What does bivium mean in Latin?

bivium, a noun, means “a crossroad, fork in the road or place where two ways meet; a pair of alternative means or methods”.

What is the genitive of bivium?

The genitive singular is biviī. bivium is neuter, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈbɪ.wi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbiː.vi.um].

noun · neutersecond declension

bivium n (genitive biviī or bivī)

Classical[ˈbɪ.wi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbiː.vi.um]

The noun is a neuter substantive from bivius (“having two approaches”), from bi- (“two”) + via (“road; way”).

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