LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

bifurcus

bifurcus (feminine bifurca, neuter bifurcum)
Classical[bɪˈfʊr.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[biˈfur.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivetwo-pronged, bifurcate
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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebifurcusbifurcabifurcum
genitivebifurcībifurcaebifurcī
dativebifurcōbifurcaebifurcō
accusativebifurcumbifurcambifurcum
ablativebifurcōbifurcābifurcō
vocativebifurcebifurcabifurcum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebifurcībifurcaebifurca
genitivebifurcōrumbifurcārumbifurcōrum
dativebifurcīsbifurcīsbifurcīs
accusativebifurcōsbifurcāsbifurca
ablativebifurcīsbifurcīsbifurcīs
vocativebifurcībifurcaebifurca

bĭfurcus, a, um, adj. bis-furca,
I. having two prongs or points, two-pronged: ramus, two-forked, Ov. M. 12, 442: surculi, Col. 5, 11, 3: ferramentum, id. 3, 18, 6: arbores, Plin. 16, 30, 53, § 122: valli, Liv. 33, 5, 9.— Also, subst.: bĭfurcum, i, n., a fork, Col. 3, 18, 6.—Trop., of the place where two branches start, Col. 4, 24, 10.—Of the connection of two veins upon the head of draught-cattle, Veg. 2, 40, 2; hence, sudor mihi per bifurcum volabat, over the cheeks down to the neck, Petr. 62.

Origins

bi- + furcus, furca

Descendants
  • Spanishbifurcarse
  • TranslingualBifurcaria

In English words that came into English from bifurcus

  • bifurcatedbifurcatus
  • bifurcousbifurcus

Quick answers

What does bifurcus mean in Latin?
bifurcus, a adjective, means “two-pronged, bifurcate”.
How do you pronounce bifurcus?
In classical Latin, [bɪˈfʊr.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [biˈfur.kus].