bipennis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bipennis (“two-winged”)

Noun

bipennis

  1. An axe with an edge or blade on each side of the handle.

Synonyms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for bipennis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Latin

Etymology

bi- +‎ penna (“feather”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /biˈpen.nis/, [bɪˈpɛn.nɪs]

Adjective

bipennis (neuter bipenne); third declension

  1. two-edged
  2. two-winged

Declension

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative bipennis bipenne bipennēs bipennia
Genitive bipennis bipennis bipennium bipennium
Dative bipennī bipennī bipennibus bipennibus
Accusative bipennem bipenne bipennēs, bipennīs bipennia
Ablative bipennī bipennī bipennibus bipennibus
Vocative bipennis bipenne bipennēs bipennia

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