bifer

Latin

Etymology

bi- +‎ -fer

Pronunciation

Adjective

bifer (feminine bifera, neuter biferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. flowering or fruiting twice each year

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bifer bifera biferum biferī biferae bifera
Genitive biferī biferae biferī biferōrum biferārum biferōrum
Dative biferō biferō biferīs
Accusative biferum biferam biferum biferōs biferās bifera
Ablative biferō biferā biferō biferīs
Vocative bifer bifera biferum biferī biferae bifera

Descendants
  • Galician: breva, bévera, bévora
  • Sicilian: bìfiru
  • Spanish: breva
  • → Arabic: بَيْثَر (bayṯar)
    • Libyan Arabic: بيثر (bīṯar)
    • Maltese: bajtar
    • Tunisian Arabic: بيثر (bīṯar), بيفر (bīfar)

References
  • “bifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “bifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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