LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

bolus1

bolus m (genitive bolī)
Classical[ˈbɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔː.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea throw of the dice
    Quid agis, bone vir? — Audio. Si vis tribus bolis, vel in chlamydem. — Quin tu is in malam crucemc. 190 BCE, Plautus, Curculio 5.2.12–14
  2. masculinea cast of a fishing net
  3. masculinea gain, profit, or advantage

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebolusbolī
genitivebolībolōrum
dativebolōbolīs
accusativebolumbolōs
ablativebolōbolīs
vocativebolebolī

bŏlus, i, m., = βόλος,
I. a throw or cast (ante- and post-class.; cf. jactus).
I. Lit.
A. Of dice in gaming, a throw: si vis tribus bolis... Th. Quin tu in malam crucem cum bolis, cum bulbis, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 13: nimis lepide jecisti bolum, id. Rud. 2, 2, 30: enumerare bolos, Aus. Prof. 1, 26.—
B. A cast of the net in fishing; and meton., the cast, i. e. the draught of fishes, the haul: bolum emere, Suet. Rhet. 1.—
II. Trop., gain, profit, advantage; a haul, winning, piece of fortune, etc.: primumdum merces annua: is primus bolu'st, that's her first haul, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 10: intus bolos dat, id. ib. 4, 2, 12: dabit haec tibi grandis bolos, id. Pers. 4, 4, 106; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 46, 13: magnum bolum deferunt aeris, Varr. R. R. 3, 14, 5; 3, 2, 16.—Esp.: aliquem tangere bolo, to cozen, wheedle of gain: quia amare cernit, tangere hominem volt bolo, Plaut. Poen. prol. 101; cf.: verum hoc te multabo bolo, id. Truc. 4, 3, 70.—
B. A choice bit, nice morsel: cracior bolum mihi tantum ereptum tam desubito e faucibus, Ter. Heaut. 4, 2, 6 Wagn. ad loc.—(In some or all the passages under II. al. refer the word to Gr. ἡ βῶλος, a clod; cf.: bolus apud Graecos si per o scribitur, signficat jactum retis; si per ω, glaebam terrae, vel frustum cujusque rei, Don. ad Ter. Heaut. 4, 2, 6; cf. Speng. ad Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 10.— But bolus is always masc. in Plaut. and Ter., and is scanned bŏlus; v. esp. Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 70; id. Poen. prol. 101).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek βόλος (bólos)bor. Latin bolus Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόλος (bólos).

noun · femininesecond declension
bōlus2
bōlus f (genitive bōlī)
Classical[ˈboː.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔː.lus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinclod of earth; lump
  2. New Latinclay
    bōlus albakaolinite

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebōlusbōlī
genitivebōlībōlōrum
dativebōlōbōlīs
accusativebōlumbōlōs
ablativebōlōbōlīs
vocativebōlebōlī

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos).

Quick answers

What does bolus mean in Latin?
bolus, a noun, means “a throw of the dice; a cast of a fishing net; a gain, profit, or advantage”.
What is the genitive of bolus?
The genitive singular is bolī. bolus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce bolus?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɔ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbɔː.lus].