LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

bisonus

bisonus (feminine bisona, neuter bisonum)
Classical[ˈbɪ.sɔ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.s̬o.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesounding twice
    Biforem dat tībia cantum: bisonum, imparem.The pipe makes for a two-bored song: that is, sounding twice, unequal.c. 400 CE, Servius Honoratus, Commentary on the Aeneid 9.615

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebisonusbisonabisonum
genitivebisonībisonaebisonī
dativebisonōbisonaebisonō
accusativebisonumbisonambisonum
ablativebisonōbisonābisonō
vocativebisonebisonabisonum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebisonībisonaebisona
genitivebisonōrumbisonārumbisonōrum
dativebisonīsbisonīsbisonīs
accusativebisonōsbisonāsbisona
ablativebisonīsbisonīsbisonīs
vocativebisonībisonaebisona

bĭsŏnus, a, um, adj. bis-sono,
I. sounding twice, Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 618.

Origins

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

Latin -sonus Latin bisonus From bi- + -sonus.

Quick answers

What does bisonus mean in Latin?
bisonus, a adjective, means “sounding twice”.
How do you pronounce bisonus?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɪ.sɔ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbiː.s̬o.nus].
Where does bisonus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Proto-Indo-European *dwi- → Proto-Italic *dwi- → Latin bisonus.