LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

bolis1

bolis f (genitive bolidis)

Meaning

  1. femininea meteor of the form of an arrow

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebolisbolidēs
genitivebolidisbolidum
dativebolidībolidibus
accusativebolidembolidēs
ablativebolidebolidibus
vocativebolisbolidēs

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
noun
bolīs2
bolīs

Meaning

  1. ablative/dative plural of bolus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
genitivebolidis—

Origins

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Quick answers

What does bolis mean in Latin?
bolis, a noun, means “a meteor of the form of an arrow”.
What is the genitive of bolis?
The genitive singular is bolidis. bolis is feminine, third declension.