bicolor

English

Adjective

bicolor (not comparable)

  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of bicolour

Noun

bicolor (plural bicolors)

  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of bicolour

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

  • bicolōrus

Etymology

From bis (twice) + color (color, hue).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bicolor (genitive bicolōris); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. Of two colors or having two colors, two-colored.
    Synonym: dichrōus

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative bicolor bicolōrēs bicolōria
Genitive bicolōris bicolōrium
Dative bicolōrī bicolōribus
Accusative bicolōrem bicolor bicolōrēs bicolōria
Ablative bicolōrī bicolōribus
Vocative bicolor bicolōrēs bicolōria

Descendants

  • English: bicolour
  • French: bicolore
  • Italian: bicolore
  • Portuguese: bicolor
  • Spanish: bicolor

References

  • bicolor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bicolor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bicolor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bicolōrem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bi.koˈloʁ/ [bi.koˈloh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bi.koˈloɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bi.koˈloʁ/ [bi.koˈloχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bi.koˈloɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bi.kuˈloɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bi.kuˈlo.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: bi‧co‧lor

Adjective

bicolor m or f (plural bicolores)

  1. bicolor

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bicolore, from Latin.

Adjective

bicolor m or n (feminine singular bicoloră, masculine plural bicolori, feminine and neuter plural bicolore)

  1. bicolor

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bikoˈloɾ/ [bi.koˈloɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: bi‧co‧lor

Adjective

bicolor m or f (masculine and feminine plural bicolores)

  1. bicolour (having two colors)

Further reading

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