bumastus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek βούμαστος (boúmastos), form of βούμασθος (boúmasthos, “having large breasts”), from βοῦς (boûs, “cow”) + μαστός (mastós, “breast”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /buːˈmas.tus/, [buːˈmäs̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /buˈmas.tus/, [buˈmäst̪us]
Noun edit
būmastus f (genitive būmastī); second declension
- a variety of grape that produces large clusters
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | būmastus | būmastī |
| Genitive | būmastī | būmastōrum |
| Dative | būmastō | būmastīs |
| Accusative | būmastum | būmastōs |
| Ablative | būmastō | būmastīs |
| Vocative | būmaste | būmastī |
References edit
- “bumastus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “bumastus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers