adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
bilūstris
bilūstris (neuter bilūstre)
Classical[bɪˈɫuːs.trɪs]Ecclesiastical[biˈlus.tris]
Meaning
- raretwo terminationthat lasts ten years (two lustra)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bilūstris | bilūstris | bilūstre |
| genitive | bilūstris | bilūstris | bilūstris |
| dative | bilūstrī | bilūstrī | bilūstrī |
| accusative | bilūstrem | bilūstrem | bilūstre |
| ablative | bilūstrī | bilūstrī | bilūstrī |
| vocative | bilūstris | bilūstris | bilūstre |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bilūstrēs | bilūstrēs | bilūstria |
| genitive | bilūstrium | bilūstrium | bilūstrium |
| dative | bilūstribus | bilūstribus | bilūstribus |
| accusative | bilūstrīs bilūstrēs | bilūstrīs bilūstrēs | bilūstria |
| ablative | bilūstribus | bilūstribus | bilūstribus |
| vocative | bilūstrēs | bilūstrēs | bilūstria |
bĭlustris, e, adj. bis - lustrum,
I. that lasts two lustra, i. e. ten years, of ten years' duration (very rare):
bellum, Ov. Am. 2, 12, 9; so Sid. Carm. 23, 299.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
bilūstris e, adj.
bi-+lustrum, that lasts ten years: bellum, O.
Origins
From bi- (“two”) + lūstrum (“period of five years”) + -is.