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biennium.

a period of two years, biennium

8 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[biˈɛn.ni.ũː]Classical-Latin[biˈɛn.ni.um]
  1. a period of two years, biennium

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂et- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *h₂etnós Proto-Italic *atnos? Latin annus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin biennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin biennium Synchronically, from biennis + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

adj[biˈɛn.ni.ũː]Classical-Latin[biˈɛn.ni.um]
  1. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of biennis

    feminine · form-of · genitive · masculine · neuter · plural
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