LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

birotus

birotus (feminine birota, neuter birotum)
Classical[ˈbɪ.rɔ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.ro.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivetwo-wheeled

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebirotusbirotabirotum
genitivebirotībirotaebirotī
dativebirotōbirotaebirotō
accusativebirotumbirotambirotum
ablativebirotōbirotābirotō
vocativebirotebirotabirotum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebirotībirotaebirota
genitivebirotōrumbirotārumbirotōrum
dativebirotīsbirotīsbirotīs
accusativebirotōsbirotāsbirota
ablativebirotīsbirotīsbirotīs
vocativebirotībirotaebirota

bĭrŏtus, a, um, adj. bis-rota,
I. twowheeled, with two wheels (post-class.): vehiculum, Non. p. 86, 30.—More freq. subst.: bĭrŏta, ae (gen. plur. birotūm, Cod. Th. 6, 29, 2, § 2; 8, 5, 9), f. (sc. raeda), a cabriolet, Cod. Th. 8, 5, 8, § 1 sqq.

Origins

From bi- (“two, double”) + rota (“wheel”) + -us.

Descendants
  • Italianbaroccio
  • GermanBarutschefrom Italian baroccio
  • Englishbarouchefrom Italian baroccio
  • Frenchbarouchefrom Italian baroccio
  • Spanishbirlochofrom Italian baroccio
  • Italianbarroccio
  • Italianbiroccio

In English words that came into English from birotus

  • barouche*birotium
  • birotulabirota

Quick answers

What does birotus mean in Latin?
birotus, a adjective, means “two-wheeled”.
How do you pronounce birotus?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɪ.rɔ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbiː.ro.tus].