LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

bifax

bifax (genitive bifacis)
Classical[ˈbɪ.faks]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.faks]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinone terminationtwo-faced

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebifaxbifaxbifax
genitivebifacisbifacisbifacis
dativebifacībifacībifacī
accusativebifacembifacembifax
ablativebifacī
biface		bifacī
biface		bifacī
biface
vocativebifaxbifaxbifax
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebifacēsbifacēsbifacia
genitivebifaciumbifaciumbifacium
dativebifacibusbifacibusbifacibus
accusativebifacīs
bifacēs		bifacīs
bifacēs		bifacia
ablativebifacibusbifacibusbifacibus
vocativebifacēsbifacēsbifacia

bĭfax, dīfax,
I. two-faced, διπρόσωπος, Gloss. Lat. Gr. [bis-facies].

Origins

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

Latin faciēs Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin bifax From bi- + faciēs (“face”) + -s.

Quick answers

What does bifax mean in Latin?
bifax, a adjective, means “two-faced”.
How do you pronounce bifax?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɪ.faks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbiː.faks].
Where does bifax come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Proto-Indo-European *dwi- → Proto-Italic *dwi- → Latin bifax.