bilix
Latin
Etymology
Equivalent to bi- (“two”) + līcium (“thread, loop”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbi.liːks/, [ˈbɪ.liːks]
Adjective
bilīx (genitive bilīcis); third declension
- having a double thread
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | bilīx | bilīx | bilīcēs | bilīcia | |
| Genitive | bilīcis | bilīcis | bilīcium | bilīcium | |
| Dative | bilīcī | bilīcī | bilīcibus | bilīcibus | |
| Accusative | bilīcem | bilīx | bilīcēs | bilīcia | |
| Ablative | bilīcī | bilīcī | bilīcibus | bilīcibus | |
| Vocative | bilīx | bilīx | bilīcēs | bilīcia | |
Descendants
- Old English: twilic (partial calque)
- English: twill
References
- bilix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- bilix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- bilix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- bilix in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- bilix in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin