See also: Bibio

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From bibō (drink).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bibiō f (genitive bibiōnis); third declension

  1. A small insect once believed to have been generated in wine.

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bibiō bibiōnēs
Genitive bibiōnis bibiōnum
Dative bibiōnī bibiōnibus
Accusative bibiōnem bibiōnēs
Ablative bibiōne bibiōnibus
Vocative bibiō bibiōnēs

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • French: bibion

References edit

  • bibio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bibio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette