LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

boscus

boscus m (genitive boscī)
Classical[ˈbɔs.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔs.kus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculinewood, woodland

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeboscusboscī
genitiveboscīboscōrum
dativeboscōboscīs
accusativeboscumboscōs
ablativeboscōboscīs
vocativebosceboscī

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

Iberian
  • Portuguesebosquefrom Old Galician-Portuguese bosco
  • Spanishbosque
  • Englishbosquefrom Spanish bosque
  • Aragonesebosque
  • Galicianbosquefrom Old Galician-Portuguese bosco
  • Chavacanobosquefrom Spanish bosque
Oïl
  • Frenchboisfrom Old French bois
  • Frenchbouquetfrom Old French bois
  • Bourguignonboofrom Old French bois
  • Bourbonnais-Berrichonboufrom Old French bois
  • Haitian Creolebwafrom Old French bois
  • Galloboézfrom Old French bois
  • Galloboueilfrom Old French bois
  • Normanbouaisfrom Old French bois
  • Normanbweefrom Old French bois
  • Orléanaisbouéfrom Old French bois
Elsewhere
  • Frenchbûchefrom Latin *busca
  • Englishboskfrom Latin *busca
East Iberian
  • Catalanboscfrom Old Catalan bosc
  • Gasconbòscfrom Old Occitan bosc
  • Languedocienbòscfrom Old Occitan bosc
  • Provençalbosfrom Old Occitan bosc
  • Provençalboascfrom Old Occitan bosc
  • Provençalbòscfrom Old Occitan bosc
  • Vivaro-Alpinbòscfrom Old Occitan bosc
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianbosco
  • Corsicanboscu
  • Dalmatianbuasc
  • Istriotbosco
  • Malteseboskfrom Italian bosco
  • Neapolitanvuosco
  • Sicilianvoscu
Eastern Romance
  • Romanianboschet
Southern
  • Sardinianbuscu
Gallo-Italian
  • Piedmontesebosch
Rhaetian
  • Friulianbosc

Quick answers

What does boscus mean in Latin?
boscus, a noun, means “wood, woodland”.
What is the genitive of boscus?
The genitive singular is boscī. boscus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce boscus?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɔs.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbɔs.kus].