noun · femininethird declension
bolis1
bolis f (genitive bolidis)
Meaning
- femininea meteor of the form of an arrow
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bolis | bolidēs |
| genitive | bolidis | bolidum |
| dative | bolidī | bolidibus |
| accusative | bolidem | bolidēs |
| ablative | bolide | bolidibus |
| vocative | bolis | bolidēs |
bŏlis, ĭdis, f., = βολίς (a missile, an arrow),
I. a fiery meteor of the form of an arrow, Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís)bor. Latin bolis Borrowed from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís).
Descendants
- Catalanbolda
- Catalanbòlid
- Englishbolis
- Frenchbolide
- Englishbolidefrom French bolide
- Portuguesebólidefrom French bolide
- Romanianbolidfrom French bolide
- Spanishbólidofrom French bolide
- GermanBolid
- Italianbolide
In English words that came into English from bolis
- bolidebolis
- bolisbolis