bumastus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek βούμαστος (boúmastos), form of βούμασθος (boúmasthos, “having large breasts”), from βοῦς (boûs, “cow”) + μαστός (mastós, “breast”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /buːˈmas.tus/, [buːˈmäs̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /buˈmas.tus/, [buˈmäst̪us]
Noun
editbūmastus f (genitive būmastī); second declension
- a variety of grape that produces large clusters
Declension
editSecond-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