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
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..."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..."Liber XLI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...ferias ac supplicationem se habiturum. in Ueienti agro biceps natus puer, et Sinuessae unimanus, et Auximi puella..."Liber XXXII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Frusinone inter noctem lux orta, et Aefulae agnus biceps cum quinque pedibus natus, et Formiis duo lupi oppidum..."Liber XXVIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...cruentas spicas metentibus uisas esse; Caere porcus biceps et agnus mas idem feminaque natus erat; et Albae..."