LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

bīniō

bīniō m (genitive bīniōnis)
Classical[ˈbiː.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.ni.o]

Meaning

  1. The number two on a die; deuce

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebīniōbīniōnēs
genitivebīniōnisbīniōnum
dativebīniōnībīniōnibus
accusativebīniōnembīniōnēs
ablativebīniōnebīniōnibus
vocativebīniōbīniōnēs

bīnio, ōnis, m. bini,
I. the number two, a deuce: jactus quisque apud lusores veteres a numero vocabatur, ut unio, binio, tri nio, quaternio, quinio, senio, Isid. Orig. 18, 65: biniones δηνάρια, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latinbīniō

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *dwiznos Latin bīnus Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin bīniō From bīnus (“two each”) + -iō.

Quick answers

What does bīniō mean in Latin?
bīniō, a noun, means “The number two on a die; deuce”.
What is the genitive of bīniō?
The genitive singular is bīniōnis. bīniō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce bīniō?
In classical Latin, [ˈbiː.ni.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbiː.ni.o].
Where does bīniō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin bīniō.