bipennes
Dictionary entries
- Entry →bipennis, bipennis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
two edged ax; battle ax;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →bipennis, bipennis, bipenne:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
two-edged; having two wings;
acc. pl. (m./f.)nom. pl. (m./f.)voc. pl. (m./f.)
Examples

Liber Duodecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...cumulataque fercula cristis et tristes ducuntur equi truncaeque bipennes, quis nemora et solidam Maeotida caedere suetae, gorytique leues..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...auras, quo non sub domino saevas passura bipennes? et nunc ignaro forsan vel lubrica Nais vel non abruptos..."
