biclinium, biclini(i):
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 4th
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
dining couch for two persons;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | biclinium | biclinia |
| Gen. | — | bicliniorum |
| Dat. | biclinio | bicliniis |
| Acc. | biclinium | biclinia |
| Voc. | biclinium | biclinia |
| Abl. | biclinio | bicliniis |
Examples
Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...loquere? MNES. Hoc, ut futuri sumus. CHRYS. Vbist biclinium vobis stratum? MNES. Quid id exquaeris? CHRYS. Res itast..."Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...pedisecus", aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut "biclinium", aut contra, ut "epitogium" et "Anticato", aliquando et ex duobus..."