betulus

Latin

Etymology

From betula (“birch tree”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.tu.lus/, [ˈbɛt̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.tu.lus/, [ˈbɛːt̪ulus]

Adjective

betulus (feminine betula, neuter betulum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (relational) birch; birch-like.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	betulus	betula	betulum		betulī	betulae	betula
genitive	betulī	betulae	betulī		betulōrum	betulārum	betulōrum
dative	betulō	betulae	betulō		betulīs
accusative	betulum	betulam	betulum		betulōs	betulās	betula
ablative	betulō	betulā	betulō		betulīs
vocative	betule	betula	betulum		betulī	betulae	betula

References

• “betulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• betulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.