bisulcus

Latin

Etymology

bi- +‎ sulcus (“furrow”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

bisulcus (feminine bisulca, neuter bisulcum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (literally) having two furrows
  2. divided into two parts
    1. forked (of a tongue)
      • 8AD, Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 9, Line 65: moui linguam stridore bisulcum.
    2. cloven (of a hoof)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bisulcus bisulca bisulcum bisulcī bisulcae bisulca
Genitive bisulcī bisulcae bisulcī bisulcōrum bisulcārum bisulcōrum
Dative bisulcō bisulcō bisulcīs
Accusative bisulcum bisulcam bisulcum bisulcōs bisulcās bisulca
Ablative bisulcō bisulcā bisulcō bisulcīs
Vocative bisulce bisulca bisulcum bisulcī bisulcae bisulca

Derived terms

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