What does bilīx mean in Latin?

bilīx, a adjective, means “having a double thread”.

How do you pronounce bilīx?

In classical Latin, [ˈbɪ.liːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbiː.liks].

adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

bilīx (genitive bilīcis)

Classical[ˈbɪ.liːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.liks]

one terminationhaving a double thread
dum trahitur pendetque jugīs, hunc lāta retēctum lancea cōnsequitur rumpitque īnfīxa bilīcem29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 12.374

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bilīx	bilīx	bilīx
genitive	bilīcis	bilīcis	bilīcis
dative	bilīcī	bilīcī	bilīcī
accusative	bilīcem	bilīcem	bilīx
ablative	bilīcī bilīce	bilīcī bilīce	bilīcī bilīce
vocative	bilīx	bilīx	bilīx

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bilīcēs	bilīcēs	bilīcia
genitive	bilīcium	bilīcium	bilīcium
dative	bilīcibus	bilīcibus	bilīcibus
accusative	bilīcīs bilīcēs	bilīcīs bilīcēs	bilīcia
ablative	bilīcibus	bilīcibus	bilīcibus
vocative	bilīcēs	bilīcēs	bilīcia

bĭlix, līcis, adj. bis - licium,

I. with a double thread, two-threaded: lorica, Verg. A. 12, 375 Heyn.; cf. trilix.

From bi- (“two”) + līcium (“thread, loop”). Equals Ancient Greek δίμιτος (dímitos).

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