"bi-" meaning in Latin

See bi- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /bi/ [Classical-Latin], [bɪ] [Classical-Latin], /bi/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [biː] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two-; twice-”), prefix form corresponding to the numeral *dwóh₁ (“two”); the origin in PIE of the *i here is uncertain. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*dwi-}} Proto-Italic *dwi-, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*dwi-||two-; twice-}} Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two-; twice-”) Head templates: {{head|la|prefix}} bi-
  1. having two parts Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bi--la-prefix--LBu2Cfs Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. occurring twice Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bi--la-prefix-VOLdoGt~

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*dwi-"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dwi-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "two-; twice-"
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two-; twice-”), prefix form corresponding to the numeral *dwóh₁ (“two”); the origin in PIE of the *i here is uncertain.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "having two parts"
      ],
      "id": "en-bi--la-prefix--LBu2Cfs",
      "links": [
        [
          "two",
          "two"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "occurring twice"
      ],
      "id": "en-bi--la-prefix-VOLdoGt~",
      "links": [
        [
          "twice",
          "twice"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɪ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[biː]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bi-"
}
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    "Latin 1-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin prefixes",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 31 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "3": "*dwi-"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
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        "2": "prefix"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "prefix",
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        "having two parts"
      ],
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        [
          "two",
          "two"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "occurring twice"
      ],
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        [
          "twice",
          "twice"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bi/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɪ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[biː]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bi-"
}

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