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See also: Holcus
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁλκός (holkós), from ἕλκω (hélkō, “to draw”). Doublet of sulcus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhol.kus/, [ˈhɔɫ̪kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈol.kus/, [ˈɔlkus]
Noun[edit]
holcus f (genitive holcī); second declension
- a sort of grain, mouse-barley (Hordeum murinum)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | holcus | holcī |
| Genitive | holcī | holcōrum |
| Dative | holcō | holcīs |
| Accusative | holcum | holcōs |
| Ablative | holcō | holcīs |
| Vocative | holce | holcī |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “holcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- holcus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.