Latin edit

Etymology edit

Derived from bi- (two) +‎ Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, body).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bisōmum n (genitive bisōmī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) A sarcophagus for two bodies.

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bisōmum bisōma
Genitive bisōmī bisōmōrum
Dative bisōmō bisōmīs
Accusative bisōmum bisōma
Ablative bisōmō bisōmīs
Vocative bisōmum bisōma

Descendants edit

  • Italian: bisomo

References edit

  • bisomum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.