LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

bipālium

bipālium n (genitive bipāliī or bipālī)
Classical[bɪˈpaː.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[biˈpaː.li.um]

Meaning

  1. a double mattock

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebipāliumbipālia
genitivebipāliī
bipālī		bipāliōrum
dativebipāliōbipāliīs
accusativebipāliumbipālia
ablativebipāliōbipāliīs
vocativebipāliumbipālia

bĭpālĭum, ii, n. bis-pala,
I. a double mattock: solum ad bipalium defodere, Col. 11, 2, 17 Schneid. ad loc. (MSS. bĭpĕdā-lĭum; elsewhere only in abl. sing.): bipalio vertere terram, Cato, R. R. 6, 3: bipalio agrum subigere, id. ib. 45, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 5; Col. 3, 5, 3; 11, 3, 11; id. Arb. 1, 5; Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 159; 18, 26, 62, § 230.

Origins

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

Latin pāla Latin bipālium From bi- + pāla (“shovel, mattock”).

Quick answers

What does bipālium mean in Latin?
bipālium, a noun, means “a double mattock”.
What is the genitive of bipālium?
The genitive singular is bipāliī. bipālium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce bipālium?
In classical Latin, [bɪˈpaː.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [biˈpaː.li.um].
Where does bipālium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Proto-Indo-European *dwi- → Proto-Italic *dwi- → Latin bipālium.