Definition
Plural of biennium; multiple two-year periods or cycles.
Etymology
Latin plural of 'biennium' (bi- 'two' + annus 'year'), preserving the classical Latin -a plural ending in English scholarly and scientific contexts.
Kelly Says
Scientists and scholars use 'biennia' to sound more formal, keeping the Latin plural—but most English speakers would say 'two-year periods' instead, showing how specialized language preserves ancient grammar.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Biennial
bee-en-na-le
ARالعربية
biennial
bee-en-nee-al
BNবাংলা
দ্বিবার্ষিক
dwi-bar-shik
CACatalà
biennals
bee-en-nals
CSČeština
biennium
bee-en-nee-um
DADansk
biennium
bee-en-nee-um
DEDeutsch
Biennia
bee-en-nee-ah
ELΕλληνικά
διετίας
dee-e-tee-as
ESEspañol
bienios
bee-en-yos
FAفارسی
دو ساله
doo sa-leh
FISuomi
biennit
bee-en-nit
FRFrançais
biennials
bee-en-nyal
GUGU
બીએનનેલ
bee-en-na-le
HAHA
biennial
bee-en-na-le
HEעברית
biennial
bee-en-nee-al
HIहिन्दी
द्विवर्षीय
dwi-var-shi-y
HUMagyar
biennium
bee-en-nee-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
biennial
bee-en-na-le
IGIG
biennial
bee-en-na-le
ITItaliano
bienni
bee-en-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
biennial
bee-en-na-le
MYမြန်မာ
Biennial
bee-en-na-le
NLNederlands
biennia
bee-en-nee-ah
NONorsk
biennium
bee-en-nee-um
PLPolski
biennium
bee-en-nee-um
PTPortuguês
biennios
bee-en-nyos
RORomână
biennium
bee-en-nee-um
RUРусский
биенни
byen-nee
SVSvenska
biennium
bee-en-nee-um
SWKiswahili
biennial
bee-en-na-le
TAதமிழ்
இரு வருடாந்திர
ir-u var-u-dan-thir
TEతెలుగు
ద్వివార్షిక
dwi-va-r-shi-ka
THไทย
Biennial
bee-en-na-le
TLTL
biennial
bee-en-na-le
TRTürkçe
bienni
bee-en-nee
UKУкраїнська
бієнні
byen-nee
URاردو
دو سالہ
doo sa-lah
VITiếng Việt
bienni
bee-en-nee
YOYO
biennial
bee-en-na-le
ZUZU
biennial
bee-en-na-le