bilix

Latin

Etymology

Equivalent to bi- (“two”) +‎ līcium (“thread, loop”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbi.liːks/, [ˈbɪ.liːks]

Adjective

bilīx (genitive bilīcis); third declension

  1. having a double thread

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative bilīx bilīx bilīcēs bilīcia
Genitive bilīcis bilīcis bilīcium bilīcium
Dative bilīcī bilīcī bilīcibus bilīcibus
Accusative bilīcem bilīx bilīcēs bilīcia
Ablative bilīcī bilīcī bilīcibus bilīcibus
Vocative bilīx bilīx bilīcēs bilīcia

Descendants
  • Old English: twilic (partial calque)

References
  • bilix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bilix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bilix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • bilix in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bilix in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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