"bis" meaning in Latin

See bis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /bis/ [Classical], [bɪs̠] [Classical], /bis/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [bis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From duis (Old Latin mentioned by Cicero), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“in two, twice, doubly”), adverb derived from *dwóh₁ (“two”); compare Ancient Greek δίς (dís), Sanskrit द्विस् (dvís). Doublet of dis-. Etymology templates: {{m|la|duis}} duis, {{q|Old Latin mentioned by Cicero}} (Old Latin mentioned by Cicero), {{inh|la|ine-pro|*dwís||in two, twice, doubly}} Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“in two, twice, doubly”), {{m|ine-pro|*dwóh₁||two}} *dwóh₁ (“two”), {{cog|grc|δίς|}} Ancient Greek δίς (dís), {{cog|sa|द्विस्|sc=Deva|tr=dvís}} Sanskrit द्विस् (dvís), {{doublet|la|dis-}} Doublet of dis- Head templates: {{la-adv|bis|-}} bis (not comparable)
  1. twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Two
    Sense id: en-bis-la-adv-FbAK7rL8 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with language name categories using raw markup, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Derived forms: bis ad eundem (english: to commit the same error twice), bis in anno, bis anno (english: twice a year), bis in die, bis die (english: twice a day), bis in mense, bis mense (english: twice a month), bis minus, bis tanto, bis tantum (english: twice as great, twice as much), bis terque (english: several times, repeatedly), ne bis in idem

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for bis meaning in Latin (5.5kB)

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          "english": "to commit the same error twice",
          "word": "bis ad eundem"
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          "word": "bis in die"
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          "word": "bis die"
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          "word": "bis mense"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "bis tanto"
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          "english": "twice as great, twice as much",
          "word": "bis tantum"
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          "english": "several times, repeatedly",
          "word": "bis terque"
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          "word": "ne bis in idem"
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          "english": "I love my own fond lover, / Young Calais, son of Thurian Ornytus: / For him I'd die twice over, / Would Fate but spare the sweet survivor thus.",
          "ref": "23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horace, Odes 3.9",
          "text": "Me torret face mutua / Thurini Calais filius Ornyti, / pro quo bis patiar mori, / si parcent puero fata superstiti."
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          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.217–219",
          "text": "“… et iam / bis medium amplexī, bis collō squāmea circum / terga datī ….”\n“… and soon, twice [the serpents] had encircled [Laocoön’s] body, twice around [his] neck with [their] scaly backs ….” – Aeneas"
        },
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          "english": "to be deceived twice",
          "text": "falli bis",
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        },
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          "english": "My family goes to the church twice a week.",
          "ref": "(post-Classical)",
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      "tags": [
        "Classical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "english": "twice a year",
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    {
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "bis tantum"
    },
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    },
    {
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: bis (learned)",
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: bis (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
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        "Latin frequency adverbs",
        "Latin lemmas",
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        {
          "english": "I love my own fond lover, / Young Calais, son of Thurian Ornytus: / For him I'd die twice over, / Would Fate but spare the sweet survivor thus.",
          "ref": "23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horace, Odes 3.9",
          "text": "Me torret face mutua / Thurini Calais filius Ornyti, / pro quo bis patiar mori, / si parcent puero fata superstiti."
        },
        {
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.217–219",
          "text": "“… et iam / bis medium amplexī, bis collō squāmea circum / terga datī ….”\n“… and soon, twice [the serpents] had encircled [Laocoön’s] body, twice around [his] neck with [their] scaly backs ….” – Aeneas"
        },
        {
          "english": "to be deceived twice",
          "text": "falli bis",
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          "english": "My family goes to the church twice a week.",
          "ref": "(post-Classical)",
          "text": "Familia mea bis in hebdomade ad ecclesiam it.",
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        "Classical"
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      "ipa": "/bis/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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}

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