Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. two years old
  2. lasting two years

Declension

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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

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Descendants

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  • Portuguese: bimo

References

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  • 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.
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