LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

biennālis

biennālis (neuter biennāle)
Classical[bi.ɛnˈnaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[bi.enˈnaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationtwo-year

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebiennālisbiennālisbiennāle
genitivebiennālisbiennālisbiennālis
dativebiennālībiennālībiennālī
accusativebiennālembiennālembiennāle
ablativebiennālībiennālībiennālī
vocativebiennālisbiennālisbiennāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebiennālēsbiennālēsbiennālia
genitivebiennāliumbiennāliumbiennālium
dativebiennālibusbiennālibusbiennālibus
accusativebiennālīs
biennālēs		biennālīs
biennālēs		biennālia
ablativebiennālibusbiennālibusbiennālibus
vocativebiennālēsbiennālēsbiennālia

bĭennālis, e, adj. biennium,
I. continuing two years, of two years: meta, Cod. Just. 5, 37, 27: pensio, Cod. Th. 11, 20, 4, § 1: culpa, ib. 12, 40, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbiennālis

Proto-Indo-European *h₂et- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *h₂etnós Proto-Italic *atnos? Latin annus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin biennālis From bi- (“bi-”) + annus (“year”) + -ālis (“-al”).

Descendants
  • Frenchbiennal
  • Italianbiennale

Quick answers

What does biennālis mean in Latin?
biennālis, a adjective, means “two-year”.
How do you pronounce biennālis?
In classical Latin, [bi.ɛnˈnaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bi.enˈnaː.lis].
Where does biennālis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Proto-Indo-European *dwi- → Proto-Italic *dwi- → Latin biennālis.