biennis

Latin

From bi- (“two”) +‎ annus (“year”) +‎ -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).

biennis (neuter bienne); third declension

of two years, lasting two years
(Can we find and add a quotation of Aulus Gellius to this entry?)

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	biennis	bienne	biennēs	biennia
Genitive	biennis	biennis	biennium	biennium
Dative	biennī	biennī	biennibus	biennibus
Accusative	biennem	bienne	biennēs, biennīs	biennia
Ablative	biennī	biennī	biennibus	biennibus
Vocative	biennis	bienne	biennēs	biennia

bĭennis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
bĭennis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 217/2
“biennis” on page 233/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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