LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

bilanx1

bilanx f (genitive bilancis)
Classical[ˈbɪ.ɫaŋks]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.laŋks]

Meaning

  1. femininea balance with two scalepans

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebilanxbilancēs
balancae, balancēs, balantiae, bilancae
genitivebilancis
balancae, balancis, balantiae, bilancae		bilancum
balancārum, balancum, balantiārum, bilancārum
dativebilancī
balancae, balancī, balantiae, bilancae		bilancibus
balancibus, balancīs, balantiīs
accusativebilancem
balancam, balancem, balantiam, bilancam		bilancēs
balancās, balancēs, balantiās, bilancās
ablativebilance
balance		bilancibus
balancibus, balancīs, balantiīs
vocativebilanxbilancēs
balancae, balancēs, balantiae, bilancae

Origins

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

Latin lanx Latin bilanx From bi- (“twice”) + lanx (“scalepan”).

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianbilancia
  • Italianbilancio
  • Istriotbelànsa
  • Sicilianvalanza
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanbalança
  • Occitanbalança
  • Old Frenchbalance
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesebalançafrom Old Galician-Portuguese *balança
  • Spanishbalanza
  • Aragonesebalanza
  • Galicianbalanzafrom Old Galician-Portuguese *balança
Borrowings
  • Idobalanco
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
bilanx2
bilanx (genitive bilancis)
Classical[ˈbɪ.ɫaŋks]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.laŋks]

Meaning

  1. one terminationhaving two scales

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebilanxbilanxbilanx
genitivebilancisbilancisbilancis
dativebilancībilancībilancī
accusativebilancembilancembilanx
ablativebilancī
bilance		bilancī
bilance		bilancī
bilance
vocativebilanxbilanxbilanx
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebilancēsbilancēsbilancia
genitivebilanciumbilanciumbilancium
dativebilancibusbilancibusbilancibus
accusativebilancīs
bilancēs		bilancīs
bilancēs		bilancia
ablativebilancibusbilancibusbilancibus
vocativebilancēsbilancēsbilancia

bĭ-lanx, lancis, adj. bis-lanx,
I. having two scales: libra, Mart. Cap. 2, § 180.

Origins

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

Latin lanx Latin bilanx From bi- (“twice”) + lanx (“scalepan”).

Quick answers

What does bilanx mean in Latin?
bilanx, a noun, means “a balance with two scalepans”.
What is the genitive of bilanx?
The genitive singular is bilancis. bilanx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce bilanx?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɪ.ɫaŋks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbiː.laŋks].
Where does bilanx come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Proto-Indo-European *dwi- → Proto-Italic *dwi- → Latin bilanx.