biforis

Latin

Etymology

bi- (“two”) +‎ foris (“door”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbɪ.fɔ.rɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbiː.fo.ris]

Adjective

biforis (neuter bifore); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. having two doors, having folding doors
2. having two openings or holes, as a double tibia

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	biforis	bifore		biforēs	biforia
genitive	biforis			biforium
dative	biforī			biforibus
accusative	biforem	bifore		biforīs biforēs	biforia
ablative	biforī			biforibus
vocative	biforis	bifore		biforēs	biforia

References

• “biforis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “biforis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers