biceps:
Adjective · 2nd declension · variant: 6th · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
two-headed; with two summits; having two parts, two-fold;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | bicepsi |
| Gen. | — | bicepsorum |
| Acc. | — | bicepsos |
| Voc. | — | bicepsi |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | bicepsae |
| Gen. | — | bicepsarum |
| Acc. | — | bicepsas |
| Voc. | — | bicepsae |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | bicepsa |
| Gen. | — | bicepsorum |
| Acc. | — | bicepsa |
| Voc. | — | bicepsa |
Examples
- L
Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...arua deserit, caelum petens, clementer acto colle Parnasos biceps; at una bimaris Sisyphi terras adit Olenia in arua..." - P
Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...Haemus: ardet in inmensum geminatis ignibus Aetne Parnasosque biceps et Eryx et Cynthus et Othrys et tandem nivibus..." - T
Liber XLI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...ferias ac supplicationem se habiturum. in Ueienti agro biceps natus puer, et Sinuessae unimanus, et Auximi puella..." - T
Liber XXXII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Frusinone inter noctem lux orta, et Aefulae agnus biceps cum quinque pedibus natus, et Formiis duo lupi oppidum..." - T
Liber XXVIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...cruentas spicas metentibus uisas esse; Caere porcus biceps et agnus mas idem feminaque natus erat; et Albae..."