buculus

Latin

Alternative forms

bōculus

Etymology

bōs (“cow”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.ku.lus/, [ˈbuːkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ku.lus/, [ˈbuːkulus]

Noun

būculus m (genitive būculī); second declension

a young bullock, a steer

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

būcula

Descendants

Old French: bugle
- → Middle English: bugle (through Anglo-Norman)
  - English: bugle
    - → French: bugle
- French: beugler

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

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