bucolicus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βουκολικός (boukolikós, rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets).

Pronunciation

Adjective

būcolicus (feminine būcolica, neuter būcolicum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to shepherds
  2. bucolic

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative būcolicus būcolica būcolicum būcolicī būcolicae būcolica
genitive būcolicī būcolicae būcolicī būcolicōrum būcolicārum būcolicōrum
dative būcolicō būcolicae būcolicō būcolicīs
accusative būcolicum būcolicam būcolicum būcolicōs būcolicās būcolica
ablative būcolicō būcolicā būcolicō būcolicīs
vocative būcolice būcolica būcolicum būcolicī būcolicae būcolica

Descendants

References

  • bucolicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bucolicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bucolicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.