adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
bisulcus
bisulcus (feminine bisulca, neuter bisulcum)
Classical[bɪˈsʊɫ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[biˈs̬ul.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveliterallyhaving two furrows
- adjectiveforked
8AD, Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 9, Line 65: moui linguam stridore bisulcum.
- adjectivecloven
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bisulcus | bisulca | bisulcum |
| genitive | bisulcī | bisulcae | bisulcī |
| dative | bisulcō | bisulcae | bisulcō |
| accusative | bisulcum | bisulcam | bisulcum |
| ablative | bisulcō | bisulcā | bisulcō |
| vocative | bisulce | bisulca | bisulcum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bisulcī | bisulcae | bisulca |
| genitive | bisulcōrum | bisulcārum | bisulcōrum |
| dative | bisulcīs | bisulcīs | bisulcīs |
| accusative | bisulcōs | bisulcās | bisulca |
| ablative | bisulcīs | bisulcīs | bisulcīs |
| vocative | bisulcī | bisulcae | bisulca |
bĭsulcus, a, um, adj. bis-sulcus (twofurrowed), hence, in gen.,
I. divided into two parts, two-cleft, cloven (poet. and in postAug. prose): lingua, forked, Pac. ap. Non. p. 506, 17; Ov. M. 9, 65: pedes, * Lucr. 2, 356; Ov. M. 7, 113; Plin. 11, 45, 105, § 254: ungula, a cloven hoof, id. 8, 21, 30, § 73; 10, 1, 1, § 1:
cauda, id. 9, 29, 46, § 85: forcipes, id. 11, 28, 34, § 97.—II. Subst.: bĭsulca, ōrum, n. (sc. animalia), animals with cloven feet (opp. to the solidipedes), Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212:
cornigera fere bisulca, id. 11, 46, 106, § 255; 10, 65, 84, § 184; 10, 73, 93, § 199.—Rare in sing.: bisulcum oryx, Plin. 11, 46, 106, § 255.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
bi-sulcus adj.,
having two furrows, forked, cloven: lingua, O.: pes, O.
Origins
From bi- + sulcus (“furrow”) + -us.