bibio

See also: Bibio

Latin

Etymology

From bibō (“drink”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bi.oː/, [ˈbɪbioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bi.o/, [ˈbiːbio]

Noun

bibiō f (genitive bibiōnis); third declension

A small insect once believed to have been generated in wine.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bibiō	bibiōnēs
Genitive	bibiōnis	bibiōnum
Dative	bibiōnī	bibiōnibus
Accusative	bibiōnem	bibiōnēs
Ablative	bibiōne	bibiōnibus
Vocative	bibiō	bibiōnēs

Related terms

Descendants

French: bibion

References

“bibio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
bibio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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