Latin edit

Etymology edit

From petō (I attack).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

petulcus (feminine petulca, neuter petulcum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. butting (of horns or head)
  2. wanton, frisky

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative petulcus petulca petulcum petulcī petulcae petulca
Genitive petulcī petulcae petulcī petulcōrum petulcārum petulcōrum
Dative petulcō petulcō petulcīs
Accusative petulcum petulcam petulcum petulcōs petulcās petulca
Ablative petulcō petulcā petulcō petulcīs
Vocative petulce petulca petulcum petulcī petulcae petulca

Descendants edit

  • Italian: petulco (learned)

References edit

  • petulcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • petulcus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.