen.nis/, [biˈɛnːis]

Adjective

biennis (neuter bienne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. of two years, lasting two years

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Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	biennis	bienne		biennēs	biennia
Genitive	biennis			biennium
Dative	biennī			biennibus
Accusative	biennem	bienne		biennēs biennīs	biennia
Ablative	biennī			biennibus
Vocative	biennis	bienne		biennēs	biennia

Synonyms

• (of two years): biennālis
• (of people: two years old): bīmus

Coordinate terms

• triennis, quadriennis, quinquennis, sexennis, septuennis, octennis, novennis, decennis, undecennis, duodecennis, tridecennis, quattuordecennis, quindecennis, sedecennis, septendecennis, duodevicennis, undevicennis, vicennis, tricennis, quadragennis, quinquagennis, sexagennis, septuagennis, octogennis, nonagennis, centennis, ducentennis, trecentennis, quadringentennis, quingentennis, sescentennis, septingentennis, octingentennis, nongentennis, millennis

Derived terms

• bienniperennāns

Related terms

• biennium

Descendants

• Italian: bienne
• Spanish: biene

References

• “bĭennis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• bĭennis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 217/2.
• “biennis” on page 233/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)