bivia
See also: bívia
English
Noun
bivia
- plural of bivium
Latin
Etymology
The noun is a feminine substantive from bivius (“having two approaches”), from bi- (“two”) + via (“road; way”).
Pronunciation 1
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbɪ.wi.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbiː.vi.a]
Adjective
bivia
- inflection of bivius:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Noun
bivia f (genitive biviae or biviāī, masculine bivius); first declension
- (Classical Latin) goddess worshipped at a place where two ways meet
- (Medieval Latin) fosse or ditch dividing a field into two parts
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bivia | biviae biviāī |
| genitive | biviae biviāī |
biviārum |
| dative | biviae biviāī |
biviīs |
| accusative | biviam | biviās |
| ablative | biviā | biviīs |
| vocative | bivia | biviae biviāī |
Related terms
Noun
bivia n
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bivium
Pronunciation 2
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbɪ.wi.aː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbiː.vi.a]
Adjective
biviā
- ablative feminine singular of bivius
Noun
biviā f
- ablative feminine singular of bivia
References
- "bivia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)