adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
bicorniger
bicorniger (feminine bicornigera, neuter bicornigerum)
Classical[bɪˈkɔr.nɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[biˈkɔr.ni.d͡ʒer]
Meaning
- adjectivetwo-horned (an epithet of Bacchus)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er bicorniger | bicornigera | bicornigerum |
| genitive | bicornigerī | bicornigerae | bicornigerī |
| dative | bicornigerō | bicornigerae | bicornigerō |
| accusative | bicornigerum | bicornigeram | bicornigerum |
| ablative | bicornigerō | bicornigerā | bicornigerō |
| vocative | bicorniger | bicornigera | bicornigerum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bicornigerī | bicornigerae | bicornigera |
| genitive | bicornigerōrum | bicornigerārum | bicornigerōrum |
| dative | bicornigerīs | bicornigerīs | bicornigerīs |
| accusative | bicornigerōs | bicornigerās | bicornigera |
| ablative | bicornigerīs | bicornigerīs | bicornigerīs |
| vocative | bicornigerī | bicornigerae | bicornigera |
Bĭcornĭger, gĕri, m. bis-corniger,
I. two-horned, an epithet of Bacchus (v. Bacchus), Ov. H. 13, 33.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Bicorniger gerī, m
bi-+corniger, the twohorned, i. e. Bacchus, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Latinbicorniger
Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bis Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Italic *kornū Latin cornū Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Italic *gezō Latin gerō Latin -ger Latin bicorniger From bis (“twice”) + cornū (“horn”) + -ger (“bearing”).