bubsequa

Latin

Alternative forms

• bobsequa, būsequa

Etymology

From bōs (“cow, bull, ox”) + sequor (“follow, attend”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbub.se.kʷa/, [ˈbʊps̠ɛkʷä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbub.se.kwa/, [ˈbubsekwä]

Noun

bubsequa m (genitive bubsequae); first declension

1. (post-Classical) cowherd, herdsman

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	bubsequa	bubsequae
genitive	bubsequae	bubsequārum
dative	bubsequae	bubsequīs
accusative	bubsequam	bubsequās
ablative	bubsequā	bubsequīs
vocative	bubsequa	bubsequae

Related terms

• bōs
• bovārius
• bovātim
• bovicīdium
• bovīlla
• bovīllus
• bovīnus
• būbalus
• būbīle
• Būbōna
• būbula
• bubulcārius
• bubulcitō
• bubulcus
• būbulīnus
• būbulus

 

References

• “bubsequa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press