bilanx
Latin
Etymology
bis (“twice”) + lanx (“scalepan”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbi.lanks/, [ˈbɪ.ɫaŋks]
Adjective
bilanx (genitive bilancis); third declension
- (of a balance) having two scales
Declension
Third declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | bilanx | bilancēs | bilancia | ||
Genitive | bilancis | bilancium | |||
Dative | bilancī | bilancibus | |||
Accusative | bilancem | bilanx | bilancēs | bilancia | |
Ablative | bilancī | bilancibus | |||
Vocative | bilanx | bilancēs | bilancia |
References
- bĭlanx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 98/2, “bilanx”, adj.
Noun
bilanx f (genitive bilancis); third declension
- a balance with two scalepans
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | bilanx | bilancēs |
Genitive | bilancis | bilancum |
Dative | bilancī | bilancibus |
Accusative | bilancem | bilancēs |
Ablative | bilance | bilancibus |
Vocative | bilanx | bilancēs |
Alternative forms
- balanca, balantia, balanx, bilanca, bilantia (all Medieval)
References
- bilanx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- bĭlanx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 218/1
- Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 98/2, “bilanx”, subst.