volucra
Latin
Etymology
From volvō (“I roll”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯oˈluː.kra/, [u̯ɔˈɫ̪uːkrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /voˈlu.kra/, [voˈluːkrä]
Noun
volūcra f (genitive volūcrae); first declension
- A kind of worm or caterpillar that wraps itself up in vine-leaves
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | volūcra | volūcrae |
| Genitive | volūcrae | volūcrārum |
| Dative | volūcrae | volūcrīs |
| Accusative | volūcram | volūcrās |
| Ablative | volūcrā | volūcrīs |
| Vocative | volūcra | volūcrae |
References
- “volucra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- volucra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.