biscoctus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From bis + coctus. Attested in the writings of Abbo.[1]
Adjective edit
biscoctus (feminine biscocta, neuter biscoctum); first/second-declension adjective (Early Medieval Latin)
- (literally) twice-baked, twice-cooked
Usage notes edit
Often accompanies pānis (“bread”), with the overall combination referring to a sort of hardtack or hard biscuit.
Inflection edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | biscoctus | biscocta | biscoctum | biscoctī | biscoctae | biscocta | |
| Genitive | biscoctī | biscoctae | biscoctī | biscoctōrum | biscoctārum | biscoctōrum | |
| Dative | biscoctō | biscoctō | biscoctīs | ||||
| Accusative | biscoctum | biscoctam | biscoctum | biscoctōs | biscoctās | biscocta | |
| Ablative | biscoctō | biscoctā | biscoctō | biscoctīs | |||
| Vocative | biscocte | biscocta | biscoctum | biscoctī | biscoctae | biscocta | |
Descendants edit
- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: biscotto (see there for further descendants)
- Gallo-Italic:
- Ligurian: beschéutto
- Piedmontese: bëscheuit
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References edit
- ^ biscoctus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)