bios, bii:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 6th
- Frequency:
- Pliny
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Agriculture
- Geography:
- Greece
wine (celebrated and wholesome Greek wine L+S);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | bios | bii |
| Gen. | bii | biorum |
| Dat. | bio | biis |
| Acc. | bium, bion | bios |
| Voc. | bie | bii |
| Abl. | bio | biis |
Examples
Liber V
Aulus Gellius
"...lituus appellata est ex illo Homerico verbo: linxe bios, necesse est ita accipi, ut virga auguralis a tubae..."Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...ferat si quid simile illis merito laudatis ligxe bios et si'ophthalmos fingere audeamus? Iam ne "balare" quidem..."