Biennus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βίεννος (Bíennos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /biˈen.nus/, [biˈɛnːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /biˈen.nus/, [biˈɛnːus]

Proper noun

Biennus m sg (genitive Biennī); second declension

1. A small city of Crete

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Biennus
Genitive	Biennī
Dative	Biennō
Accusative	Biennum
Ablative	Biennō
Vocative	Bienne
Locative	Biennī

References

• “Biennus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly