LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

bicornis

bicornis (neuter bicorne)
Classical[bɪˈkɔr.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[biˈkɔr.nis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationtwo-horned
  2. two terminationtwo-pronged

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebicornisbicornisbicorne
genitivebicornisbicornisbicornis
dativebicornībicornībicornī
accusativebicornembicornembicorne
ablativebicornībicornībicornī
vocativebicornisbicornisbicorne
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebicornēsbicornēsbicornia
genitivebicorniumbicorniumbicornium
dativebicornibusbicornibusbicornibus
accusativebicornīs
bicornēs		bicornīs
bicornēs		bicornia
ablativebicornibusbicornibusbicornibus
vocativebicornēsbicornēsbicornia

bĭcornis, e bis-cornu.
I. Adj., having two horns, two-horned (poet. or in postAug. prose): animal, Plin. 11, 46, 106, § 255: caper, Ov. M. 15, 304: fauni, id. H. 4, 49; id. F. 2, 268; 5, 99.—Poet., of a two-pronged fork: furcae, Verg. G. 1, 264; Ov. M. 8, 647: ferrum, Col. Poët. 10, 148.—Of the new moon, * Hor. C. S. 35.—Of rivers with two mouths (perh. only epith. ornans; cf. amnis init.): Rhenus, Verg. A. 8, 727: Granicus, Ov. M. 11, 763.—Of the top of Parnassus: jugum, Stat. Th. 1, 63 (cf. biceps).—
II. Subst.: bĭcornes, horned animals for sacrifice: AVRATA. FRONTE. BICORNES., Inscr. Orell. 2335.

Origins

From bi- + cornū + -is.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanbigòrniafrom Old Catalan bigòrnia
  • Frenchbigornefrom Old Occitan bigorna
  • Englishbickernfrom Old Occitan bigorna
  • Occitanbigòrnafrom Old Occitan bigorna
  • Occitanbigòrnofrom Old Occitan bigorna
  • Old Frenchbigorgne
Borrowings
  • Englishbicorn
  • Frenchbicorne
  • Englishbicornefrom French bicorne
  • Italianbicorne
  • Italianbicorno
Italo-Romance
  • Italianbicornia
  • Italianbigornia
  • Corsicanbicorna
  • Corsicanbigorna
  • Sicilianpiscornia
  • Sicilianviscornia
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesebigornafrom Old Galician-Portuguese bigornia
  • Spanishbigorniafrom Old Spanish bicornia
  • Galicianbigorniafrom Old Galician-Portuguese bigornia
  • Arabicبقرنية

In English words that came into English from bicornis

  • bicornbicornis
  • bicornedbicornis
  • bicornousbicornis

Quick answers

What does bicornis mean in Latin?
bicornis, a adjective, means “two-horned; two-pronged”.
How do you pronounce bicornis?
In classical Latin, [bɪˈkɔr.nɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [biˈkɔr.nis].
Which English words come from bicornis?
English words that go back to Latin bicornis include bicorn, bicorned and bicornous.