bireme

See also: Bireme, birème, and BIREME

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin birēmis.

Noun

bireme (plural biremes)

1. (historical, nautical) An ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other.

Related terms

• unireme/monoreme
• trireme
• quadrireme
• quinquereme/pentere
• polyreme

Translations

galley

• Czech: biréma f
• German: Bireme (de) f
• Hebrew: דּוּ טוּרִית (he) f (du-turit)
• Ido: biremo (io)
• Polish: birema (pl) f, diera (pl) f

Anagrams

• bemire, berime

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin birēmis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈrɛ.me/
• Rhymes: -ɛme
• Hyphenation: bi‧rè‧me

Noun

bireme f (plural biremi)

1. (nautical) bireme

Latin

Noun

birēme

1. ablative singular of birēmis