birotus

Latin

Etymology

From bi- (“two, double”) +‎ rota (“wheel”) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ro.tus/, [ˈbɪrɔt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ro.tus/, [ˈbiːrot̪us]

Adjective

birotus (feminine birota, neuter birotum); first/second-declension adjective

1. two-wheeled

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	birotus	birota	birotum		birotī	birotae	birota
genitive	birotī	birotae	birotī		birotōrum	birotārum	birotōrum
dative	birotō	birotae	birotō		birotīs
accusative	birotum	birotam	birotum		birotōs	birotās	birota
ablative	birotō	birotā	birotō		birotīs
vocative	birote	birota	birotum		birotī	birotae	birota

Descendants

• Italian: baroccio, barroccio, biroccio
  • → German: Barutsche
    • → English: barouche
      • → French: barouche
  • → Spanish: birlocho

References

• “birotus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• birotus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.