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Etymology edit

From bōs (ox, bull). The formation is obscure: the apparent base, būb-, which is also found in būbīle (stall for cattle) and Būbōna (goddess of oxen), is unexpected because of the additional -b- (expected is bovi-, bū- or bō-); neither does -ulus usually derive adjectives from nouns.

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Adjective edit

būbulus (feminine būbula, neuter būbulum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to cattle, cows, oxen or bulls.

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative būbulus būbula būbulum būbulī būbulae būbula
Genitive būbulī būbulae būbulī būbulōrum būbulārum būbulōrum
Dative būbulō būbulō būbulīs
Accusative būbulum būbulam būbulum būbulōs būbulās būbula
Ablative būbulō būbulā būbulō būbulīs
Vocative būbule būbula būbulum būbulī būbulae būbula

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References edit

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