biforis

Latin

Etymology

bi- (“two”) +‎ foris (“door”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.fo.ris/, [ˈbɪfɔrɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.fo.ris/, [ˈbiːforis]

Adjective

biforis (neuter bifore); third-declension two-termination adjective

having two doors, having folding doors
having two openings or holes, as a double tibia

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	biforis	bifore		biforēs	biforia
Genitive	biforis			biforium
Dative	biforī			biforibus
Accusative	biforem	bifore		biforēs biforīs	biforia
Ablative	biforī			biforibus
Vocative	biforis	bifore		biforēs	biforia

References

“biforis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“biforis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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