adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
bifidus
bifidus (feminine bifida, neuter bifidum)
Classical[ˈbɪ.fɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.fi.dus]
Meaning
- adjectivebifid, split in two parts
- adjectivecleft, cloven
- adjectivetwo-forked
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bifidus | bifida | bifidum |
| genitive | bifidī | bifidae | bifidī |
| dative | bifidō | bifidae | bifidō |
| accusative | bifidum | bifidam | bifidum |
| ablative | bifidō | bifidā | bifidō |
| vocative | bifide | bifida | bifidum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bifidī | bifidae | bifida |
| genitive | bifidōrum | bifidārum | bifidōrum |
| dative | bifidīs | bifidīs | bifidīs |
| accusative | bifidōs | bifidās | bifida |
| ablative | bifidīs | bifidīs | bifidīs |
| vocative | bifidī | bifidae | bifida |
bĭfĭdus, a, um, adj. bis-findo,
I. cleft or divided into two parts (the usual form;
rarer bifidatus and bifissus): bifidos relinquit Rima pedes, Ov. M. 14, 303: ridicae, Col. 4, 33, 4: lingua, Plin. 11, 37, 65, § 171: stirps, id. 17, 20, 34, § 150: cursus venarum, id. 16, 39, 76, § 195: iter, Val. Fl. 1, 570.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
bifidus adj.
bi-+2 FID-, cleft, parted, split: pedes, O.
Origins
From bi- (“two”) + -fidus, related to findere (“to split”).
Descendants
- Spanishbelfofrom Asturian belfu
- Spanishbefo
- Catalanbífid
- Englishbifid
- Frenchbifide
- Italianbifido
- Occitanbifid
- Portuguesebífido
- Spanishbífido
- Galicianbífido
In English words that came into English from bifidus
- bifidbifidus
- bifidatebifidātus