buculus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
bōs (“cow”) + -culus (diminutive suffix)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbuː.ku.lus/, [ˈbuːkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbu.ku.lus/, [ˈbuːkulus]
Noun
būculus m (genitive būculī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | būculus | būculī |
Genitive | būculī | būculōrum |
Dative | būculō | būculīs |
Accusative | būculum | būculōs |
Ablative | būculō | būculīs |
Vocative | būcule | būculī |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “buculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- buculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.