LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

biforis

biforis (neuter bifore)
Classical[ˈbɪ.fɔ.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.fo.ris]

Meaning

  1. two terminationhaving two doors, having folding doors
  2. two terminationhaving two openings or holes, as a double tibia

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebiforisbiforisbifore
genitivebiforisbiforisbiforis
dativebiforībiforībiforī
accusativebiforembiforembifore
ablativebiforībiforībiforī
vocativebiforisbiforisbifore
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebiforēsbiforēsbiforia
genitivebiforiumbiforiumbiforium
dativebiforibusbiforibusbiforibus
accusativebiforīs
biforēs		biforīs
biforēs		biforia
ablativebiforibusbiforibusbiforibus
vocativebiforēsbiforēsbiforia

bĭfŏris, e (bĭfŏrus, a, um, Vitr. 4, 6 fin.), adj. bis-foris.
I. Having two doors or folding-doors: valvae, Ov. M. 2, 4: fenestrae, id. P. 3, 3, 5.—
II. Having two openings or holes, double: via (narium), App. Dogm. Plat. 1.—Poet.: ubi assuetis biforem dat tibia cantum, Verg. A. 9, 618 (bisonum, imparem, Serv.); Aus. Cent. Nupt. 27: biforis tumultus, Stat. Th. 4, 668.

Origins

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

Latin foris Latin biforis From bi- (“two”) + foris (“door”).

In English words that came into English from biforis

  • biforousbiforis

Quick answers

What does biforis mean in Latin?
biforis, a adjective, means “having two doors, having folding doors; having two openings or holes, as a double tibia”.
How do you pronounce biforis?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɪ.fɔ.rɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbiː.fo.ris].
Where does biforis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Proto-Indo-European *dwi- → Proto-Italic *dwi- → Latin biforis.