biforis

Latin

Etymology

bi- (“two”) +‎ foris (“door”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.fo.ris/, [ˈbɪfɔrɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.fo.ris/, [ˈbiːforis]

Adjective

biforis (neuter bifore); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. having two doors, having folding doors
2. having two openings or holes, as a double tibia

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	biforis	bifore		biforēs	biforia
Genitive	biforis			biforium
Dative	biforī			biforibus
Accusative	biforem	bifore		biforēs biforīs	biforia
Ablative	biforī			biforibus
Vocative	biforis	bifore		biforēs	biforia

References

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