holcus
See also: Holcus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁλκός (holkós), from ἕλκω (hélkō, “to draw”). Doublet of sulcus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈhol.kus/, [ˈhɔɫ̪kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈol.kus/, [ˈɔlkus]
Noun
holcus f (genitive holcī); second declension
- a sort of grain
Declension
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
- Translingual: Holcus
References
- “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.