LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

bisextus

bisextus m (genitive bisextī)

Meaning

  1. masculineintercalary day

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebisextusbisextī
genitivebisextībisextōrum
dativebisextōbisextīs
accusativebisextumbisextōs
ablativebisextōbisextīs
vocativebisextebisextī

bĭ-sextus (erroneously bissextus; v. bis
I. fin.), i, m., sc. dies (bĭsextum, i, n., Censor. 20; Amm. 26, 1, 7) [bis], an intercalary day; so called, since the 24th of February = VI. Cal. Mart., was doubled: bisextus est post annos quattuor unus dies adjectus, Isid. Orig. 6, 17, 25; Dig. 50, 16, 98; 4, 4, 3, § 3; Macr. S. 1, 14; Aug. Trin. 4; Isid. Orig. 6, 17, 25-27.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bis Latin sextus Latin bisextus From bis + sextus.

Descendants
  • Catalanbixest
  • Spanishbisiesto
  • Istriotbiſèsto

Quick answers

What does bisextus mean in Latin?
bisextus, a noun, means “intercalary day”.
What is the genitive of bisextus?
The genitive singular is bisextī. bisextus is masculine, second declension.
Where does bisextus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin bisextus.