numeralfirst/second-declension numeral
bīnus
bīnus (feminine bīna, neuter bīnum)
Classical[ˈbiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.nus]
Meaning
- in pluralnumeraltwo each
Et praetoribus prioris anni M. Iunio in Etruria, P. Sempronio in Gallia cum binis legionibus quas habuerant prorogatum est imperium.
[…] And the military command of Marcus Junius in Etruria and Publius Sempronius in Gaul, praetors of the previous year, was extended with the two legions which they had each held.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 26.1 - numeralpluralin pairs
[...] ipse uno graditur comitatus Achate,
… Achates following him, Aeneas leaves away his men, Clasping with his hand to his two broad-tipped javelins.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis I.311–312 - numeraloccurring twice, twofold, double, binary
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bīnus | bīna | bīnum |
| genitive | bīnī | bīnae | bīnī |
| dative | bīnō | bīnae | bīnō |
| accusative | bīnum | bīnam | bīnum |
| ablative | bīnō | bīnā | bīnō |
| vocative | bīne | bīna | bīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bīnī | bīnae | bīna |
| genitive | bīnum bīnōrum | bīnum bīnārum | bīnum bīnōrum |
| dative | bīnīs | bīnīs | bīnīs |
| accusative | bīnōs | bīnās | bīna |
| ablative | bīnīs | bīnīs | bīnīs |
| vocative | bīnī | bīnae | bīna |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- binis centesimis fenerari
- to lend at 24 per cent.
bīnus, a, um, v. bini.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Latinbīnus
Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *dwiznos Latin bīnus Inherited from Proto-Italic *dwiznos. By surface analysis, bis (“twice, at two times, on two occasions”, adverb) + -nus (distributive numeral-forming suffix).