bucerus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek βούκερως (boúkerōs), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbuː.ke.rus/, [ˈbuːkɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbu.t͡ʃe.rus/, [ˈbuːt͡ʃerus]
Adjective
[edit]būcerus (feminine būcera, neuter būcerum); first/second-declension adjective
- horned like an ox
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | būcerus | būcera | būcerum | būcerī | būcerae | būcera | |
| genitive | būcerī | būcerae | būcerī | būcerōrum | būcerārum | būcerōrum | |
| dative | būcerō | būcerae | būcerō | būcerīs | |||
| accusative | būcerum | būceram | būcerum | būcerōs | būcerās | būcera | |
| ablative | būcerō | būcerā | būcerō | būcerīs | |||
| vocative | būcere | būcera | būcerum | būcerī | būcerae | būcera | |
References
[edit]- “bucerus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “bucerus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers