bubulus

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Latin

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

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

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • 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.