biceps, (gen.), bicipitis:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
two-headed; with two summits; having two parts, two-fold;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | bicipitia |
| Acc. | biceps | bicipitia |
| Voc. | — | bicipitia |
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..."