Bubulcus
See also: bubulcus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin bubulcus (“herdsman”).
Proper noun edit
Bubulcus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – the cattle erget.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From bubulcus (“herdsman”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /buˈbul.kus/, [bʊˈbʊɫ̪kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /buˈbul.kus/, [buˈbulkus]
Proper noun edit
Bubulcus m sg (genitive Bubulcī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Gaius Junius Bubulcus Brutus, a Roman consul
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Bubulcus |
| Genitive | Bubulcī |
| Dative | Bubulcō |
| Accusative | Bubulcum |
| Ablative | Bubulcō |
| Vocative | Bubulce |
References edit
- “Bubulcus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray