albucus

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Latin

Etymology

albus (white) +‎ -ūcus, a suffix common to several other Latin phytonyms, and a semantic connection found in other languages for the same plant, e.g. Arabic بَرْوَق (barwaq) from Aramaic ברוק (bārōq, shiny-yellowish).

Pronunciation

Noun

albūcus m (genitive albūcī); second declension

  1. asphodel bulb
  2. asphodel plant

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative albūcus albūcī
genitive albūcī albūcōrum
dative albūcō albūcīs
accusative albūcum albūcōs
ablative albūcō albūcīs
vocative albūce albūcī

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