buculus

Latin

Alternative forms

• bōculus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.ku.lus/, [ˈbuːkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ku.lus/, [ˈbuːkulus]

Noun

būculus m (genitive būculī); second declension

1. 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.